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The Superior State-used a few times to refer to the film's location although a nickname for the state of Michigan as a whole, Superior is also the name of a once-proposed 51st state formed from the Upper Peninsula and, in some iterations, parts of Wisconsin.Mackinac Island Fudge-Albert refers to tourists from the Lower Peninsula of Michigan as "those fudgesuckers," a reference to the fudge made on Mackinac Island, a considerable draw for tourism from within the state.Mackinac Bridge-simply referred to as "the Bridge" throughout the film, the bridge that connects Michigan's peninsulas.Leinenkugel's Beer-Remnar brings a case to deer camp, a reminder of Escanaba's proximity to Wisconsin, where Leinenkugel's is produced.Pasties-the traditional foodstuff at the Soady deer camp, and food commonly associated with Yooper culture.Some references are obscure to viewers unfamiliar with this culture and might be considered in-jokes. or Upper Peninsula of Michigan) and broader Michigan/Upper Midwest culture.
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Joey Albright as Remnar Soady/Porcelain Bus DancerĪ significant portion of the movie involves references to elements of "Yooper" (slang reference to residents of the U.P.Kimberly Norris Guerrero as Wolf Moon Dance Soady.Eventually, Reuben runs out into the cold wearing only his long underwear and a hat, and finds himself face-to-face with the ghost of his dead great-grandfather Alphonse Soady, who guides him to shooting a buck sent for him by the spirits. Treado (Randall Godwin), who claims to have literally seen God on the ridge.Īt various times, Reuben, Jimmer, and ranger Tom all get possessed by spirits. After various unexplainable phenomena, they meet a DNR officer, Tom T. It is a comedy about hunting and hunting traditions. Reuben breaks with tradition, taking advice from his Native American wife Wolf Moon Dance ( Kimberly Norris Guerrero), who offers him spiritual remedies involving a drink made with moose testicles and scenting himself with porcupine urine to protect him from evil spirits and attract his prey to him. Escanaba in da Moonlight is a 2001 American comedy film written, directed, and starring Jeff Daniels. If Reuben, now 43, doesn't manage to shoot a buck by the end of the season, he will become the oldest Soady in recorded history not to have achieved this task, a taboo that leads people in the community to believe he is jinxed.
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Reuben Soady (Daniels) goes to the hunting camp cottage, otherwise known as deer camp, with his father Albert (played by Harve Presnell), brother Remnar (Joey Albright) and Jimmy "The Jimmer" Negamanee from Menominee (Wayne David Parker).
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