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Jimmy Vestvood: Amerikan Hero

Summary The Pink Panther meets Borat in this broad satire about a bumbling yet lovable Iranian immigrant who wins the Green Card lottery and moves to Los Angeles to pursue his dream of becoming an American hero. Jimmy Vestvood aspires to be a cool cop like his childhood idol, Steve McQueen in the movie Bullitt, but soon discovers that the best j...

Directed By: Jonathan Kesselman

Written By: Amir Ohebsion, Maz Jobrani

  • 2016
  • TV-MA
  • Urbanflix TV
  • 1 h 24 m
  • 2016
  • TV-MA
  • Urbanflix TV
  • 1 h 24 m

Jimmy Vestvood: Amerikan Hero

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Summary The Pink Panther meets Borat in this broad satire about a bumbling yet lovable Iranian immigrant who wins the Green Card lottery and moves to Los Angeles to pursue his dream of becoming an American hero. Jimmy Vestvood aspires to be a cool cop like his childhood idol, Steve McQueen in the movie Bullitt, but soon discovers that the best j...

Directed By: Jonathan Kesselman

Written By: Amir Ohebsion, Maz Jobrani

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May 12, 2016
Teetering precariously between satire and base humor, “Jimmy Vestvood” squanders opportunities for both.
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Production Company Soul Mining Productions, Perfect Nose Productions, Oky Doky Productions, Worldwide Media Conspiracy
Release Date May 13, 2016
Duration 1 h 24 m
Rating TV-MA
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Tagline Heroes are not born, they are imported.
Website http://www.facebook.com/jimmyvestvood
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Awards

Austin Film Festival
• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations

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