God Bless America (film)
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God Bless America is a 2011 American black comedy film written and directed by Bobcat Goldthwait. Combining elements of political satire with dark humor, the film stars Joel Murray and Tara Lynne Barr as a middle-aged man and a teenage girl who go on a killing spree after bonding over their disgust of what American culture has become in a post-9/11 world.
Infobox
Directed by
Bobcat Goldthwait
Written by
Bobcat Goldthwait
Produced by
Sean McKittrick Jeff Culotta
Starring
Joel Murray Tara Lynne Barr
Cinematography
Bradley Stonesifer
Edited by
Jason Stewart
Music by
Matt Kollar
Production company
Darko Entertainment
Distributed by
Magnolia Pictures
Release dates
September 9, 2011 (2011-09-09) (TIFF) April 6, 2012 (2012-04-06) (United States)
Running time
105 minutes
Country
United States
Language
English
Box office
$123,000
Tables
· Release › Accolades
2013
2013
Year
2013
Award
Young Artist Award
Category
Best Performance in a Feature Film – Leading Young Actress
Recipient
Tara Lynne Barr
Result
Nominated
| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result | Ref. |
| 2013 | Young Artist Award | Best Performance in a Feature Film – Leading Young Actress | Tara Lynne Barr | Nominated |
References
- GOD BLESS AMERICAhttps://web.archive.org/web/20160306060603/http://bbfc.co.uk/releases/god-bless-america-film
- Box Office Mojohttps://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=main&id=godblessamerica.htm
- SXSW Schedulehttp://schedule.sxsw.com/2012/events/event_FS12386
- "TIFF '11: 'God Bless America' Is Hopefully Better Than This Cheap Poster - Bloody Disgusting"https://bloody-disgusting.com/news/26264/tiff-11-god-bless-america-is-hopefully-better-than-this-cheap-poster/
- Yahoo Movies UK & Ireland Rising Stars of 2012 by Daniel Bettridge, December 23, 2011http://uk.movies.yahoo.com/rising-stars-of-2012.html
- Cinemablendhttps://www.cinemablend.com/dvds/God-Bless-America-DVD-5942.html
- Slanthttps://www.slantmagazine.com/dvd/review/god-bless-america
- Rotten Tomatoeshttps://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/god_bless_america_2011/
- Metacritichttps://www.metacritic.com/movie/god-bless-america
- Chicago Sun-Timeshttps://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/god-bless-america-2012
- Reelviewshttp://www.reelviews.net/reelviews/god-bless-america
- Entertainment Weeklyhttps://www.ew.com/article/2012/05/15/god-bless-america
- NPRhttps://www.npr.org/2012/05/10/152422896/america-a-gleefully-violent-pop-culture-pushback?ft=1&f=1045
- YoungArtistAwardshttps://web.archive.org/web/20130403013454/http://www.youngartistawards.org/noms34.html