Bobcat Goldthwait

[This review was originally posted as part of our coverage of SXSW 2012. It has been reposted to coincide with the film's theatrical and video on demand release.] I think that we live in a very jaded world where it's very easy to find something to hate in everything in pop culture. For example, terrible films make millions of dollars at the box office, millions of people vote for their favorite "singer," and millions of celebrity-obsessed gossipers practically run the internet. God Bless...Read Full Story

I first saw World's Greatest Dad a month or two after I got home from film school. Having only seen the trailer, I was hoping for something dark and hilarious. Not only did I get that, but I had a new favorite filmmaker.  Bobcat Goldthwait has been making these incredibly dark, yet hysterical, movies for years now. Having cut his teeth as a stand-up comedian and actor for years, Bobcat made his first movie, Shakes the Clown, in 1991. And with each new film, Bobcat has some really interesting...Read Full Story

New York Daily NewsReview: 'God Bless America' is bloody satireLos Angeles TimesBobcat Goldthwait's funny film starring Joel Murray takes a lot of shots, but not all of them land. By Betsy Sharkey, Los Angeles Times Film Critic At times"God Bless America"feels more like an assault weapon than a movie, possibly an AK-47.'God Bless' these idiotsNew York PostBobcat Goldthwait's Film Satire 'God Bless America'New York TimesGod Bless AmericaWashington PostNew York Daily News -San Francisco...Read Full Story

Cut To The Chase Reviews from The City of Films are spoiler free Reviews ‘abridged for your pleasure’. Quick, concise, and sometimes entertaining opinions on the go! GOD BLESS AMERICA (2011) Directed by: Bobcat Goldthwait Starring: Joel Murray, Tara Lynne Barr Written by: Bobcat Goldthwait Release Date: VOD April 6th, limited theaters May 11th Frank has had enough of the downward spiral of American culture. Divorced, recently fired, and possibly terminally ill, Frank truly has nothing left...Read Full Story

Bobcat Goldthwait is many things to many people. He was that guy from the "Police Academy" movies and the celebrated stand-up comic who lit Jay Leno's chair on fire on national television. He was fired from "Hollywood Squares" and his memorable cartoon voice has graced shows as varied as "The Tick" and "Lilo & Stitch." He's been raised up and admonished for his outlandish persona.But for the past six years, he's been focusing almost entirely on building his career behind the scenes -- as an...Read Full Story

Comedian and filmmaker Bobcat Goldthwait visits "Attack of the Show" to talk about his new controversial movie about a man who decides to take action against the worst that American pop culture has to offer. There's a lot that needs targeting.Add this to your queueAdded: Fri Apr 13 02:29:20 UTC 2012Air date: Wed Apr 11 00:00:00 UTC 2012Duration: 08:49Read Full Story

If Bobcat Goldthwait were a teen-ager today, "I'd be a kid making web content with a camera somewhere. If I was a young man, I might have bypassed the whole comedian-actor thing and just been a filmmaker."He pauses, chuckles, then says, "Then I'd probably have spent my whole life going, 'I wonder if I could have been a comedian.'"He smiles - an expression that is equal parts kindness and subversion. Sitting in the lobby lounge of the 92nd Street Y-Tribeca, he's a compact guy in a sweater...Read Full Story

I don't know how fortuitous things like this happen, but today I was sitting, lonely and sad, on my ugly couch, lamenting how fucked up the world is, how much I hate living in it, and how terrible this season of "Bad Girls Club" has turned out to be. I was thinking about how even though I have health insurance I can't really afford the root canal my dentist claims I need, but that since going to the doctor is like going to the mechanic, you just have to "believe" everything your doctor tells...Read Full Story

In September last year Bobcat Goldthwait’s latest God Bless America premiered at TIFF, the film got picked up by Magnolia and finally has some dates for us and a solid poster. God Bless America stars Joel Murray and Tara Lynne Barr, it will hit VOD and various digital platforms on April 6 and then open in limited theaters starting May 11.  Check out the movies Facebook page for updates. Loveless, jobless and possibly terminally ill, Frank has had enough of the downward spiral of America. With...Read Full Story

Bobcat Goldthwait has become an acclaimed writer and director of black comedies like World’s Greatest Dad [my review] and God Bless America looks to be his best yet.  Watch the red-band trailer below to see for yourself. It’s like a fun version of Natural Born Killers where instead of some innocent folks getting killed, we have the likes of a double-parking jerk and a spoiled rich kid. Here’s the synopsis for God Bless America: Loveless, jobless and possibly terminally ill, Frank has had...Read Full Story