Hundreds of Beavers - with Filmmaker, Star & Beavers in Person!
Filmmaker, Star & Beavers in Person!
USA, 2022, Mike Cheslik
In this wackadoodle new action comedy that has taken the fantasy-film-festival world by storm, a 19th-century applejack manufacturer living in the Great Lakes region turns fur trapper in order to kill the legion of beavers that threaten his livelihood. If this sounds too violent for your delicate sensibilities, don’t worry. The beavers here are actors in goofy animal costumes and the whole wordless, b&w movie is an affectionate tribute to the gag-filled slapstick comedies of the silent era. Filmmaker Mike Cheslik and star Ryland Brickson Cole Tews (Lake Michigan Monster; see 2/4 at 4:15) will answer audience questions after the screening. “Hundreds of Beavers exists at the crossroads of Looney Tunes, Benny Hill, Cannibal: The Musical, Blazing Saddles, and Adult Swim mindsets.” –slashfilm.com. “Has to be seen to be believed…Unashamedly in love with the experience of being in love with the movies…Starts strange, gets stranger, and yet remains resolutely adorable.” –Alliance of Women Film Journalists. Cleveland premiere. DCP. 108 min. + Q&A. Special admission $13; members, CIA/CSU I.D. holders, age 25 & under $10; no passes. (Source: ohio.org)
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USA, 2022, Mike Cheslik
In this wackadoodle new action comedy that has taken the fantasy-film-festival world by storm, a 19th-century applejack manufacturer living in the Great Lakes region turns fur trapper in order to kill the legion of beavers that threaten his livelihood. If this sounds too violent for your delicate sensibilities, don’t worry. The beavers here are actors in goofy animal costumes and the whole wordless, b&w movie is an affectionate tribute to the gag-filled slapstick comedies of the silent era. Filmmaker Mike Cheslik and star Ryland Brickson Cole Tews (Lake Michigan Monster; see 2/4 at 4:15) will answer audience questions after the screening. “Hundreds of Beavers exists at the crossroads of Looney Tunes, Benny Hill, Cannibal: The Musical, Blazing Saddles, and Adult Swim mindsets.” –slashfilm.com. “Has to be seen to be believed…Unashamedly in love with the experience of being in love with the movies…Starts strange, gets stranger, and yet remains resolutely adorable.” –Alliance of Women Film Journalists. Cleveland premiere. DCP. 108 min. + Q&A. Special admission $13; members, CIA/CSU I.D. holders, age 25 & under $10; no passes. (Source: ohio.org)