Escanaba in da Moonlight

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Escanaba in da Moonlight
Film poster
Directed by	Jeff Daniels
Written by	Jeff Daniels
Based on	Escanaba in da Moonlight by Jeff Daniels
Produced by	Tom Spiroff
Starring	Jeff Daniels Harve Presnell Kimberly Norris Guerrero Joey Albright Randall Godwin Wayne David Parker
Cinematography	Richard Brauer
Edited by	Robert Tomlinson
Music by	Alto Reed
Production company	Purple Rose Films
Release date	January 26, 2001 (2001-01-26)
Running time	91 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Escanaba in da Moonlight is a 2001 American comedy film written, directed, and starring Jeff Daniels. It is a comedy about hunting and hunting traditions and is set (and filmed) in the Escanaba, Michigan area. The film uses Upper Peninsula language and slang. The movie is the film adaptation of the play of the same name, which premiered at Daniels' Purple Rose Theatre in Chelsea, Michigan.^[1]