History Film / GodBlessAmerica

* [[spoiler:LikeYouWereDying]]: [[spoiler: The doctor confused Frank Murdoch's CAT scan showing his brain tumor with that of another of his patients, Frank ''Burdoch'', who ''did'' have a brain tumor.]]

* OneSteveLimit: Averted. See [[spoiler:LikeYouWereDying]].

** It's also a case of DidNotDoTheResearch as, despite his otherwise standard conservative views, Bill O'Reilly is actually pro-gun control.

->'''Roxy''': ''Yep!'' ([[ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill BAM! BAM-BAM-BAM!]])

'''Film/GodBlessAmerica''' is a 2011 {{black comedy}} written and directed by Goldthwait and starring Joel Murray (brother of {{Bill|Murray}}) and Tara Lynne Barr. The plot is basically ''FallingDown'', [[PlayedForLaughs played for very dark laughs]]. It follows Frank Murdoch, a middle-aged schlub who has lost his wife and his job, and worse, has just found out that he has terminal brain cancer. Contemplating suicide, Frank's life is changed when he watches a ''MySuperSweetSixteen''-esque show in which a {{spoiled brat}} named Chloe throws a tantrum over getting the wrong [[CoolCar fancy luxury car]] for her birthday. While most people would probably find extra motivation to go through with it after watching such a scene, Frank instead sets out to make something of the time he has left, killing Chloe and declaring war on all the annoying {{jerkass}}es and vapid pop culture figures of America. Along the way, he meets Roxanne "Roxy" Harmon, a teenage classmate of Chloe's who shares Frank's misanthropy, and joins him on his crusade.

* AbusiveParents: Roxy's mom was a trailer park crack whore, and her dad raped her. [[spoiler:[[BadLiar Except she's lying through her teeth]] -- she actually came from a normal, loving family.]]

** Made slightly more probable in that both were aiming to kill him (and probably aiming for center-of-mass) - they just had a... ''fortunate'' miss.

** But also played painfully straight: [[spoiler: at least one trailer for the movie shows shots from the final shootout, revealing that Roxy will reconcile]]. Also, combined with TrailersAlwaysLie: in said trailer, Frank training Roxy in shooting is shown, along with Frank's line "you're aiming at the bear, right?". In the trailer, this is intercut with a shot of the Bill O'Reilley Expy being gunned down.

* WindmillCrusader: Frank, who seem to believe that he's actually doing something worthwhile. Unlike Roxy, he seem rather naive -- not unlike the retarded television kid he keeps identifying with and feeling sorry for for all the wrong reasons.

* DeadBabyComedy: Right there in the first few minutes of the film. Frank has a fantasy about killing his neighbours. The woman first holds the baby in front of her in defence, then throw it in the air (where it stays out of sight for the cameras, mind you). Frank shoots (with a shotgun), and the room is filled with blood and what can only be referred to as baby-snow.

* [[spoiler: SuicideByCop]]: [[spoiler:Frank and Roxy's final fate.]]

'''''Film/GodBlessAmerica''''' is a 2011 {{black comedy}} written and directed by Goldthwait and starring Joel Murray (brother of {{Bill|Murray}}) and Tara Lynne Barr. The plot is basically ''FallingDown'', [[PlayedForLaughs played for very dark laughs]]. It follows Frank Murdoch, a middle-aged schlub who has lost his wife and his job, [[ItGotWorse and worse]], has just found out that he has terminal brain cancer. Contemplating suicide, Frank's life is changed when he watches a ''MySuperSweetSixteen''-esque show in which a {{spoiled brat}} named Chloe throws a tantrum over getting the wrong [[CoolCar fancy luxury car]] for her birthday. While most people would probably find extra motivation to go through with it after watching such a scene, Frank instead sets out to make something of the time he has left, killing Chloe and declaring war on all the annoying {{jerkass}}es and vapid pop culture figures of America. Along the way, he meets Roxanne "Roxy" Harmon, a teenage classmate of Chloe's who shares Frank's misanthropy, and joins him on his crusade.

* AcceptableTargets: Most of them.

* ItGotWorse: Frank's whole life crumbles, starting with him finally realising that his estranged daughter doesn't feel anything toward him. Then he loses his job. Then he is diagnosed with brain tumor. All of that in single day.

** Arguably, Roxy's slamming of ''{{Juno}}'' and DiabloCody.

* SpoiledBrat: Ava, Frank's young daughter. Made more prominent because Frank's ex-wife spoils her; there's a notable scene where Ava throws a tantrum over not getting an iPhone (she got a BlackBerry), and when Frank asks his ex why she bought a phone like that for her anyway, she dismisses him with a whine.

* ItGotWorse: Frank whole life crumble, starting with finally realising that his estranged daughter don't feel anything toward him. Then he loose his job. Then he is diagnosed with brain tumor. All of that in single day.

* FridgeHorror: Early on Frank fantasizes about murdering his neighbors including their baby. Now think; just how did he get the keys for his neighbor's Camaro?

* UnflinchingWalk: Subverted. [spoiler: Frank starts one when killing Chloe but the rag in her fuel tank falls out.]]

* Towards the end one of the Take That variety is made about Robin Williams, the star of the director's [[WorldsGreatestDad previous film]].

** And that *very* young girls covered in blood are not sexy.