Synopsis
They used to run the country. Now they're running for their lives! Two on-the-lam former Presidents of the United States. Framed in a scandal by the current President and pursued by armed agents, the two squabbling political foes plunge into a desperately frantic search for the evidence that will establish their innocence.
Votre Filmothèque
Cast
- Jack LemmonPresident Russell P. Kramer
- James GarnerPresident Matt Douglas
- Dan AykroydPresident William Haney
- John HeardVice President Ted Matthews
- Wilford BrimleyJoe Hollis
- Lauren BacallMargaret Kramer
- Sela WardKaye Griffin
- Everett McGillCol. Paul Tanner
- Bradley WhitfordCarl Witnaur
- James RebhornCharlie Reynolds
Recommandations
- 80
Empire
The plot pulls you along at breakneck speed, so the plausibility of two US leaders on the lam matters not a jot. What does matter, however, is the excellent script which has a kiss-off line at least once every five seconds and keeps the mush down to an absolute minimum. - 70
The New York Times
My Fellow Americans, doesn't get to the heart of any issue, constitutional, legislative or otherwise. But it has a fine time imagining our leaders as bumbling, thin-skinned, ultimately likable misfits who are as lost on the American highway as everybody else. - 70
The A.V. Club
The execution is decidedly wobbly, with too many telegraphed, poorly paced jokes, too much Grumpy Old Men-style insult humor, and too many schmaltzy scenes. But Garner and Jack Lemmon have enough charisma, and there are enough solid laughs, to mostly overcome My Fellow Americans' embarrassing moments and improbable ending. - 63
Chicago Sun-Times
This is not a great comedy and will be soon forgotten, but it has nice moments. - 63
San Francisco Chronicle
My Fellow Americans is one adjustment away from being a great movie. As it stands it's a pleasing but mediocre film, with a great cast, a great story and a misguided script. - 50
San Francisco Examiner
The picture seems to have been intended as a political satire, but only a Hollywood executive could mistake it for the real thing. - 50
Washington Post
The script is well stocked with snappy put-down humor, including on-target jabs at Dan Quayle, Jerry Ford and George Bush. But director Peter Segal loses his light-comedy touch after the first hour and makes an unfunny mess of the final, crackpot chase sequence. - 40
Los Angeles Times
My Fellow Americans is a gang-written comedy that doesn't have a political bone in its body, or much evidence of a funny one, either.
