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Crazy Like a Fox

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Movie Info

Genre(s): Comedy  |  Drama

Written by: Richard Squires

Directed by: Richard Squires

Release Date:
Theatrical: May 5, 2006

Running Time: 98 minutes, Color

Origin: USA

Summary

RATING: Not Rated

Starring Roger Rees, Mary McDonnell, Paul Fitzgerald, Christina Rouner, Mark Joy, Myrrh Cauthen, Tom Bloom, and Howard Coon

When big-city speculators cheat him out of his farm, old-time, eccentric Virginian Nathaniel Banks leaves his family and makes a new home in a cave on the creek, inspiring a community-wide rebellion as he eventually forces his way back home. Nat won't go down without a fight! (Delphi Film Foundation)

What The Critics Said

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TV Guide Maitland McDonagh

Nat comes off as flat-out crazy and more sad than amusing or heroic.

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New York Post Lou Lumenick

Winning performances by Roger Rees and Mary McDonnell, as well as colorful Virginia locations, lift Crazy Like a Fox slightly above the TV-caliber script by its director.

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Village Voice Jim Ridley

Whether you find the protagonist of Richard Squires's comedy-drama--a dangerous Confederate crackpot or an exemplar of principled defiance likely depends on which side of the Mason-Dixon Line you see the movie.

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The New York Times Jeannette Catsoulis

Written and directed by Richard Squires, Crazy Like a Fox provides Mr. Rees with the daftest role of a long and varied career.

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Washington Post Ann Hornaday

Mary McDonnell, as Nat's patient wife, provides too-brief clarity as Nat goes off the rails, finally taking the movie with him.

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What Our Users Said

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