Welcome to Mooseport

Welcome to Mooseport

  • Director: Donald Petrie
  • Writer: Doug Richardson,Tom Schulman
  • Countries of origin: United States, Germany
  • Language: English
  • Release date: February 20, 2004
  • Sound mix: Dolby Digital, DTS
  • Aspect ratio: 1.85 : 1
  • Also known as: Mooseport
  • Welcome to Mooseport is a comedy-romance film directed by Donald Petrie and starring Kristin Baranski and Fred Savage.
    The film tells the story of Plumber Handy Harrison, who begins running for mayor with Monroe Cole after his prospective girlfriend begins a relationship.

    Details

    • Release date February 20, 2004
    • Filming locations Port Perry, Ontario, Canada
    • Production companies Twentieth Century Fox, Intermedia Films, Mediastream Vierte Film GmbH & Co. Vermarktungs KG

    Box office

    Budget

    $30,000,000 (estimated)

    Gross US & Canada

    $14,470,947

    Opening weekend US & Canada

    $6,775,132

    Gross worldwide

    $14,615,099

    Movie reviews

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    • By Lola 2022-10-18 18:09:14

      Subversion in film

      This is the Americans, breaking the usual rules.

      A former president makes an eye-popping decision for a woman he has seen twice. Running for the mayor of a small town, it's even more ridiculous that his other opponent is his boyfriend who loves at first sight is nothing more than a silly plumbing repairman.

      Two people, because of a decision that could be seen as almost absurd, entered a campaign for which they were completely unprepared and fully aware. Then the story and...

    User comments

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    • By Malvina 2023-09-22 12:25:05

      The film is average, but Hackman is...

    • By London 2023-07-28 18:39:01

      I read half of it and thought it was...

    • By Jaquelin 2023-02-10 11:24:31

      The general teacher will only watch...

    • By Ryleigh 2022-12-30 13:38:11

      so disgusting @2011-05-18...

    • By Felicia 2022-12-06 11:10:34

      Just a normal American...

    Movie plot

    The story takes place in a small American town called Mooseport. The former president, Monroe Cole (Gene Hackman), nicknamed "The Eagle", is ready to come to this small town to enjoy his old age after divorcing his ex-wife after two successful presidential re-elections. Who knew that the enthusiastic local people invited the former president to run for mayor. After a few words, Cole readily agreed.
    However, what he didn't expect was...
    more about Welcome to Mooseport Movie plot

    Movie quotes

    • Monroe Cole: [Monroe regarding a telephone talk with his embittered and greedy ex-wife who is demanding more of his fortune] Seven million!

      Grace Sutherland: It's a negotiation.

      Grace Sutherland: You've handled dictators. You've handled terrorists.

      Monroe Cole: Terrorists were easier, I swear to God!

    • Handy Harrison: [Sound of flushing of a toilet at Monroe Cole's house; Handy Harrison emerges out of the bathroom in front of astounded ex-president] I'm all done in here.

      Handy Harrison: [Realizing that was double-entendre] I mean, I'm done fixing it.

      Handy Harrison: That flushing you heard - that's work-related, not personal.

    • Handy Harrison: There's supposed to be a meteor shower at eleven. That could be cool.

      Sally Mannis: It'll have to be another time.

      Handy Harrison: Oh, it's not gonna happen for 240 years. Oh, okay, I'll pencil that in.