My Fellow Americans

1996 film by Peter Segal
Movie film Q1305069
Press Enter · cited answer in seconds

My Fellow Americans

Summary

My Fellow Americans is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,040 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • My Fellow Americans's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • My Fellow Americans was directed by Peter Segal[4].
  • Peter Tolan wrote the screenplay for My Fellow Americans[5].
  • Richard Chapman wrote the screenplay for My Fellow Americans[6].
  • E. Jack Kaplan wrote the screenplay for My Fellow Americans[7].
  • My Fellow Americans's composer is recorded as William Ross[8].
  • My Fellow Americans's genre is buddy film[9].
  • My Fellow Americans's genre is comedy film[10].
  • A cast member of My Fellow Americans was Jack Lemmon[11].
  • A cast member of My Fellow Americans was James Garner[12].
  • A cast member of My Fellow Americans was Dan Aykroyd[13].
  • A cast member of My Fellow Americans was John Heard[14].
  • A cast member of My Fellow Americans was Wilford Brimley[15].
  • A cast member of My Fellow Americans was Sela Ward[16].
  • A cast member of My Fellow Americans was Lauren Bacall[17].
  • A cast member of My Fellow Americans was Bradley Whitford[18].
  • A cast member of My Fellow Americans was Conchata Ferrell[19].
  • A cast member of My Fellow Americans was Connie Ray[20].
  • A cast member of My Fellow Americans was Esther Rolle[21].
  • A cast member of My Fellow Americans was Everett McGill[22].
  • A cast member of My Fellow Americans was Jack Kehler[23].
  • A cast member of My Fellow Americans was James Rebhorn[24].
  • A cast member of My Fellow Americans was Tom Everett[25].
  • A cast member of My Fellow Americans was Jeff Yagher[26].
  • A cast member of My Fellow Americans was Michael Peña[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

My Fellow Americans was produced by Jon Peters[28]. It was directed by Peter Segal[4]. Screenwriters include Peter Tolan[5], Richard Chapman[6], and E. Jack Kaplan[7]. Cast members include Jack Lemmon[11], James Garner[12], Dan Aykroyd[13], John Heard[14], Wilford Brimley[15], and Sela Ward[16].

Publication

My Fellow Americans was published on January 1, 1996[29]. The original language of it was English[30]. Genres include buddy film[9] and comedy film[10]. It was distributed by video on demand[31].

Reception

Reviews include 47%[32], 5.3/10[33], and 49/100[34].

Why It Matters

My Fellow Americans ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,040 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . stopklatka.pl. Retrieved . stopklatka.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . stopklatka.pl. Retrieved . stopklatka.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . stopklatka.pl. Retrieved . stopklatka.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . stopklatka.pl. Retrieved . stopklatka.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . wikidata.org.
  27. [30] . wikidata.org.
  28. [31] . wikidata.org.
  29. [32] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [33] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [34] . wikidata.org.
  32. [29] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

📑 Cite this page

Use these citations when quoting this entity in research, articles, AI prompts, or wherever provenance matters. We aggregate Wikidata + Wikipedia + authoritative open-data sources; the stitched, scored, cross-referenced view is what 4ort.xyz contributes.

APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). My Fellow Americans. Retrieved April 10, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/my-fellow-americans
MLA “My Fellow Americans.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 10 Apr. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/my-fellow-americans.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_my-fellow-americans_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{My Fellow Americans}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/my-fellow-americans}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
LLM prompt According to 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph (aggregator of Wikidata, Wikipedia, and authoritative open-data sources): My Fellow Americans — https://4ort.xyz/entity/my-fellow-americans (retrieved 2026-04-10)

Canonical URL: https://4ort.xyz/entity/my-fellow-americans · Last refreshed:

Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 3d ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date +1996-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter Peter Tolan, Richard Chapman, E. Jack Kaplan
    Duration {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+97'}
    Original language of film or tv show English
    + 21 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/38225|batch #38225]]: MovieLens IDs (part 1)"
Live feed via Wikidata EventStreams. New edits appear within minutes of being made on Wikidata.