Escanaba in da Moonlight

PG-13

Released Jan 26, 2001

1h 40m

Comedy

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50%

6 Reviews

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79%

2,500+ Ratings

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A family of hunters in Michigan deals with the eldest son (Jeff Daniels) who has never shot his own deer.

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Nathan Rabin

AV Club

Its repellent collection of yokels and its obsession with urine and flatulence make it less a cinematic valentine to the Upper Midwest than a giant clump of feces hurled in its direction.

Jan 24, 2018

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Brenda Benthien

Variety

Escanaba, as directed by Guy Sanville, proceeds at a fast clip, with all acting excellent (as usual at the Purple Rose).

Jan 24, 2018

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Tom Long

Detroit News

Rated: 2/4

Jun 25, 2001

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Lorilee Craker

MLive.com

Stamp is so funny as the dim bulb brother Remnar, and Cain's Reuben is hapless in a deer blind but wants a buck so badly you can truly relate to him and his quest.

Rated: 3.5/4

Jan 24, 2018

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

Rated: 2/5

Aug 11, 2005

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James Sanford

Kalamazoo Gazette

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.

Jun 9, 2002

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Audience Member

Im glad that Jeff Danials did a UP movie. Other then that this movie is horrible.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

04/22/24

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Audience Member

You had me at "my Chevy shook a shit"! This movie has a plot only a mother could love, but that's what makes it good. Usually when the masses love a movie, it's plot is fairly innocuous and predictable; boring to me. What a simple, entertaining, movie. Love it!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/23/23

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Audience Member

While this movie isn't for everyone, and goes way way way off the deep end, there are no doubts that this is one of the best movies that captures the culture of yoopers and subverts it for a hilarious hunting movie. Also the best fart scene in all of Cinema.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/21/23

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Audience Member

If you have stayed in or are from a small town in America (I'd also assume in Canada) you will see the brilliant charm this movie carries. It's a creative tale about tradition, family, and togetherness hidden under a thick accent of hunting, farting, and sexual humor told by half-wit characters willing to do anything to get a buck in their family's hunting cabin. I personally love this movie. I found it randomly on a streaming service years ago and decided to watch it on the count that I love Jeff Daniels as an actor. From that moment on it was stuck in the back of my head. This movie is filled with one liners that will hang in your mind days after you watch it. if you have a group of friends that hang out and watch movies together and endlessly quote the ones you've seen, add this to your list.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/20/23

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Audience Member

This movie is a classic for the ages.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/15/23

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Audience Member

Stunning, a masterpiece.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/18/23

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Jeff Daniels

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Jeff Daniels

Reuben Soady

Harve Presnell

Albert Soady

Wayne David Parker

Jimmer Negominee

Joey Albright

Remnar Soady

Sandra Birch

Joe Berry's Sister

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Synopsis

A family of hunters in Michigan deals with the eldest son (Jeff Daniels) who has never shot his own deer.

Director: Jeff Daniels
Screenwriter: Jeff Daniels
Distributor: Purple Rose Films, Monarch Home Video, Paramount Pictures
Production Co: Purple Rose Productions
Rating: PG-13 (Crude Humor)
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 26, 2001, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 10, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $2.3M
Runtime: 1h 40m
Sound Mix: Dolby SR, Surround

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