His methods might be unjust but his heart is in the right place. Mar 17, 2018 dear dictator is a 2018 comedy about a dictator who flees his island nation and seeks and hides with a rebellious teenage girl in suburban america. Mar 16, 2018 watch the movie trailer for dear dictator 2018. Dear dictator is at once frustratingly vague and dully general. Dear dictator 2018 original authentic movie poster 27x40 doublesided michael caine odeya rush katie holmes seth green. Mar 16, 2018 video archive for the film dear dictator, which has a domestic theatrical release in the year of 2018.
Starring michael caine, katie holmes, odeya rush, seth green and jason biggs. A dictator gets overthrown and flees to the us where he knows he can hide with a young girl who has chosen him to be her penpal and who he believes will protect him. When political turmoil forces a britishcaribbean dictator to flee his island nation, he seeks refuge with his pen pal, a rebellious teenage girl in suburban america, and teaches her how to start a revolution and overthrow the mean girls in school. Even box office mojo shows no trace of either dear dictator or its original title of coup detat. It was first shown at the 15th jeonju international film festival in 2014 and was one of the most talked about films of the event. Mar 28, 2018 this movie was supposedly released on march 16, 2018, but i cannot find any statistics where it was shown in any brick and mortar theaters in the united states. Dear dictator has a legitimately great performance from michael caine and a truly ridiculous premise, and its a shame writerdirectors lisa addario and. Dear dictator is the dumbest movie let me explain youtube. Video archive for the film dear dictator, which has a domestic theatrical release in the year of 2018. Dear dictator official trailer 2018 katie holmes, michael caine, comedy movie hd. Dear dictator never comes close to taking advantage of its wildly silly. Rent, buy or watch dear dictator movie now family video. When political turmoil forces britishcaribbean dictator anton vincent michael caine the dark knight, inception to flee his island nation, he seeks refuge in the most unlikely of places, with rebellious teenage girl tatiana odeya rush goosebumps, lady bird and her mother katie holmes dawsons creek, batman begins in suburban america. But for the most part, addario and syracuses comedy is a.
Full financial estimates for this film, including domestic and international box office, video sales, video rentals, tv and ancillary revenue are available through our research services. Choosing michael caine for the role is equally ridiculous, as is the rest of the films story line. When political turmoil forces a britishcaribbean dictator michael caine to flee his island nation, he seeks refuge with his pen pal odeya rush, a. When political turmoil forces a britishcaribbean dictator to flee his island nation, he seeks refuge and hides with a rebellious teenage girl in suburban america, and. In dear dictator, a deposed despot helps a high school. But these moments are rare, as the film is prone to weaving in myriadand. Jan 25, 2018 dear dictator is a comedy about a pen pal relationship between high school student tatiana mills odeya rush and an aging military dictator michael caine. A banana republic dictator and a high school brat team up to make one of the worst movies ever. Directed by lisa addario, joe syracuse and starring michael caine, odeya rush, katie holmes and seth green. The plot follows a sixteen yearold american girl who becomes the pen pal of a notorious island nation dictator. Dear dictator is a 2018 american satire comedy film written and directed by lisa addario and joe syracuse. Dear dictator 2018 where to stream and watch decider.
In dear dictator, a deposed despot helps a high school teen. When political turmoil forces a britishcaribbean dictator to flee his island nation, he seeks refuge with his pen pal, a rebellious teenage girl in suburban america, and teaches her how to start a revolution and overthrow the. When political turmoil forces a britishcaribbean dictator to flee his island nation, he seeks refuge with his pen pal, a rebellious teenage girl in suburban america, and teaches her how to start a revolution and overthrow the mean girls in her high school. Fresh out of college they wrote and directed lover girl, which premiered in competition at the toronto film festival and subsequently aired on showtime. There is currently one video available for the film, of which one and only one is a trailer, as listed below. Chinaehaneun jidojadongjikke is a 2014 south korean drama film written and directed by south korean indie provocateur lee sangwoo. Filmtrax has released a soundtrack album for the comedy dear dictator. A comedy about a dictator meeting his young female pen pal perhaps has the premise to be a fairly funny film, unfortunately this movie completely misses the mark. I heard hell drink your blood just for the taste, then laugh, and spit it out. Film finances film completion guarantor ko creative poster design movie trailer house postproduction facilities pic agency titles pivotal post avid hd editing equipment the clearance lab title clearance thrive catering catering windy hill pictures funding.
The film stars michael caine, katie holmes, odeya rush, seth green, and jason biggs. He in turn helps her to start a revolution and overthrow the mean girls in her high school. The film, directed by lisa addario and joe syracuse, stars odeya rush as tatiana mills, a teenage girl who becomes pen pals and then friends with an infamous dictator. Michael caine and odeya rush in the movie dear dictator. Choosing michael caine for the role is equally ridiculous, as is the rest of the film s story line. Its not cause what you do or what you say, its just time to get leaving now. But for the most part, addario and syracuses comedy is a wellbalanced mix of teen angst and adult humor. Dear dictator is a 2018 comedy about a dictator who flees his island nation and seeks and hides with a rebellious teenage girl in suburban america. When political turmoil forces a britishcaribbean dictator, general anton vincent michael caine, to flee his island nation, he seeks refuge with his pen pal, a rebellious teenage girl odeya rush in suburban america, and teaches her how to start a revolution and overthrow the mean girls. Saint motel lyrics dear dictator everyone is gonna run away, today. It has a fair bit of strong language including fk, st, and more and some sexuality no nudity, but teens film themselves having sex off camera, and one character has a fixation on licking feet. It has a stellar high concept hook that should lend itself well to a madcap romp, and it has the unusual, but welcome creative vision to cast cinematic legend michael caine as a ruthless third world dictator who seeks the help of a sullen american teenager to hide out in the wake of a.
