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Dadetown

Play trailer Dadetown 1995,  1h 32m,  Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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Tomatometer 4 Reviews 100% Popcornmeter Fewer than 50 Ratings
This faux documentary follows the blue-collar citizens of a fictional upstate New York town. Dadetown residents become suspect when a new company, API Technologies, moves in and brings a new workforce with it. As fancy coffee shops and yuppies descend on the community, the traditionalist locals become more and more disturbed. Then, when Dadetown's oldest business and biggest employer looks like it might go under, the Dadetown natives realize their town may no longer belong to them.

Critics Reviews

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Daniel M. Kimmel Variety Apr 29, 2005
Cast of unknowns bring the various characters to vivid life, which may be the problem. This plays so realistically that viewers may not get the satire... Go to Full Review
Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times Nov 13, 2001
2/4
Here's my best advice: If Dadetown sounds interesting, program a double feature of Roger & Me and Gates of Heaven and really be amazed. Go to Full Review
James Berardinelli ReelViews Nov 13, 2001
3.5/4
Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews Jan 1, 2000
B
Russ Hexter, the 27-year-old writer-director, unexpectedly died of an aortic aneurysm shortly after shooting the innovative film... Go to Full Review
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Theodore L Nov 7, 2018 Dadetown is a "meta-documentary" about small-town America in the 1990s. Is a rural, close-knit community still the "American dream", or, with the closing of factories, has it become a kind of American nightmare? A stunning first feature from director Russ Hexter, Dadetown leads to an unforgettable revelation during the closing credits. Dadetown highlights a problem afflicting communities and individuals all across the country as the face of business undergoes a change. We can no longer rely on our employers to provide for us. No jobs are safe. Whether in Dadetown or New York City, the bottom line worker is always the first victim of middle-management judgment errors and upper management selfishness. See more
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Cast & Crew

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Russ Hexter

Director

Bill Garrison

Bill Parsons

David Phelps

Tony Pitino

Jim Pryor

Tom Nickenback

Jonathan Shafer

Bill Bowers

Stephen Beals

Barlitz, Dan

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Movie Info

Synopsis This faux documentary follows the blue-collar citizens of a fictional upstate New York town. Dadetown residents become suspect when a new company, API Technologies, moves in and brings a new workforce with it. As fancy coffee shops and yuppies descend on the community, the traditionalist locals become more and more disturbed. Then, when Dadetown's oldest business and biggest employer looks like it might go under, the Dadetown natives realize their town may no longer belong to them.
Director
Russ Hexter
Producer
Jim Carden
Screenwriter
Russ Hexter, John Housley
Production Co
Castle Hill Productions
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Sep 18, 1995, Original
Box Office (Gross USA)
$9.9K
Runtime
1h 32m
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