Don King: Only in America (1996)
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62% of users liked it
(189 ratings)
Taking aim at modern American society, the three intertwined and Dallas-set tales of this political satire shoot down an increasingly controlling government bureaucracy and show how its ineptitude impacts the lives of innocent citizens. The story begins as two police officers stage a drug raid that… More Taking aim at modern American society, the three intertwined and Dallas-set tales of this political satire shoot down an increasingly controlling government bureaucracy and show how its ineptitude impacts the lives of innocent citizens. The story begins as two police officers stage a drug raid that ends in tragedy when they bust into the wrong house. A television reporter witnesses the whole fiasco. Soon afterward, an innocent, drug-free young girl is forced into a rehabilitation center. The second tale centers on a pair of filmmakers trying to make Just Say No to Satan, but find strong resistance in the form of a local mother (one who attempted to kill her daughter's rival in a competition to be head cheerleader) and a televangelist. The final part deals with government surveillance agents as they quietly gather information on the filmmakers. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
- Directed By
- John Herzfeld
- Written By
- Kario Salem
- Genres
- Drama, Television, Sports & Fitness, Comedy
R,
- In Theaters
- Nov 15, 1997 Wide
Critic Reviews
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Gregory Weinkauf, ÜberCiné
Something thematically classic comes through for me here, considering that I really don't care about the real Don King.
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Gil Jawetz, DVDTalk.com
[Ving] Rhames, using a high-pitched salesman's voice much different from his own rumble, relishes all of King's malapropisms, like "besmirchify" and "impertinocity."
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Cast
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Sarah Scott Davis
as Dianne Holmes
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Jill Bowden
as Christina
- Orion Courtin
- Vincent Craig Dupree
- George Eads
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Larry Flynn
as John Wayne
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Helen Fratena
as Reba Jones
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Alex Hunter
as Jackie
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Kirsten Macy
as Annie Laurie Starr
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Katherine Owens
as Holly Pendleton
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Raphael Parry
as Alan Smithee
- Jill Christine Peters
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Don Shook
as Day Star Bob
- Jenni Tooley
- Deirdre Kristen Williams
- Ashley Wood
- Ving Rhames
- Vondie Curtis-Hall
- Jeremy Piven
- Darius McCrary
- Keith David
- Gabriel Casseus
- Loretta Devine
- Brent Jennings
- Bernie Mac
- Lou Rawls
