{"id":9270,"date":"2021-07-02T07:49:01","date_gmt":"2021-07-02T11:49:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theleemsmachine.com\/bean\/?p=9270"},"modified":"2025-07-04T13:05:37","modified_gmt":"2025-07-04T17:05:37","slug":"holidays-in-movies-4th-of-july","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theleemsmachine.com\/bean\/blog\/2021\/07\/02\/holidays-in-movies-4th-of-july\/","title":{"rendered":"Holidays in Movies: 4th of July"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-bottom is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/w\/index.php?curid=9783826 \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"538\" height=\"600\" data-attachment-id=\"9664\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/theleemsmachine.com\/bean\/blog\/2021\/07\/02\/holidays-in-movies-4th-of-july\/john_philip_sousa_1940_issue-2c\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/theleemsmachine.com\/bean\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/John_Philip_Sousa_1940_Issue-2c.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"618,689\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;MP620 series&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1266196289&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"John_Philip_Sousa_1940_Issue-2c\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/theleemsmachine.com\/bean\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/John_Philip_Sousa_1940_Issue-2c-359x400.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/theleemsmachine.com\/bean\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/John_Philip_Sousa_1940_Issue-2c-538x600.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/theleemsmachine.com\/bean\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/John_Philip_Sousa_1940_Issue-2c-538x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9664\" style=\"width:318px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theleemsmachine.com\/bean\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/John_Philip_Sousa_1940_Issue-2c-538x600.jpg 538w, https:\/\/theleemsmachine.com\/bean\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/John_Philip_Sousa_1940_Issue-2c-359x400.jpg 359w, https:\/\/theleemsmachine.com\/bean\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/John_Philip_Sousa_1940_Issue-2c-135x150.jpg 135w, https:\/\/theleemsmachine.com\/bean\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/John_Philip_Sousa_1940_Issue-2c-129x144.jpg 129w, https:\/\/theleemsmachine.com\/bean\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/John_Philip_Sousa_1940_Issue-2c.jpg 618w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 538px) 100vw, 538px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">US Post Office, Public Domain<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>I play the same record on every patriotic holiday:  Timbuk 3&#8217;s <em>Edge of Allegiance<\/em>, because it starts with National Holiday.  If we entertain guests, then perhaps I&#8217;ll bust out the Sousa, but Sousa takes a level of picnic commitment that is hard to rustle up in the heat of a Florida summer.  Of course, like with many other holidays at my house, we get in the mood and stay in the mood with some carefully chosen movies.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Halloween and Christmas are extensive enough to warrant their own zines, but you can check out my previous posts on <a href=\"https:\/\/theleemsmachine.com\/bean\/blog\/holidays-in-movies-thanks-giving\">Thanksgiving,<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/theleemsmachine.com\/bean\/blog\/2020\/12\/29\/holidays-in-the-movies-new-year\/\">New Year<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/theleemsmachine.com\/bean\/blog\/holidays-in-movies-easter\">Easter<\/a> if you want more of this holiday moodiness, or check out all the other&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/theleemsmachine.com\/bean\/blog\/tag\/holidays-in-movies\/\">Holidays in the Movies<\/a>&nbsp;posts.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">4th of July<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Music_Man_(1962_film)\">Music Man<\/a> (1962):<\/strong> honestly, before checking the date on this, I had forgotten their was a 2003 version. I think I&#8217;m going to forget it again, because I love the 1963 film so much, no interlopers could infiltrate this relationship.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/This_Is_America,_Charlie_Brown\">This is America Charlie Brown<\/a> (1988-89):<\/strong> have I said this before: Charlie Brown means the holidays, any holiday, every holiday.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/I_Know_What_You_Did_Last_Summer\">I Know What You Did Last Summer <\/a>(1997):<\/strong> This even has a parade it is so 4th of July. There are flags and pageants and fishermen and floats and everything patriotic.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Silver_Bullet_(film)\">Silver Bullet<\/a> (1985):<\/strong> Yes, it is a werewolf movie; yes, it happens on the 4th of July.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Martha&#8217;s Summer Favorites (2006): <\/strong> Martha Stewart specials on DVD are featured in our house every Halloween season, they help us prep for Thanksgiving and celebrate for Christmas.  So, of course, they&#8217;re going to help us prep for the 4th of July too.  This set could be watched at the start of summer except for an extended sequence on celebrating America, so here it is.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jaws_(film)\">Jaws <\/a>(1975): <\/strong> How could we miss it?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Uncle_Sam_(film)\">Uncle Sam<\/a> (1996): <\/strong>A soldier killed by friendly fire in Kuwait is returned to his family in time for Independence Day celebrations.  He awakes as a revenant and goes on a killing spree dressed as Uncle Sam. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I play the same record on every patriotic holiday: Timbuk 3&#8217;s Edge of Allegiance, because it starts with National Holiday. If we entertain guests, then perhaps I&#8217;ll bust out the Sousa, but Sousa takes a level of picnic commitment that is hard to rustle up in the heat of a Florida summer. Of course, like&#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/theleemsmachine.com\/bean\/blog\/2021\/07\/02\/holidays-in-movies-4th-of-july\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Holidays in Movies: 4th of July<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[291,48,290,21],"class_list":["post-9270","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blog","tag-4th-of-july","tag-holiday","tag-holidays-in-movies","tag-movies"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":10450,"url":"https:\/\/theleemsmachine.com\/bean\/blog\/2024\/09\/25\/holidays-in-the-movies-calendar-summary\/","url_meta":{"origin":9270,"position":0},"title":"Holidays in the Movies:  calendar summary","author":"leems","date":"September 25, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Over the past few years we have been cultivating holiday themed watching to get us in the right frame of mind for every holiday. 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