American Raspberry (film)
| American Raspberry | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Bradley R. Swirnoff |
| Produced by | Marcus Tarbulus |
| Written by |
John Baskin Stephen Feinberg Roger Shulman Bradley R. Swrinoff |
| Starring |
Warren Oates Kinky Friedman Dick O'Neill Joanna Cassidy George Furth Fred Dryer Harris Yulin Murphy Dunne Art Fleming |
| Music by | Dan Carlin Sr. |
| Cinematography | Matthew F. Leonetti |
| Edited by | Geoffrey Rowland |
| Distributed by | Cannon Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 75 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
American Raspberry (also known as Prime Time and Funny America) is a 1977 parody film that lampoons various films of the 1970s, much like The Groove Tube, Tunnel Vision, The Kentucky Fried Movie and Amazon Women on the Moon. It was filmed for Warner Brothers with a budget $30,000 (a copyright to Warners can be seen in the title card for the Prime Time version), but was rejected as being unreleasable. Cannon Pictures later acted as distributor during a brief showing in theaters in 1980.
Plot
American Raspberry tells the story of what happens when some strange unknown sources takes over the air waves and replaces the normal programs with rude, crude, and politically incorrect programming and commercials. The President of the United States (George Furth) demands that something be done about the distasteful programming.
Memorable commercials and TV shows
- Celebrity Sportsman Presents: The Charles Whitman Invitational; A parody of the famous shooting that took place in Austin, Texas, on August 1, 1966.
- The Sexual Deviation Telethon; A telethon hosted by a transvestite.
- Peterson's Dog Food; A dog food commercial, with a Soylent Green twist.
- Die Tough Battery; A parody of Sears' DieHard batteries that power an execution.
- Manny's Nymphs; a direct parody of TV series Charlie's Angels.
- Mamorax Cassette Tape; a commercial with Adolf Hitler's voice on tape with a very antisemitic ending.
- Stay Down; a parody for a spray that will stop unwanted erections.