Escanaba in da Moonlight

Jan 26, 2001

1h 31m

★ 5.9

Overview

A macho man in a family on the eve of deer-hunting season must deal with the eldest son's curse of never having bagged a buck.

Genres

Comedy

Production Companies

Purple Rose Productions

Purple Rose Films

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Cast

Rueben Soady

Jeff Daniels

Albert Soady

Harve Presnell

Remnar Soady / Porcelain Bus Dancer

Joey Albright

Jimmer Negamanee

Wayne David Parker

Ranger Tom T. Treado

Randall Godwin

Wolf Moon Dance Soady

Kimberly Guerrero

Alphonse Soady

James Porterfield

Alvin Soady

Guy Sanville

Young Reuben

Alex Mulvaney

Young Remnar

Kyle Broeders

Young Wolf Moon Dance Soady

Belinda 'Allee' Eagle

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