History Film / MyFellowAmericans

A 1996 comedy film directed by Peter Segal, starring Creator/JackLemmon and James Garner. Also in the cast are Creator/DanAykroyd, John Heard, Creator/WilfordBrimley, and Creator/LaurenBacall.

* AccidentalKidnapping: When Kramer and Douglas plan on stealing Wayne and Genny's car to continue on their trip to Kramer's Library, they only turn back when they see a child in the backseat.
** The couple then gives them a ride, saying all they had to do was ask. [[spoiler: It only comes out later when the two act like a pair of [[{{Jerkass}} jerkasses]] that the family is homeless and desperate for work.]]
* UsefulNotes/AmericanAccents: Creator/DanAykroyd sports a vaguely Southern one as President Haney.

* CampGay / StraightGay: [[spoiler: Secret Service Sniper Ralph Flemming]] manages to be BOTH. Basically he plays it up in a pride parade.

* CurseCutShort: The final words of the movie.
--> ''My Fellow Americans...''\\
''You son of a bit-'']
** Doubles as a CallBack to a RunningGag.
* DelusionsOfEloquence: Matthews. Justified because, well, he ''is'' a Vice President (and he's clearly modeled after UsefulNotes/DanQuayle.) [[spoiler: The ending reveals he's faking it to pull ObfuscatingStupidity... and then he unknowingly demonstrates it again while explaining this.]]

* GallowsHumor: ''"...They're down."''
* GroinAttack: From riding a horse: ''"When this is over promise me we'll come back and look for my balls."''

* IndyPloy: ''"What am I, [[PrecisionFStrike fuckin]] Series/MacGyver? I'm makin this up as I go."'' [[note]]A bit of a {{Dissimile}} when one considers that [=MacGyver=] more often than not makes things up as he goes.[[/note]]

--> "Funny thing is everybody thinks I'm this big idiot, and its all a big facade." (While mispronouncing facade as "fəh-kade")
* PrecisionFStrike: Downplayed. The movie's one use of the F Word goes by so quickly that if you're not paying attention you might miss it.

* TitleDrop: See above.

* WithLyrics: Kramer and Douglas both came up with personal lyrics for ''Hail To the Chief'' just to deal with having to hear it so many times.

The film centers around two politically (and personally) opposed former Presidents of the United States, who are forced to go on the run together after they find themselves on the receiving end of a conspiracy to hide the current President having taken a kickback.

A 1996 comedy film directed by Peter Segal and starring Creator/JackLemmon and James Garner. Also in the cast are Creator/DanAykroyd, John Heard, Creator/WilfordBrimley, and Creator/LaurenBacall.

* CampGay / StraightGay / BadassGay: [[spoiler: Secret Service Sniper Ralph Flemming]] manages to be BOTH. Basically he plays it up in a pride parade.

* CampGay / StraightGay: [[spoiler: Secret Service Sniper Ralph Flemming]] manages to be BOTH. Basically he plays it up in a pride parade.

--> "Funny thing is everybody thinks I'm this big idiot, and its all a big facade." (While mispronouncing facade as fah-sid)

A 1996 comedy film directed by Peter Segal and starring Creator/JackLemmon and Creator/JamesGarner. Also in the cast are Creator/DanAykroyd, John Heard, Creator/WilfordBrimley, and Creator/LaurenBacall.

Lemmon and Garner play two politically (and personally) opposed former Presidents of the United States, who are forced to go on the run together after they find themselves on the receiving end of a conspiracy to hide the current President having taken a kickback.

A 1996 comedy film starring Creator/JackLemmon and Creator/JamesGarner as two politically (and personally) opposed former-Presidents who are forced to go on the run together after they find themselves on the receiving end of a conspiracy to hide the current President (Creator/DanAykroyd) having taken a kickback.

A 1996 comedy film starring Creator/JackLemmon and Creator/JamesGarner as two politically (and personally) opposed former-Presidents who are forced to go on the run together after they find themselves on the receiving end of a conspiracy to hide the current President having taken a kickback.

* IndyPloy: ''"What am I, [[PrecisionFStrike fuckin]] MacGyver? I'm makin this up as I go."'' [[note]]A bit of a {{Dissimile}} when one considers that MacGyver more often than not makes things up as he goes.[[/note]]

* IndyPloy: ''"What am I, [[PrecisionFStrike fuckin]] MacGyver? I'm makin this up as I go."'' [[note]]A bit of a [[Dissimile]] when one considers that MacGyver more often than not makes things up as he goes.[[/note]]

* DelusionsOfEloquence: Matthews. Justified because, well, he ''is'' a Vice President (and he's clearly modeled after UsefulNotes/DanQuayle.)

A 1996 comedy film starring JackLemmon and JamesGarner as two politically (and personally) opposed former-Presidents who are forced to go on the run together after they find themselves on the receiving end of a conspiracy to hide the current President having taken a kickback.

* AmericanAccents: Dan Aykroyd sports a vaguely Southern one as President Haney.

* IndyPloy: ''"What am I, [[PrecisionFStrike fuckin]] MacGyver? I'm makin this up as I go."''

* ActorAllusion: James Garner's character, Matt Douglas rides expertly. James Garner's career began primarily in Westerns.

* HeyItsThatGuy: The [[MemeticMutation diabeetus guy]] is the head of the Democratic National Committee.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: This was supposed to be another entry in the revived Jack Lemmon-Walter Matthau series of comedies that ''GrumpyOldMen'' revived. Matthau bowed out due to illness.

A 1996 dark-comedy film starring JackLemmon and JamesGarner as two politically (and personally) opposed former-Presidents who are forced to go on the run together after they find themselves on the receiving end of a conspiracy to hide the current President having taken a kickback.

A 1996 dark-comedy films starring JackLemmon and JamesGarner as two politically (and personally) opposed former-Presidents who are forced to go on the run together after they find themselves on the receiving end of a conspiracy to hide the current President having taken a kickback.

* LawyerFriendlyCameo: Douglas is clearly modeled on BillClinton whereas Kramer is clearly modeled on GeorgeHWBush.

* DelusionsOfEloquence: Matthews. Justified because, well, he ''is'' a Vice President (and he's clearly modeled after DanQuayle.)

* VicePresidentWho: Matthews is ''really'' dumb (a NoCelebritiesWereHarmed mock version of DanQuayle). [[spoiler:This turns out to be partly ObfuscatingStupidity, as he is essentially the BigBad.]]

* TortureAlwaysWorks: Double subverted. He never gets tortured, he cracks under the threat, which fulfills the same purpose.
* VicePresidentWho: Matthews is really dumb (a NoCelebritiesWereHarmed mock version of DanQuayle). [[spoiler:This turns out to be partly ObfuscatingStupidity, as he is essentially the BigBad.]]

* CampGay / StraightGay: [[spoiler: Ralph Flemming]] manages to be BOTH. Basically he plays it up in a pride parade.

%%* ChekhovsGunman: [[spoiler: Ralph Flemming.]]
* CurseCutShort:
--> ''My Fellow Americans...''
--> ''You son of a bit-'']

* ObfuscatingStupidity: Matthews. Though still not the brightest bulb, he's nowhere near as moronic as his public persona.

* VicePresidentWho: Matthews is really dumb (a NoCelebritiesWereHarmed mock version of DanQuayle). This turns out to be partly ObfuscatingStupidity, as he is essentially the BigBad.