American Dreamz

American Dreamz is a 2006 comedy film. Imagine a country where more people vote for a pop idol than they do for their next President.

Martin Tweed

 * Jessica, you make me feel like being a better person and I'm not a better person. I'm me.

Sally Kendoo

 * Martin, I'm not physically attracted to other people, but if you want me, I'm yours.

Dialogue

 * [Opening Lines]
 * Jessica: [after Martin receives a fax showing American Dreamz as the top rated show] How are the numbers?
 * Martin Tweed: Incredible. [chuckles] Absolutely incredible.
 * Jessica: Congratulations.
 * [Pause]
 * Jessica: I'm leaving you.
 * [Long pause]
 * Jessica: Did you hear what I said? I'm leaving you.
 * Martin Tweed: [still staring at the fax] Yeah, I heard. Yeah, Yeah
 * Jessica: I'm not kidding.
 * Martin Tweed: I know. [turns and walks toward her] Look, I think it's an excellent decision on your part.
 * Jessica: You do?
 * Martin Tweed: You're a fantastic person and the last year's been really great. You're beautiful. The sex has been wonderful. You're kind and supportive. You wait for me with dinner when I work late: you're amazing. And it's driving me out of my fucking mind.
 * [She stares in disbelief]
 * Martin Tweed: You know, with numbers like this, this should be the happiest day of my life and instead i have to worry about whether I make you happy all the time!
 * [Pause, her lip quivers]
 * Martin Tweed: Jessica, sweetheart, you make me feel like being a better person. And I'm not a better person. I'm me.
 * Jessica: [teary-eyed as she walks away] I feel sorry for you.
 * Martin Tweed: Don't. I certainly don't. In fact, I envy myself deeply.


 * President Staton: Did you know there are two kinds of Iraqistanis?
 * [The First Lady holds up three fingers.]
 * President Staton: I mean, actually, three?
 * Vice President Sutter: You mean Sunnis and Shi'ites and Kurds?
 * President Staton: You knew about this?


 * Martin Tweed: That's weird, one can become quite detached from reality when one's famous.
 * Sally Kendoo: That sounds so cool.


 * Ali Aziz: You must get to the championship round. When you are on stage with the president, you will have smuggled in an explosive.
 * Omer: What if I don't make it to the final round?
 * Ali Aziz: Folks don't call me the torturer because I don't like to torture people.

Cast

 * Hugh Grant as Martin "Tweedy" Tweed
 * Dennis Quaid as President Joseph Staton
 * Marcia Gay Harden as First Lady
 * Willem Dafoe as Chief of Staff
 * Mandy Moore as Sally Kendoo
 * Chris Klein as William Williams
 * Jennifer Coolidge as Martha Kendoo
 * Sam Golzari as Omer Obeidi
 * Seth Meyers as Chet Krogl
 * Judy Greer as Deborah Accordo
 * John Cho as Frank Ittles
 * Tony Yalda as Iqbal Riza
 * Noureen DeWulf as Shazzy Riza
 * Shohreh Aghdashloo as Nazneen Riza
 * Adam Busch as Sholem Glickstein
 * Jeff Ross as American Dreamz finale pre-show announcer (uncredited)