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Pottersville

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5.0/10 • 124

2017-11-101h 25m

Comedy

It's a magical life

Maynard, a beloved local businessman 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. When Brock Masterson, reality TV’s “Monster Hunter,” arrives to hunt the beast, Maynard agonizes over whether to come clean, destroying the rebirth of his beloved town, or perpetuate the inadvertent hoax.

Directors
Seth Henrikson
Writters
Daniel Meyer
Editors
Joel Plotch

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  1. Michael Shannon

    Michael Shannon

    Maynard Greiger

  2. Judy Greer

    Judy Greer

    Parker

  3. Thomas Lennon

    Thomas Lennon

    Brock Masterson

  4. Ron Perlman

    Ron Perlman

    Sheriff Jack

  5. Christina Hendricks

    Christina Hendricks

    Connie Greiger

  6. Ian McShane

    Ian McShane

    Bart

  7. Michael Torpey

    Michael Torpey

    Norm

  8. Debargo Sanyal

    Debargo Sanyal

    Tony

  9. Greta Lee

    Greta Lee

    Ilene

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bensonmum2

Dec 23, 2017

7/10

A down on its luck mining town finds a new life when locals begin seeing a bigfoot. Before long, there are tourists in town, cash registers ringing, and a nationally syndicated television show scouring the woods for a sasquatch. It's a Christmas miracle - or is it? My rating for Pottersville seems at odds with conventional wisdom. It’s obvious that I enjoy this one much, much more than most people. For many reason, the film worked for me. The cast is brilliant - from Michael Shannon playing against character to the always enjoyable Judy Greer to the gruff but funny Ian McShane, I had a blast with the cast. The plot is a another plus for me. It's just quirky enough to keep me entertained throughout. The bits about the furries, the bigfoot sightings, and the "unique" townspeople are all interesting touches. I've read several complaints about the lack of real comedy and, while I can agree to a point, there are enough moments that made me at least smile that I didn't need to laugh out loud to find the comedy enjoyable. Overall, I had a good time with Pottersville and have no problems rating it higher than most others. My biggest complaint with Pottersville and the thing that keeps me from rating it higher is Tom Lennon. A little Lennon goes a long way. He's given way, way too much screentime. I admit that some of his interactions with Ian McShane and the Nelson Mandela song dedicaiton were quite funny, but overall, he's annoying. Less Lennon and I might have rated Pottersville even higher.

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
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Revenue
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Keywords
christmas