Pottersville

Name: Pottersville
Genre: Comedy
Released: November 10, 2017
Duration: 84 min
Cast: Blake Perlman, Christina Hendricks, Debargo Sanyal, Elena Hurst, Greta Lee

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SP Distribution | Release Date: November 10, 2017 | PG-13

Starring: Blake Perlman, Christina Hendricks, Debargo Sanyal, Elena Hurst, Greta Lee, Ian McShane, Judy Greer, Michael Shannon, Michael Torpey, Ron Perlman, Thomas Lennon, Timothy Davis-Reed

Summary: The plot centers on Maynard (Shannon), a beloved local businessman who is mistaken for the legendary Bigfoot during an inebriated romp through town in a makeshift gorilla costume. The sightings set off an international Bigfoot media spectacle and a windfall of tourism dollars for a simple American town hit by hard times.

Director: Seth Henrikson

Genre(s): Comedy

Rating: PG-13

Runtime: 84 min

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John DeFore

Nov 10, 2017

An amiable misfire that (for better or worse) isn't quite as nutty as it sounds, Seth Henrikson's Pottersville pairs Yuletide cheer with the deviance of the Furry scene and an out-of-control hoax involving an ersatz Bigfoot. Read full review

IndieWire David Ehrlich

Nov 10, 2017

Bad movies happen to good actors all the time, but Pottersville is something worse — not malevolent so much as utterly mystifying. It’s a movie that’s mere existence is infinitely more amusing than any of its jokes. Read full review

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TheQuietGamer

Dec 24, 2017

An oddball movie is there ever was one. A dying small town finds a resurgence in life when, get this, bigfoot is spotted running amok through the streets. Oh, it gets even better. As you might expect it's not bigfoot at all. Just a local store owner who got drunk when he came home to findAn oddball movie is there ever was one. A dying small town finds a resurgence in life when, get this, bigfoot is spotted running amok through the streets. Oh, it gets even better. As you might expect it's not bigfoot at all. Just a local store owner who got drunk when he came home to find his wife having furry sex with another man. Yeah, there's some furry stuff in this. Whether or not the movie is trying to go for some kind of message about that stuff or mocking it, I can't tell. It just sort of seems to be in there. Same for everything else in this movie. Now, the drunk guy loves his town. So naturally when everybody starts making some money again and a TV crew roles in promising to put "Pottersville" on the map, he keeps up the ruse to save Christmas and the future of the small community. The whole point of this movie is to be funny. While it has some chuckle worthy moments, it sadly falls short of making viewers laugh despite the potential hilarity of the concept. Ultimately it just goes for too quirky and I ended up just finding it very strange. A shame given that there is a really talented cast for some reason. How did they all get suckered into this?

Thomas Lennon is the real scene stealer and the only one given really anything remotely funny to work with. The most notable thing about the film is it's visual style. It carries that same, almost fairy tale/Dr. Seuss look of a Wes Anderson flick. As a result there's no real way I can recommend this to anyone.… Expand

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SquaredRen

Dec 23, 2017

Can't believe this cast signed for this movie, what did I just saw? This movie feels like it was an easy paycheck for the whole cast. It has this dumb plot & cheap jokes. Still can't believe it, not worth your time. The only thing you will like is the cast performance, everything else isCan't believe this cast signed for this movie, what did I just saw? This movie feels like it was an easy paycheck for the whole cast. It has this dumb plot & cheap jokes. Still can't believe it, not worth your time. The only thing you will like is the cast performance, everything else is forgettable.… Expand

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