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My Fellow Americans (1996)

My Fellow Americans poster
Directed by
Peter Segal
Genre
comedy film, buddy film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 37m
Rated
PG-13
Rating
6.1 of 10 from 180 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Two former presidents who hate each other are forced to travel together across the country. They get into trouble and slowly learn to get along.

lightheartedfunnybickeringadventurousenergeticquirkywhimsical

What happens

My Fellow Americans is a 1996 American political comedy film directed by Peter Segal. It stars Jack Lemmon and James Garner as feuding ex-presidents, with Dan Aykroyd, Lauren Bacall, Esther Rolle, John Heard, Wilford Brimley, Bradley Whitford, Everett McGill, and Jeff Yagher in supporting roles. The film is named after the sentence for the traditional opening of presidential addresses to the American people. My Fellow Americans was released by Warner Bros. on December 20, 1996. The film received mixed reviews from critics and grossed $22.3 million against a $21.5 million budget. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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