The Battle of Pussy Willow Creek

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  • Opened March 1, 2013 (Limited)
  • 1 hr 36 min
  • NR
  • Presented in the authoritative style of an historical documentary à la Ken Burns, The Battle of Pussy Willow Creek is a hilarious mockumentary and an outrageous social/political satire centered around a battle in which a misfit Union regiment of 600 souls prevented a mercenary army fifty times its size from conquering Washington. Full synopsis

  • Cast: Emily Mitchell, Christopher Lukas, Cheri Paige Fogleman, Matthew Ludwinski, Feng Tien Lui
  • Director: Wendy Jo Cohen
  • Genres: Comedy, Documentary

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Variety
| Ronnie Scheib

With its convincingly antique-looking artifacts and hilarious “re-creations,” the March 1 release should please audiences searching for an intelligent, satiric spin on historical hindsight. Read full review

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The New York Times
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By the time the humor overreaches, escalating into the surreal, you’ve fallen under the movie’s spell. Audacity and invention more than compensate for the deficiencies. Who knows what Ms. Cohen will do next? But it should be interesting. Read full review

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New York Post
| Farran Smith Nehme

Most of the humor, though, is wan, exemplified by letters like “Dear General Lee: Sounds great! Please proceed with your plan.” Read full review

40
The Hollywood Reporter
| Frank Scheck

A mockumentary obviously inspired by his landmark 1990 series The Civil War, misses the Christopher Guest mark by a mile. Read full review

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