God Bless America Page #9

Synopsis: Loveless, jobless, possibly terminally ill, Frank has had enough of the downward spiral of America. With nothing left to lose, Frank takes his gun and offs the stupidest, cruelest, and most repellent members of society. He finds an unusual accomplice: 16-year-old Roxy, who shares his sense of rage and disenfranchisement.
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Director(s): Bobcat Goldthwait
Production: Magnolia Pictures
  5 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.2
Metacritic:
56
Rotten Tomatoes:
67%
R
Year:
2011
105 min
$77,301
Website
738 Views


Yeah, come on.

Both of you, get up here!

Freeze, Officer!

I'll put a bullet right in her head.

So, you think Steven's funny, huh?

I saw you laughing.

I'm gonna ask you again.

You think he's funny?

Yes.

Why don't you dance?

Come on, play the song.

Come on, dance.

I said dance! Come on!

And sing!

Sing it!

# Do you know... #

You, too!

You used to sing.

#...is showing you #

# Where are you going to? #

And you all boo and laugh

like you were.

Come on, louder than that!

Frank! 9:
00!

What the hell was that?

You try anything stupid again,

I swear, I will bring the roof in!

What are you doing here?

I'm sorry I lied to you, Frank.

What do you want?

I want you to put your guns down.

You know we can't do that.

Well, I'm gonna keep shooting judges

until you do.

That wasn't a policeman

that came up behind ya.

That was a security guard

acting on his own.

So, just calm down.

Would you tell me who you are?

Who I am?

Sure.

Is that thing on?

My name is Frank.

But that's not important.

The important question is,

who are you?

America...

has become a cruel and vicious place.

We reward the shallowest, the dumbest,

the meanest, and the loudest.

No longer have

any common sense of decency.

No sense of shame.

There's no right and wrong.

The worst qualities in people are...

looked up to and celebrated.

Lying? Spreading fear? Fine.

As long as you make money doing it.

We've become a nation

of slogan-saying,

bile-spewing hatemongers.

We've lost our kindness.

We've lost our soul.

What have we become

when we take

the weakest in our society

and we hold them up to be ridiculed?

Laughed at

for our sport and entertainment.

Laughed at to the point

where they would literally

rather kill themselves

than live with us anymore.

Frank?

Yeah, Steven?

I didn't try to kill myself

because people were making fun of me.

I tried to kill myself

because they weren't gonna

put me on TV anymore.

You are a pretty girl.

Thank you, Frank.

# If there's a tear on my face #

# It makes me shiver to the bone #

# It shakes me, babe #

# It's just a heartache

got caught in my eye #

# And you know #

# I never cry #

# Sometimes I drink more than I need #

# Until the TV's dead and gone #

# I may be lonely, but I'm never alone #

# And the night #

# May pass me by #

# But I'll never cry #

# Take away #

# Take away my eyes #

# Sometimes I'd rather be blind #

# Break a heart #

# Break a heart of stone #

# Open it up #

# But don't you leave it alone #

# 'Cause that's all I got to give you #

# Believe me, babe, it ain't been used #

# My heart's a virgin #

# It ain't never been tried #

# And you know #

# I'll never cry #

# And you know #

# I'll never cry #

# Well, you know, you know,

you know, you know #

# I'll never cry #

# Break a heart #

# Break a heart of stone #

# Open it up #

# But don't you leave it alone #

# Because that's all I've got

to give to you #

# Believe me, babe, it ain't been used #

# My heart's a virgin #

# It ain't never been tried #

# And you know #

# I'll never cry #

# I'll never cry # #

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Bobcat Goldthwait

Robert Francis Goldthwait (born May 26, 1962), better known as Bobcat Goldthwait, is an American comedian, filmmaker, actor and voice artist, known for his acerbic black comedy, delivered through an energetic stage persona with an unusual gruff and high-pitched voice. He came to prominence with his stand-up specials An Evening with Bobcat Goldthwait – Share the Warmth and Bob Goldthwait – Is He Like That All the Time? and his acting roles, including Zed in the Police Academy franchise. Goldthwait has written and directed a number of films and television series, most notably the black comedies Shakes the Clown (1991), in which he also starred, Sleeping Dogs Lie (2006), World's Greatest Dad (2009), God Bless America (2011), and the horror film Willow Creek (2013); episodes of Chappelle's Show (2003), Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2004–07), and Maron (2013–15); and several stand-up specials, including Patton Oswalt: Tragedy Plus Comedy Equals Time (2014). He has also worked extensively as a voice actor, with voice roles in Capitol Critters (1992–95), Hercules (1997), and Hercules: The Animated Series (1998–99). more…

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