Directed by:
Jonathan KesselmanCinematography:
Armando SalasComposer:
Michael CohenCast:
Maz Jobrani, John Heard, Deanna Russo, Marshall Manesh, Sheila Vand, Sam Golzari, Navid Negahban, Chris Williams, Anthony Azizi, Guy Stevenson, Matthew Glave (more)Plots(1)
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 (Maz Jobrani) aspires to be a cool cop like his childhood idol, Steve McQueen in the movie Bullitt, but soon discovers that the best job he can get is as a security guard at a Persian grocery store. Through a series of comically fateful events, Jimmy's naiveté is exploited when a corrupt arms dealer (John Heard) hires him as a private investigator. Framed as a terrorist by the fear-mongering Kox News, Jimmy is unwittingly embroiled in a conspiracy to start the next world war. With the help of his seventh cousin Leila (Sheila Vand), Jimmy must save the day and avert the imminent war while keeping his overprotective mother in the dark. (Gravitas Ventures)
(more)Cast
Maz Jobrani
Iran
Best movies:
Bug (2002)
The Interpreter (2005)
Dragonfly (2002)
John Heard
USA
Best movies:
Awakenings (1990)
Home Alone (1990)
Mindwalk (1990)
Deanna Russo
USA
Best movies:
The Greatest Beer Run Ever (2022)
Believers (2007)
Do No Harm (2012) (TV movie)
Marshall Manesh
Iran
Best movies:
The Big Lebowski (1998)
True Lies (1994)
Crossing Over (2009)
Sheila Vand
USA
Best movies:
Argo (2012)
Bold Native (2010)
The Red Tent (2014) (TV movie)
Sam Golzari
UK
Best movies:
A Simple Wedding (2018)
American Dreamz (2006)
Letting Go (2012)
Navid Negahban
Iran
Best movies:
The Stoning of Soraya M. (2008)
American Sniper (2014)
Brothers (2009)
Chris Williams
USA
Best movies:
The World's Fastest Indian (2005)
Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story (2004)
Adopt a Highway (2019)
Anthony Azizi
USA
Best movies:
Wristcutters: A Love Story (2006)
Three Kings (1999)
Charlie Wilson's War (2007)
Guy Stevenson
USA
Best movies:
Melvin Goes to Dinner (2003)
Elizabethtown (2005)
Balls of Fury (2007)
Matthew Glave
USA
Best movies:
Argo (2012)
First Man (2018)
Big George Foreman (2023)
Dan Ahdoot
USA
Best movies:
The Donor Party (2023)
Tara Grammy
Best movies:
A Simple Wedding (2018)
Del Brown
Best movies:
Ted 2 (2015)
All the Way (2016) (TV movie)
Secret in Their Eyes (2015)
Niousha Noor
Best movies:
The Night (2020)
The Persian Version (2023)
Aixa Maldonado
Best movies:
One Night Stand (1997)
World Trade Center (2006)
The Dentist (1996)
Walter Hochbrueckner
Best movies:
Eagle Eye (2008)
xXx: State of the Union (2005)
Madison Dae Clarion
Best movies:
Ted (2012)
Camp Takota (2014)
Help for the Holidays (2012) (TV movie)
Michael Panes
Best movies:
We Bought a Zoo (2011)
Janie Jones (2010)
Infamous (2006)