· Hundreds of Beavers · by Mike Cheslik                  ☼ online event

This hybrid of live action and animation is a celebration of everything absurd and ridiculous. Set in the 19th-century American northwest, where trading in beaver pelts was a primary source of income, it has a plot worthy of Saturday-morning cartoons, acting reminiscent of The Three Stooges, and nonstop idiocy influenced by Monty Python, Charlie Chaplin, Rube Goldberg, NASA, the Bible, Pee-Wee Herman, M. C. Escher, and the Keystone Cops. From initial chaos and confusion eventually emerges a plot, and as for the beavers… yes, they’re on their way, but there are plenty of other obstacles for the hero to tackle before they become a factor. There are only a few words of intelligible dialogue uttered during the entire movie, and some of the visuals are unintelligible too until some loony details are revealed. If you have a soft spot for silly movies, this one will land squarely on it, jump up and down, and probably leave a mark.

■ Title — Hundreds of Beavers
■ Director — Mike Cheslik
■ Cast — Ryland Brickson Cole Tews, Olivia Graves, Doug Mancheski
■ Unrated, suitable for people who are tired of beaver-free movies
■ ©2022 | 1h 48m | Action, Adventure, Comedy

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