Iowa

The Scrambled States of America Talent Show (2009)

Actors: Paul Gagne (actor), Paul Gagne (actor), Paul Gagne (actor), Paul Gagne (producer), Melissa Reilly (actress), Melissa Reilly (producer), Galen Fott (actor), Galen Fott (actor), Galen Fott (director), Galen Fott (actor), Galen Fott (actor), Galen Fott (actor), Galen Fott (actor), David de Vries (actor), David de Vries (actor),

Genres: Family, Short,

Mergers & Acquisitions (2001)

Actors: Jason Harris (actor), Peter Pamela Rose (actress), Diane Hounsell (miscellaneous crew), Susan T. Parsons (miscellaneous crew), Lee Tergesen (actor), Jacob Craycroft (editor), William Stone Mahoney (actor), Steven Chester Prince (actor), Kevin Shinick (actor), Amy Redford (actress), Brian Vander Ark (actor), Jill Haworth (actress), Martha Byrne (actress), Michael H. Ingram (actor), Mitchell Bard (director),

Genres: Comedy,
Taglines: It's all about the company you keep.

Bleeding Iowa (1999)

Actors: David Wurst (composer), Stephen Goetsch (producer), Stephen Goetsch (editor), Stephen Goetsch (director), Stephen Goetsch (writer), Scott St. James (actor), Justin Lauer (actor), David 'Dutch' Schultz (actor), Gretchen Morgan (actress), Ted Underwood (actor), Heather Waters (actress), Barbara Roberts (actress),

Genres: Action, Adventure, Drama, Thriller,
Taglines: They promised him freedom...

The Distinguished Gentleman (1992)

Actors: Leonard Goldberg (producer), Della Reese (actress), Sheryl Lee Ralph (actress), Victoria Rowell (actress), Kevin McCarthy (actor), Rosanna Huffman (actress), Noble Willingham (actor), Charles S. Dutton (actor), Lane Smith (actor), Daniel Petrie Jr. (actor), Joe Don Baker (actor), James Garner (actor), Eddie Murphy (actor), Jonathan Lynn (director), Randy Edelman (composer),

Plot: A Florida con man uses the passing of the long time Congressman from his district who he just happens to share a name with, to get elected to his version of paradise, Congress, where the money flows from lobbyists. But soon he learns the nature of the game and decides to fight back the only way he knows how, with a con.

Keywords: adulterous-husband, cancer, con-artist, congressman, dying-during-sex, election, government, impostor, lobbyist, politician
Genres: Comedy, Crime,
Taglines: From con man to congressman

Quotes:

Thomas Jefferson Johnson: Chairman Dodge, please! Would you tell him that it's Mr. Joshua Benjamin from the NAACP on the line! Actually Mame, you could be a great deal of help, I have a few minor questions. I would like to know how many members of the Chairman's committee are African American?... None... Well, surely, there must be a Latino member on the committee... No Latinos either... Ah! Does ah! the Chairman have any Asians or Native Americans on the Committee? No Asians and no Natives. Does the Chairman have any Handicaps or Gays on the Committee? No Gays. Well, thank you mame, you've been a great deal of help. Just forget I even called. Just tell him I said 'hi'.

Thomas Jefferson Johnson: Well I've got to do something to help these people.::Celia Kirby: Don't tell me you're actually developing a conscience.::Thomas Jefferson Johnson: God I hope not, it's gonna be a fuckin' nuisance in Congress.

Thomas Jefferson Johnson: Oh, well, I'm very flattered, Mr Chairman.::Dick Dodge: Dick.::Thomas Jefferson Johnson: Well, I'm very flattered, Mr Dick.::Dick Dodge: No, no, no, no.::Thomas Jefferson Johnson: Oh, I'm sorry, Chairman Dick.::Dick Dodge: No, Dick. Just Dick.::Thomas Jefferson Johnson: Oh, Just Dick. Just Plain Old Dick.::Dick Dodge: Yeah.::Thomas Jefferson Johnson: Oh, fine.

Thomas Jefferson Johnson: Terry, tell me something. With all this money coming in from both sides, how does anything ever get done?::Terry Corrigan: It doesn't. That's the genius of the system.

Thomas Jefferson Johnson: [to Celia Kirby] This is your uncle?::Elijah Hawkins: Yes, my niece tells me you're not HALF as slimy as I thought. That puts you somewhere between a lizard and a toad. Ha ha. Quite a step up, huh?::Thomas Jefferson Johnson: Thank you very much. Forgive me for staring. I don't know how I missed the family resemblance. She's you in a skirt.

Elijah Hawkins: Come on, Thomas! You're Dick Dodge's yes-man.::Thomas Jefferson Johnson: I am not a yes-man. When Dick says no, I say no.

[pretending to be Zeke Bridges]::Thomas Jefferson Johnson: I'm madder than a Baptist in a brothel, you som-bitch!::Thomas Jefferson Johnson: I tell ya, I'm bout as crazy as a dog in a hubcap factory.

[trying to bribe Congressman Dodge]::Olaf Andersen: This could mean six figures, Dick.::[Dick Dodge raises his eyebrows]::Olaf Andersen: [smiling] HIGH six figures.::[Dodge raises his eyebrows twice]::Olaf Andersen: [frowning] SEVEN figures?

Thomas Jefferson Johnson: Don't you love this Chairman? He's brought dignity back to the name Dick. No longer is it Tricky! Come on... Dick is Good! Dick is Good!

[blackmailing Congressman Dodge]::Thomas Jefferson Johnson: I want you to resign. You can tell people it's for health reasons. Most of us will believe that, cuz we've seen you in the steam room.