Go for It, Mike
Go for It, Mike
5 minutes
1984
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A parodic music video that re-envisions the Horatio Alger myth of the American Dream via 1950s-style cultural cliches, advertising and Reagan-era media propaganda. Smith's 'regular guy' Mike embodies a series of all-American male stereotypes, from the classroom to political candidacy, assuming the roles of college prep, cowboy, train engineer, and real estate developer. Set to an ironic jingle recalling of an 'Up with People' anthem, this lampoon of Manifest Destiny concludes with Mike riding, like an ironic Marlboro Man, into the sunset.
Genres Comedy, Music
Stars Michael Smith
Directors Mark Fischer, A. Leroy, Michael Smith, Michael Smith, Mark Fischer
Go for It, Mike
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