David Zucker directs this spoof about an obnoxious filmmaker (Kevin Farley) who tries to ban the 4th of July celebrations. So three spirits from America's past try to instil some patriotism in him. Stars Kelsey Grammer, Leslie Nielsen and Jon Voight.

Film Trivia

• Michael Malone is a spoof of filmmaker Michael Moore, whose documentaries are often seen as anti-American.
• The woman who says 'I gave up an ass lift for this', is Kelsey Grammer's wife, Camille.
• When shown a clip of thIS film on Larry King Live, Michael Moore pretended to be offended that the overweight Kevin Farley was playing him. He said 'I heard Viggo Mortensen was supposed to be playing me'.
• Kelsey Grammer wanted to be in this movie because he enjoyed David Zucker's film Airplane! so much.

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