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      Welcome to Mooseport

      2004, Comedy, 1h 50m

      145 Reviews 10,000+ Ratings

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      A bland comedy that squanders a talented cast. Read critic reviews

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      Welcome to Mooseport (2004) Welcome to Mooseport (2004) Welcome to Mooseport (2004) Welcome to Mooseport (2004) Gene Hackman is a former U.S. President and Marcia Gay Harden his devoted executive assistant. Handy (Ray Romano, right) and Cole (Gene Hackman) take time out from their heated and wild mayoral race. Former U.S. President Cole (Gene Hackman) meets Mooseport mascot Bruce the Moose. A game of "Rock/Paper/Scissors" decides who goes first in a crucial mayoral debate between Cole (Gene Hackman, left) and Handy (Ray Romano), as town elder Morris Guttman (Wayne Robson) officiates. At the polling place, mayoral candidates Cole (Gene Hackman, left) and Handy (Ray Romano) run into naked Mooseport fixture Harve the Jogger (Ed Fielding). Former President Monroe "Eagle" Cole (Gene Hackman, left) and hardware store owner "Handy" Harrison (Ray Romano) find themselves in a wild race for mayor of a small Maine town. PR operative Bullard (Fred Savage, left), ex-U.S. President Cole (Gene Hackman) and executive assistant Grace (Marcia Gay Harden) eye the Mooseport scene. Ex U.S. President Cole (Gene Hackman, right) sparks to veterinarian Sally (Maura Tierney), much to the consternation of Sally's boyfriend, Handy (Ray Romano). Director Donald Petrie on the set of WELCOME TO MOOSEPORT. Ray Romano, left, confers with director Donald Petrie on the set of WELCOME TO MOOSEPORT. Christine Baranski is the sharp ex-wife of beleaguered ex-President Gene Hackman.

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      To recover from a vicious divorce, former U.S. President Monroe Cole (Gene Hackman) retires to his vacation home in sleepy Mooseport, Maine. When the local town council approaches him to run for mayor in the upcoming election, Cole agrees. As he campaigns against his rival, Handy Harrison (Ray Romano), the owner of the local hardware store, Cole comes to learn that well-oiled, sophisticated political machinations have no place in a small town with a friendly populace.

      • Rating: PG-13 (Nudity|Brief Sexual Comments)

      • Genre: Comedy

      • Original Language: English

      • Director: Donald Petrie

      • Producer: Tom Schulman, Marc Frydman

      • Release Date (Theaters):  wide

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      • Box Office (Gross USA): $14.5M

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      • Distributor: 20th Century Fox

      • Production Co: Mooseport Productions

      • Sound Mix: Surround, Dolby SR, DTS

      • Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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      • Feb 08, 2021

        Quickly built around the popularity of television's Ray Romano, this imagines what would happen if an internationally respected politician (Gene Hackman) would run for the mayorship of a small New England town. While the work telegraphs practically every move made in it, the cast plays along with the stereotypical characters and keeps the predictable bits entertaining and even a little fun. Worthy of a smile or two.

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      • Apr 11, 2008

        A decent comedy about two men running against each other for mayor in a small town.Plunger the dog is awesome.

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      • Dec 24, 2007

        This movie has a great and seemingly original premise, but I think that was all Gene Hackman found out about it before signing on... Ray Romano is his usual boring self, but Hackman is complemented by unsung TV vets Maura Tierney and a surprisingly good Fred Savage, as well as the usual Marcia Gay Harden. The script was okay, the plot was fine, but the filming was so formulaic that this one is really a chore to sit all the way through.

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      • Aug 27, 2007

        No work of art but a pleasant silly comedy which is unfortunately damaged by a very dull Ray Romano in one of the leads. Sadly this seems to be the film Hackman chose to close out his career.

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