Go for It, Mike
1984•5m•Released
ComedyMusic
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.
Director
Mark Fischer
Languages
English
Studio
Mike and Mark Productions
Cast
Michael Smith
Mike
Production
Company
Mike and Mark Productions
Producer
Mark Fischer
Producer
Michael Smith
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