| Baghdad Texas | |
| Director: | David H. Hickey |
| Producer: | Booka Michel |
| Music: | Booka Michel |
| Cinematography: | Cory Van Dyke |
| Editing: | Cory Van Dyke |
| Studio: | Loudhouse Productions |
| Country: | United States Iraq |
| Language: | English Spanish Arabic |
Baghdad Texas is a comedy film directed by David H. Hickey and stars Al No'Mani, Robert Prentiss, Melinda Renna, Barry Tubb, Ryan Boggus and Shaneye Ferrell. The writers include Shaneye Ferrell, David H. Hickey and Al No'Mani. The movie was produced by Booka Michel. The film has had a number of festival screenings and had its official theatrical release at the Quad Cinema in New York City on August 27, 2010.[1] it is the first notable American film to feature an Iraqi actor.
Brando, an Iraqi dictator, ends up in a town near the US-Mexico border when his plane crashes. He is then escorted to Texas by illegal immigrants.His identity is then exposed when he is taken in by a Latino woman.
The New York Times said, "the premise had promise, but “Baghdad, Texas,” a clumsy comedy directed by David H. Hickey, quickly disappoints with an inconsistent tone and painful overacting."[2]
Slant Magazine said, "Although Baghdad Texas doesn’t really work as a comedy, or as an allegory on border diplomacy and war, its imagination is both honest and authentic."[3]