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Escanaba in da Moonlight (2000)

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The first day of deer hunting season may be a rite of passage for many hunters across the Midwest, but nowhere more so than in the small Michigan town of Escanaba -- or so this comedy from writer/director/star Jeff Daniels would have you believe. Daniels plays Rueben Soady, a dim hunter slouching through middle age, ostracized by the men in his family for his annual inability to "bag a buck." Rueben's venison envy reaches a fever pitch on the eve of hunting season, when he joins his father

PG-13, 1 hr. 32 min.

Art House & International, Comedy

Oct 15, 2002

Purple Rose Films

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All Critics (5) | Top Critics (2) | Fresh (1) | Rotten (2)

The performances are zesty and consistently enjoyable, with everyone having a high old time speaking in an accent as thick and heavy as a slab of Mackinac Island fudge.

June 9, 2002 Full Review Source: Kalamazoo Gazette | Comment
Kalamazoo Gazette
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A 42-year old man must bag a buck during this year's deer season or he'll be the oldest male in the history of his family never to have done so; with the help of a potion and porcupine urine supplied by his Native American wife, he goes on a vision quest and finds God as well as a ten pointer. Set in the upper

January 16, 2011
366weirdmovies
Greg S

Super Reviewer

It might not be necesaary to be familiar with the Upper Peninsula of Michigan where "Escanaba in Da Moonlight" is set to enjoy the movie's offbeat charms but it couldn't hurt. For example, you don't have to have eaten a pasty before, except that you are missing something delicious.(The last one I had was a few years

August 5, 2011
Harlequin68
Walter M.

Super Reviewer

    1. Albert Soady: You couldn't hit the house if you were standing in it.
    – Submitted by Joshua C (3 months ago)

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