Eric Odom

Last week, while in Las Vegas, I had the opportunity to meet and talk with Kevin Farley and Myrna Sokoloff of the upcoming film An American Carol.

After having a wonderful lunch with Farley, the main character in the movie, and Sokoloff, the story writer, I became convinced that the folks behind An American Carol are top notch, free-market minded, and extremely deserving of the help of center-right activists and online professionals throughout social media realms.

It was made clear that An American Carol is of a center-right angle, and would not be distributed via normal, far left minded Hollywood outlets. David Zucker, well known director for films such as Airplane, Police Academy, Scary Movie, Naked Gun and various others, pulled off the political guns in this one. He certainly won’t be mistaken for a liberal after the film hits theaters next week anyway.

In An American Carol, a cynical, Anti-American “Hollywood” filmmaker sets out on a crusade to abolish the 4th of July holiday. He is visited by three spirits who take him on a hilarious journey in an attempt to show him the true meaning of America.

The filmmaker is a satire take on Micheal Moore, played by Kevin Farley. I’ve seen quite a few clips of the film, and I’ve even been offered a chance to see a private screening this weekend. I’ll be turning down the private screening simply because I want the full experience when I PAY to see the movie on opening night next week.

So why am I posting about An American Carol?

In short, I want to help the folks behind the movie as much as possible. Unlike most liberal-directed movies coming out of Hollywood, An American Carol is sort of the first of its kind. Sure, there have been other center-right films hit the market, but most did not have quite the opportunity this one has.

What I mean is, if An American Carol does well on opening weekend, it’s safe to say that other films with a center-right flavor will follow. This movie, with an all star cast and powerful set of directors/producers/writers, can score HUGE box office points and send a message to the Hollywood elites.

The problem is that it can’t do this without our help. While the film isn’t really a low budget film, it certainly needs the help of the grassroots movement to give it a kick start next week. The movie will open in more than 2,000 theaters on October 3rd, and we need to get anyone and everyone we know to go see it.

What can I do to get involved?

Message, message, message. Word of mouth is our finest tool in this information war, and we need to put it to work like never before.

1) Word of Mouth
PLEASE make sure you tell everyone you know about An American Carol. All of your friends, all of your family, co-workers, online connections, etc… everyone.

2) Social Networks
I’ve set up a Facebook group that I plan to use over the next eight days to promote and coordinate grassroots efforts to market the movie. Click here to join the Facebook group.

BE SURE TO INVITE YOUR FRIENDS

Once you’ve joined the group, please check the news section to see if there is an event planned to see the movie in your area. If there is not, create an event and let me know so that I can add it to the news section.

There is also an official Twitter profile that I am told will be used by the PR folks behind An American Carol. Follow An American Carol here.

3) An American Carol Action Network
Join the social network set up by An American Carol by clicking here.

This is our chance to help a conservative movie succeed and show Hollywood what Americans want more of. We MUST work together as a grassroots movement to help get the word out.

-Eric Odom
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