Ron and Laura Take Back America
| Ron and Laura Take Back America | |
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| Directed by | Mel England Janice Markham |
| Written by | Mel England Janice Markham |
| Produced by | Gideon Markham Anthony Wandell Jill Rothman Lucas Kamp Kassi Crews Paul Burchett |
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| Cinematography | Gideon Markham |
| Edited by | Cindy Parisotto |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Ron and Laura Take Back America is a 2016 American mockumentary film written by, directed by and starring Mel England and Janice Markham.
Plot
[edit] | This article needs a plot summary. (March 2025) |
Cast
[edit]- Mel England as Ron
- Janice Markham as Laura
- Irene Bedard as Mrs. Alma
- Jim J. Bullock as Bob Zackie
- Sally Kirkland as Sally
Release
[edit]The film was released in Los Angeles and New York City on March 18, 2016 and March 25, 2016 respectively.[1][2] It was initially going to premiere in Los Angeles on March 9, 2016.[3] Then it was released on VOD on November 1, 2016.[4]
Reception
[edit]Frank Scheck of The Hollywood Reporter gave the film a negative review and wrote, “Aiming for but failing to achieve a Christopher Guest level of spoofery, Ron and Laura Take Back America lives up to George S. Kaufman’s quip that satire is what closes on Saturday night.”[5]
Nick Schager of The Village Voice also gave the film a negative review and wrote, “There’s only one joke here — GOP voters are bigoted, Stars and Stripes–wearing clowns — and it’s handled with the sort of blunt, bludgeoning mean-spiritedness that it slams them for peddling.”[6]
References
[edit]- ^ Hopkins, Jay (March 16, 2016). ""Ron and Laura Take Back America" Opens in Los Angeles Friday March 18th". Shoot. Retrieved March 11, 2025.
- ^ Gruber, Xaque (March 23, 2016). "Ron and Laura Take Back America Rocks NYC". HuffPost. Retrieved March 11, 2025.
- ^ Gerard, Jeremy (February 18, 2016). "'Ron And Laura Take Back America' Trailer: Election-Year Mockumentary". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 11, 2025.
- ^ Hopkins, Jay (October 25, 2016). ""Ron and Laura Take Back America"". Shoot (advertising magazine). Retrieved March 11, 2025.
- ^ Scheck, Frank (March 29, 2016). "'Ron and Laura Take Back America': Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved March 11, 2025.
- ^ Schager, Nick (March 22, 2016). "Shrill Satire 'Ron and Laura Take Back America' Targets Conservatives but Only Truly Makes Its Own Creators Look Bad". The Village Voice. Retrieved March 11, 2025.