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1	''Escanaba in Da Moonlight'' is a 2001 comedy film directed by, co-written by, and starring Creator/JeffDaniels, about deer-hunting and "Yooper" culture in the Escanaba, UsefulNotes/{{Michigan}} area.
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3	Reuben Soady (Daniels) is about to become the oldest man in his family not to have shot a deer. He, his father Albert (Creator/HarvePresnell), his brother Remnar (Joey Albright), and their friend Jimmer (Wayne David Parker) are together at deer camp when Reuben decides to take spiritual remedies from his Native American wife, Wolf Moon Dance (Creator/KimberlyGuerrero). The remedies cause all sorts of issues at the camp, with Reuben, Jimmer, and a Department of Natural Resources conservation officer (whose help they enlist) all getting possessed at various times. Reuben eventually meets up with the spirit of his great-grandfather, who guides him to a successful shot.
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6	!!''Escanaba in Da Moonlight'' provides examples of the following tropes:
7	* AnswerCut: Played for laughs when Tom shows up.
8	--> '''Reuben:''' (voiceover) And den, we heard da scariest ting you can hear in da back woods in Michigan...
9	--> ''(ominous pounding on cabin door)''
10	--> '''Tom:''' Open up in there! DNR!
11	* ArcWords: "All good [[UsefulNotes/AmericanAccents tings]] come to [[FunetikAksent dose]] who shoot straight."
12	* TheAllegedCar:
13	-->'''Jimmer''' Chevy shook a shit!
14	* BreadEggsBreadedEggs: Aliens, bears. [beat] Alien bears.
15	* BreadEggsMilkSquick: The hunting potion recipe.
16	* CloudCuckooLander: Jimmer.
17	* DemonicPossession: [[spoiler: Jimmer, Ranger Tom and Rueben.]] Though whether or not the spirit is actually antagonistic is up for debate.
18	* ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin: Smells like porcupine piss! [[spoiler: It is.]]
19	* IAteWhat: Reuben and the guys drink one of Wolf Moon Dance's potions, and promptly SpitTake upon learning that it contains such unsavory ingredients such as moose testicles… except for Jimmer, who happily guzzles down the rest.
20	* MagicalNativeAmerican: Played with. Wolf Moon Dance shows some pretty savvy intuition, knowledge of spirits and potions, and can sneak up on Rueben pretty well.
21	* MindScrew: The whole movie is... a little... weird.
22	* OurGhostsAreDifferent: [[spoiler: Great Grandpa Alphonse]] sure has a unique way of getting a point across.
23	* PowersViaPossession: [[spoiler: Ranger Tom is imbued with feral strength while possessed by the [[Myth/NativeAmericanMythology Bearwalk]].]] Complete with heavy metal music.
24	* ARealManIsAKiller: [[UsefulNotes/{{Michigan}} Yoopers]] [[SeriousBusiness bag]] bucks. At forty-three, Rueben is in danger of becoming the oldest man in the history of his family not to do so.
25	* VerbalTic: Jimmer, who often puts "sh" sounds in the middles or ends of words (e.g. "Chevy shook a shit!…Bursh inna shameish!")

Context Film / EscanabaInDaMoonlight