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Unfortunately, dear dictator eventually becomes the type of film its creators gently mock. Dear dictator is a teen high school comedy starring. When political turmoil forces a britishcaribbean dictator to flee his island nation, he seeks refuge and hides with a rebellious teenage girl in suburban america, and ends up teaching the young teen how to start a revolution and. Trailer for dear dictator, starring michael caine, odeya rush and katie holmes when political turmoil forces a britishcaribbean dictator michael caine to flee his island nation, he seeks refuge with his pen pal, a rebellious teenage girl odeya rush in suburban america, and teaches her how to start a revolution and overthrow the mean girls in her high school. Its not cause what you do or what you say, its just time to get. The night begins as a disaster, but the combination of alcohol, karaoke, and a cute bartender, leads to an unforgettable night where these seemingly different women realize they have more in common than motherhood and men. The justshyofgreat teen comedy dear dictator is the rare highconcept comingofage story with enough warmth and smartass charm to. Michael caine, odeya rush, katie holmes, jason biggs, seth green, lisa addario, joe syracuse. Film finances film completion guarantor ko creative poster design movie trailer house postproduction facilities pic agency titles pivotal post avid hd editing equipment the clearance. It was first shown at the 15th jeonju international film festival in 2014. Dear dictator official trailer 2018 katie holmes, michael caine, odeya rush comedy movie hd 2018 cinedigm comedy, kids. Financial analysis of dear dictator 2018 including budget, domestic and international box office gross, dvd and bluray sales reports, total earnings and profitability. Dear dictator official trailer 2018 katie holmes, michael caine, odeya rush comedy movie hd 2018 cinedigm comedy, kids, family and animated film, block. Jan 17, 2018 dear dictator official trailer 2018 katie holmes, michael caine, comedy movie hd.
Dear dictator comedy uneasily turns into conventional sentimentality as an old, ousted machiavellian despot moves in with a suburban mom and daughter. Jan 17, 2018 in theaters and on demand march 16, 2018. Dear dictator makes you hope for something subversive, and there occasional flashes of potential, but then it always falls back into the easiest, most obvious route. When political turmoil forces a britishcaribbean dictator to flee his island nation, he seeks refuge and hides with a rebellious teenage girl in suburban america, and ends up teaching the young. Even after watching it, im not sure the teen movieslashpolitical satire dear dictator is a real film. Dear dictator is a teen high school comedy starring michael. Jan 17, 2018 dear dictator official trailer 2018 katie holmes, michael caine, odeya rush comedy movie hd 2018 cinedigm comedy, kids, family and animated film, block. Comedy dear dictator marks new low for michael caine. Too leaden for farce and too bland for satire, lisa addario and joe syracuses dear dictator wastes a potential gold mine of cultureclashing silliness on worn, high school movie cliches.
Comedy uneasily turns into conventional sentimentality as an old, ousted machiavellian despot moves in with a. One almost has to give a few stars for straightup creativity to dear dictator, an absurd comedy that does. Four moms, whose only common ground is their kids preschool class, decide to get together for a harmless fun mom dinner. Mar 15, 2018 even after watching it, im not sure the teen movieslashpolitical satire dear dictator is a real film.
The album features the film s original music composed by sebastian kauderer the secret in their eyes, underdogs, a place in the world, conversations with god. Financial analysis of dear dictator 2018 including budget, domestic and international box office gross, dvd and bluray sales reports. Find out where dear dictator 2018 is streaming, if dear dictator 2018 is on netflix, and get news and updates, on decider. Mar 16, 2018 the film, directed by lisa addario and joe syracuse, stars odeya rush as tatiana mills, a teenage girl who becomes pen pals and then friends with an infamous dictator. Theres an argument to be made that the ensuing culture clash when an authoritarian islandnation strongman is forced to hole up with an angsty teenager in suburban america is fertile ground for incisive satireyou just wont find anything to support that argument in dear dictator. After her social studies teacher jason biggs tells the class to write a letter to their role models, tatiana decides to write a letter to general anton vincent, a man who has ruled his island with an iron fist for years. When political turmoil forces a britishcaribbean dictator michael caine to flee his island nation, he seeks refuge with his pen pal, a rebellious teenage girl odeya rush in suburban america, and teaches her how to start a revolution and overthrow the mean girls in her high school. Overview of dear dictator, 2017, directed by joe syracuse, with michael caine, katie holmes, odeya rush, at turner classic movies. Dear dictator is coming soon to digital download and dvd. This hapless, stultifying comedywhich also stars katie holmes as a romanticallydesperate single mom and. Mar 16, 2018 unfortunately, dear dictator eventually becomes the type of film its creators gently mock.