Where Do We Even Begin With This Trailer For ‘An American Carol’?

We have learned a great many things during this election year, but chief among them is that Republicans hate Hollywood (though not really). In fact, their vendetta against Tinseltown is so strong that they have now seized the means of production, which would at least explain the trailer for the upcoming right-wing comedy An American Carol — that is, if anything could explain An American Carol. A spoof of The Christmas Carol from Republican director David Zucker, it’s the story of a Michael Moore-resembling filmmaker who is shown the error of his ways by a cast made up of Hollywood’s biggest Republicans. If that description sounds a little dry, try these details on for size: the Moore stand-in comes to his senses when he is taught to kill members of the ACLU, and George Washington is played by Jon Voight. A closer look at the insanity, after the jump:

As egregious and anti-funny as nearly every beat in the trailer is (we were especially partial to Gary Coleman’s slave-talkin’), they all pale in comparison to this scene, teased by Reason:

In a clip we saw, Washington takes Malone to St. Paul’s Cathedral to lecture him on freedom of religion and “freedom of speech, which you abuse.” Malone is grossed out by dust in the priest’s box, so the doors open onto the smoldering ruins of the World Trade Centre. “This is the dust of 3000 innocent human beings!” bellows Washington. Malone whimpers that he’s just making movies. Washington won’t have it. “Is that what you plan to say on Judgment Day?”

As enticing as that scene sounds, we can’t wait for Zucker’s own Judgment Day explanation of My Boss’s Daughter and BASEketball. Forced to plead his case after a spiritual journey led by Keith Olbermann and Rachel Maddow, will Zucker see the light?

• “This is the Dust of 3000 Innocent Human Beings!” [Reason]