Directed by:
Paul WeitzScreenplay:
Paul WeitzCinematography:
Robert ElswitComposer:
Stephen TraskCast:
Hugh Grant, Dennis Quaid, Mandy Moore, Willem Dafoe, Chris Klein, Jennifer Coolidge, Marcia Gay Harden, John Cho, Judy Greer, Noureen DeWulf (more)VOD (2)
Plots(1)
Hugh Grant is perfectly cast as Martin Tweed, the greedy, self-despising producer and host of AMERICAN DREAMZ, an AMERICAN IDOL-like television program that chooses contestants more on the basis of their ratings potential than genuine talent. Unapologetic and calculated, Tweed recognizes something of himself in Ohio-bred, ruthlessly conniving contestant Sally Kendoo (Mandy Moore). Dennis Quaid plays a pajama-clad President Staton, a character clearly modeled after George W. Bush. After taking a sudden interest in reading the newspaper, Staton grows confused and troubled by what he learns about his country and its international affairs. With the president refusing to leave his bedroom for weeks, the first lady (Marcia Gay Harden) and the Chief of Staff (Willem Dafoe) grow increasingly worried. Fearful that the president's laziness and newfound political awareness will cost him points in the public eye, the two orchestrate a plan that involves force-feeding him antidepressants and scheduling him for a spot as a guest judge on the finale of AMERICAN DREAMZ. Meanwhile, a terrorist plot unfolds, involving a planned assassination by another one of the show's contestants, the Broadway-dancing, theatre-loving Omer (Sam Golzari). (official distributor synopsis)
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American Dreamz
Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Label: Lakeshore Records
Year: 2006
Country: USA
Format: CD
Length: 59:56
| 1. | "Dreamz With A Z" - Paris Hampton | 01:24 | |
| 2. | Oveture | Stephen Trask | 02:27 |
| 3. | The Presidential | Stephen Trask | 01:52 |
| 4. | Kabulywood | Stephen Trask | 00:59 |
| 5. | Omar's Secret Stash | Stephen Trask | 00:44 |
| 6. | Tweedy's Theme | Stephen Trask | 00:47 |
| 7. | Bring Me Some Freaks | Stephen Trask | 01:14 |
| 8. | G-Dammit | Stephen Trask | 00:35 |
| 9. | The Breakup | Stephen Trask | 02:20 |
| 10. | Happy Pills | Stephen Trask | 01:41 |
| 11. | On The Line | Stephen Trask | 01:00 |
| 12. | Summit | Stephen Trask | 00:32 |
| 13. | Convoy | Stephen Trask | 00:29 |
| 14. | You've Gotta Have A Story / The Makeup | Stephen Trask | 01:57 |
| 15. | The Premier Of China | Stephen Trask | 00:51 |
| 16. | Earwig | Stephen Trask | 00:47 |
| 17. | Omer's Little Secret | Stephen Trask | 00:52 |
| 18. | Tweedy Goes To Padookie | Stephen Trask | 01:02 |
| 19. | Terror At The Doorstep | Stephen Trask | 00:24 |
| 20. | Rizza | Stephen Trask | 03:03 |
| 21. | Jacuzzi Jihad | Stephen Trask | 00:44 |
| 22. | The Tears Of Poopie | Stephen Trask | 00:42 |
| 23. | Lilly | Stephen Trask | 03:18 |
| 24. | Another Exciting Season | Stephen Trask | 01:42 |
| 25. | "Mommy Don't Drink Me to Bed Tonight" - Sally Kendoo | 01:14 | |
| 26. | "(Girl) Let's Not Be Friends" - Joshua Wade | 00:34 | |
| 27. | "Rockin Man" - Trey Parker | 00:24 | |
| 28. | "I've Never Felt This Way Before" - Niki J. Crawford | 00:31 | |
| 29. | "Lez Git Raunchy" - Adam Busch | 00:20 | |
| 30. | "You Are My Life" - Amir Mahmoud | 00:36 | |
| 31. | "Impossible Dream (The Quest)" - Sam Golzari | 01:50 | |
| 32. | I'm A Placebo | Stephen Trask | 01:30 |
| 33. | Room Service | Stephen Trask | 01:37 |
| 34. | Do It On The Show | Stephen Trask | 01:39 |
| 35. | A Joyful Moment | Stephen Trask | 01:23 |
| 36. | Pre Coitus | Stephen Trask | 01:46 |
| 37. | Motorcade | Stephen Trask | 01:00 |
| 38. | In The Hole | Stephen Trask | 01:05 |
| 39. | Post Coitus | Stephen Trask | 00:34 |
| 40. | A Spirit Of Resolve | Stephen Trask | 00:32 |
| 41. | Bomb's Away | Stephen Trask | 00:33 |
| 42. | "My Way" - Sam Golzari | Stephen Trask | 03:54 |
| 43. | What Do I Think | Stephen Trask | 00:58 |
| 44. | That's My Guy | Stephen Trask | 01:58 |
| 45. | "Dreamz with a Z (Reprise)" - Chris Klein | 00:55 | |
| 46. | Stars And Stripes | Stephen Trask | 03:37 |