The Battle of Pussy Willow Creek

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The Battle of Pussy Willow Creek

2010

1h 35m

Comedy

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9 Reviews

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A mockumentary recounts how misfit heroes prevented a superior force of Confederate and British troops from capturing Washington, D.C.

Basil Tsiokos

IndieWire

An obvious labor of love, the film successfully comments on gays in the military, racism, xenophobia, and sexism in a sly, entertaining manner throughout.

Jul 9, 2013

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Steve Dollar

Wall Street Journal

In some ways, its comic license is no more a betrayal of history than some of the liberties taken by Steven Spielberg and "Lincoln."

Jun 25, 2013

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Ronnie Scheib

Variety

Satisfyingly sends up pious History Channel-style treatments of the conflict, gathering steam and inspiration as it progresses.

Jun 25, 2013

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Frank Lovece

Film Journal International

Unfunny mockumentary parodying Ken Burns' filmmaking.

Mar 1, 2013

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Kam Williams

NewsBlaze

Even though this overambitious mockumentary misses the mark, first-time writer/director Wendy Jo Cohen exhibits sufficient potential to make me curious about her next venture.

Rated: 1/4

Mar 1, 2013

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Nora Lee Mandel

Film-Forward.com

Picture- and letter-perfect send-up of such serious treatments of history as . . . Ken Burns' Civil War. . . The most chuckles over a history lesson since Mel Brooks.

Rated: 8/10

Feb 25, 2013

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Loved the send up of Ken Burns films. Lightly funny, I thought it was an amusing tale

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/16/23

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This is a film that creeps up on you... Is it real? Is it not? Like Thomas Pynchon BoPWC blends historical fact and fiction into a wonderful, funny tapestry. Wonderful period images or recreated reminiscent of Woody Allen's "Zelig." It doesn't whack you over the head -- this is a thinking person's comedy. Sends up PBS, Ken Burns and history. If you hate pretentious historical documentaries you'll love Battle of Pussy Willow Creek.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/03/23

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Audience Member

This is a wonderful tongue-in-cheek mockumentary. Well written, wonderfully directed and entertaining. Very creative take on the civil war. I highly recommend this movie.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/27/23

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Audience Member

This movie definitely puts things into perspective on how times have changed and not changed since the civil war, while at the same time being just good ol' entertainment!

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/22/23

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Audience Member

Awesome satire of the PBS torture doc. Viva the pussy willow!

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

01/28/23

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Synopsis

A mockumentary recounts how misfit heroes prevented a superior force of Confederate and British troops from capturing Washington, D.C.

Director: Wendy Jo Cohen
Producer: Wendy Jo Cohen
Screenwriter: Wendy Jo Cohen
Production Co: WideSphere Films
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 28, 2016
Runtime: 1h 35m