Hundreds of Beavers

2022 | NR | 108 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

In this faux 19th century, silent supernatural epic, a drunken applejack salesman becomes North America’s greatest fur trapper by defeating hundreds of beavers to get his girl. In the tradition of Guy Maddin — with a big dose of Looney Tunes and Super Mario Bros. mixed in — Director Mike Cheslick gets surreal and flat-out wacky faster then it takes the buckteeth dam builders to gnaw down a stump. All of the woodland creatures are played by humans in cartoon-style fur suits. Cheslick co-wrote the screenplay with Ryland Brickson Cole Tews, who stars as the determined trapper.

“Exceeds expectations in every way, including the promise of its title.” — Matt Zoller Seitz, RogerEbert.com

“What gives Hundreds of Beavers its special quality is the mixture of no-budget, seemingly haphazard gonzo energy and the well-tooled jokes that can only come from rigorous planning and effervescent ingenuity.” — Ian Freer, Time Out