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'{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2021}} {{Infobox film | name = America: The Motion Picture | image = America_the_motion_picture.jpg | caption = Official release poster | director = [[Matt Thompson (animator)|Matt Thompson]] | producer = {{Plainlist| * [[Phil Lord and Christopher Miller|Phil Lord<br>Christopher Miller]] * Will Allegra * [[Channing Tatum]] * Peter Kiernan * [[Reid Carolin]] * Matt Thompson * Eric Sims * [[David Callaham|Dave Callaham]] * [[Christian Danley]] * Neal Holman }} | writer = Dave Callaham | starring = {{Plainlist| * Channing Tatum * [[Jason Mantzoukas]] * [[Olivia Munn]] * [[Bobby Moynihan]] * [[Judy Greer]] * [[Will Forte]] * [[Raoul Max Trujillo]] * [[Killer Mike]] * [[Simon Pegg]] * [[Andy Samberg]] }} | music = [[Mark Mothersbaugh]] | editing = Christian Danley | production_companies = {{Plainlist| * Lord Miller Productions * Free Association * [[Floyd County Productions]]<ref>{{cite news |last1=Lindahl |first1=Chris |title=Netflix Touts Summer Movie Slate with New 'Army of the Dead,' 'America,' 'Fear Street' Footage |url=https://www.indiewire.com/2021/04/netflix-summer-movies-preview-1234633452/ |access-date=28 April 2021 |work=IndieWire |date=27 April 2021 |language=en}}</ref> * Litter Dog Productions }} | distributor = [[Netflix]] | released = {{Film date|2021|6|30}} | runtime = 98 minutes | country = United States | language = English | budget = }} '''''America: The Motion Picture''''' is a 2021 [[adult animation|adult animated]] [[Science fiction film|science fiction]] [[Parody film|parody]]-[[comedy film]] loosely based on the [[Founding Fathers of the United States]] and the [[American Revolution]]. It is directed by [[Matt Thompson (animator)|Matt Thompson]] (in his feature directorial debut) and written by [[David Callaham|Dave Callaham]]. The film is an R-rated "untold historically accurate" retelling of [[George Washington]] and his fight against the British. The film was released on June 30, 2021, by [[Netflix]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Milligan |first1=Mercedes |title=Netflix Announces R-Rated 'America' as First Animated Movie |url=https://www.animationmagazine.net/features/netflix-announces-r-rated-america-as-first-animated-movie/ |access-date=April 28, 2021 |work=[[Animation Magazine]] |date=March 31, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiewire.com/2021/06/america-the-motion-picture-trailer-channing-tatum-netflix-comedy-1234641382/|title=America' Trailer: Channing Tatum Voices Foul-Mouthed George Washington in Netflix Comedy|date=June 3, 2021|publisher=Indiewire}}</ref> The film received negative reviews from critics. Gary is a fucking penis == Premise == In an alternate world and timeline, President George Washington must go to war to free the country from the British army to retrieve the [[Declaration of Independence|Declaration]], save his wife Martha and avenge the death of his best friend Abe Lincoln. But to do so, he must recruit rebel rouser Sam Adams, chinese-american female scientist Thomas Edison, fastest "racist" in the colonies Paul Revere, native chief Geronimo, and blacksmith John Henry to rally more allies for the American Revolution and defeat King James and the traitor Benedict Arnold. ==Cast== {{div col}} * [[Channing Tatum]] as [[George Washington]] * [[Jason Mantzoukas]] as [[Sam Adams]] * [[Olivia Munn]] as [[Thomas Edison]], a female version of Edison. * [[Bobby Moynihan]] as [[Paul Revere]] * [[Judy Greer]] as [[Martha Washington]] * [[Will Forte]] as [[Abe Lincoln]] * [[Raoul Trujillo]] as [[Geronimo]] * [[Killer Mike]] as [[John Henry (folklore)|Blacksmith/John Henry]] * [[Simon Pegg]] as [[James VI and I|King James]] * [[Andy Samberg]] as [[Benedict Arnold]] * [[Carlos Alazraqui]] as Clyde * Jason Barnes as Redcoat Soldier * [[David Callaham|Dave Callaham]] as [[I.M. Pei]] / LGBTQ Rights Activist * Christian Danley as A Reasonable Man / Bros / Redcoat Soldier * Jeff Fastner as [[Ben Franklin]] * Kevin Gillese as [[John Wilkes Booth]] / Titanic Guard * Zebbie Gillese as [[The Transporter|Transporter]] / Bros / Manchester the Soccer Ball * Cris Gray as Horse Racer / Eminent Domian Rights Activist * Iyad Hajjaj as Civil Rights Activist * Jared Hickman as Colony Bro / Town Crier / Redcoat Solder * Meal Holman as Colonist / Continental Congressman / Field Marshall * [[J. Larose]] as Native American Rights Activist * Megan Leahy as [[Clara Barton]] * [[Amber Nash]] as Women's Rights Activist / Anti-LGBTQ Rights Activist * Mark Paterson as Head Engineer * Patrick Piper as Voter Suppression Activist / [[Samuel Adams|Sam AdEms]] the Race Car Driver * Dave Roberts as Narrator * Eric Sims as [[Thomas Jefferson]] * Mike Schatz as Fredrick X Kinko / Hancock Supporter * [[Matt Thompson (animator)|Matt Thompson]] as [[John Hancock]] / Colonist / Stand Your Ground Rights Activist * [[Lucky Yates]] as Baseball Announcer / 2nd Amendment Rights Activist {{div col end}} ==Production== In March 2017, [[Phil Lord and Christopher Miller]] announced an R-rated animated [[Netflix Original Programing|Netflix original]] film called ''America: The Motion Picture'' alongside Will Allegra, [[Matt Thompson (animator)|Matt Thompson]], [[Adam Reed]], [[Channing Tatum]], [[Reid Carolin]] and Peter Kiernan from a screenplay by [[David Callaham]] and directed by Thompson.<ref name="deadline.com">{{Cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2017/03/netflix-animated-film-america-channing-tatum-voicing-george-washington-1202056188/ |title=Netflix Sets First Animated Film 'America'; Channing Tatum Voicing George Washington |last=Fleming |first=Mike Jr. |date=March 3, 2017 |work=Deadline |access-date=April 4, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theverge.com/2017/3/31/15137650/netflix-america-the-motion-picture-first-animated-film|title=Netflix's first animated film will star Channing Tatum as George Washington|date=March 31, 2017|website=The Verge|access-date=April 3, 2017}}</ref> ==Critical reception== {{Rotten Tomatoes prose|35|5.1|37}} The website's critics consensus reads, "''America: The Motion Picture'' is definitely outrageous and possibly patriotic—problem is, it's also not very funny."<ref>{{cite rt|title=America: The Motion Picture|id=america_the_motion_picture|type=m|access-date=July 2, 2021}}{{cbignore}}</ref> On [[Metacritic]], the film has a [[weighted arithmetic mean|weighted average]] score of 40 out of 100 based on 16 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".<ref>{{Cite Metacritic|title=America: The Motion Picture |id=america-the-motion-picture |type=movie|access-date=July 2, 2021}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== * {{Netflix title}} * {{IMDb title|6733874}} {{Phil Lord and Christopher Miller}} {{Netflix original animated series and films}} [[Category:2021 comedy films]] [[Category:2021 directorial debut films]] [[Category:2021 films]] [[Category:2021 science fiction films]] [[Category:2020s American animated films]] [[Category:2020s science fiction comedy films]] [[Category:American adult animated films]] [[Category:American science fiction comedy films]] [[Category:American films]] [[Category:Adult animated films]] [[Category:American alternate history films]] [[Category:Animated feature films]] [[Category:Animated films about robots]] [[Category:English-language Netflix original films]] [[Category:Films produced by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller]] [[Category:Films scored by Mark Mothersbaugh]]'