Recognizing Outstanding Achievement in American Airlines Films

To date, American Airlines Films has produced four quality pictures:

Van Quattro (2004)
Van Quattro 2 (2010)
The Interview (2010)
Glen Undercover (2011)

To honor these films, I present the following awards.

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Best Acting by Dave

And the nominees are:
P.T. Pontino in Van Quattro
Scotch in Van Quattro
P.T. Pontino in Van Quattro 2
The Colonel in Van Quattro 2
Mr. Petérs in The Interview
The Captain in Glen Undercover

And the winner is...

Mr. Petérs in The Interview!

A classic comedic performance.


Best Acting by Niraj

And the nominees are:
Van Quattro in Van Quattro
The Professor in Van Quattro 2
Van Quattro in Van Quattro 2
Mr. Pullman in The Interview
Dellamonte in Glen Undercover

And the winner is...

Dellamonte in Glen Undercover!

I know I really believed he was a drug dealer with a heart of stone.


Best Guest Actor

And the nominees are:
Katie Byrne as Action 5 Reporter in Van Quattro 2
Matt Horan as Glen in Glen Undercover

And the winner is...

Matt Horan as Glen in Glen Undercover!

Taking nothing away from Katie's performance, this was the role Matt was born to play.


Best Writing


And the nominees are:
Dave & Niraj for Van Quattro
Dave for Van Quattro 2
Dave & Niraj for The Interview
Dave for Glen Undercover

And the winner is...

Dave for Van Quattro 2!

It 11 minutes long, had multiple flashbacks, and not only connected to Van Quattro 1, but changed viewer's perception of the first film.


Best Accent

And the nominees are:

The Colonel in Van Quattro 2

Dellamonte in Glen Undercover

And the winner is...

Dellamonte in Glen Undercover!

When you nail it, you nail it.


Best Editing

And the nominees are:
Niraj for Van Quattro
Niraj for Van Quattro 2
Niraj for The Interview
Niraj & Dave for Glen Undercover

And the winner is...

Niraj for The Interview!

A close call with VQ2. But The Interview really showed off his editing skills as there were lots of different takes that had to be cobbled together just right to be seamless. Glen Undercover wins worst editing.)

Best Special Effects

And the nominees are:
Niraj for Van Quattro
Niraj for Van Quattro 2
Niraj for Glen Undercover

And the winner is...

Niraj for Van Quattro 2!

Multiple use of green screens, blood splatters, infomercial overlays, chest blurs...this one had it all!


Best Soundtrack


And the nominees are:
Van Quattro
Van Quattro 2

And the winner is...

Van Quattro!

The music may be the best thing about first film. Every time I hear the soundtrack I want to play poker.


Best Direction

And the nominees are:
Dave & Niraj for Van Quattro
Dave & Niraj for Van Quattro 2
Dave & Niraj for The Interview
Matt, Dave & Niraj for Glen Undercover

And the winner is...

Dave & Niraj for Van Quattro 2!

This one had tons of cool shots and reveals. I love the shot of me changing clothes in the closet and walking toward the mirror.


Best Production

And the nominees are:
Van Quattro
Van Quattro 2
The Interview
Glen Undercover

And the winner is...

Van Quattro!

This one had a ton of shots we were both on screen, with no one behind the camera, and the camera was panning. Technical marvels involving string and wheeled chairs.


Best Picture

And the nominees are:
Van Quattro
Van Quattro 2
The Interview
Glen Undercover

And the winner is...

Van Quattro 2!

This was the most ambitious of all four and the most rewatchable. Humor, drama, action, intrigue. What more could you ask for?