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Raising Buchanan

Play trailer Poster for Raising Buchanan 2019,  1h 36m,  Comedy Play Trailer Watchlist
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Desperate for money, an aimless Arizona woman hatches a crazy scheme to kidnap the body of President James Buchanan and hold it for ransom.
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Richard Whittaker Austin Chronicle May 14, 2020
3/5
It's all absurd, which adds to the charm, knowing that everyone here (even the 15th president of the United States) is vaguely ridiculous, yet with some redemptive depths. We're all flawed, Dellis says, but there are worse things to be. Go to Full Review
Bill Goodykoontz Arizona Republic May 12, 2020
2.5/5
There are some interesting ideas on display, but the film is underwritten; a few more passes at the script might have tightened things up. Go to Full Review
Carla Hay Culture Mix Jul 18, 2020
Raising Buchanan gets a little too unfocused toward the end of the film by trading in satire for sentimentality, which lessens the intended impact of the story. Go to Full Review
Daniel M. Kimmel North Shore Movies Jun 11, 2020
3/5
A first feature for director Bruce Dellis, who also wrote the screenplay, Raising Buchanan is the sort of quirky independent comedy that one stumbles upon when looking for something different. Go to Full Review
Nick Rocco Scalia Film Threat May 6, 2020
6.5/10
Surely, Buchanan was never going to earn the kind of cinematic lionization that so many American filmmaking greats (like Steven Spielberg and John Ford) gave to good old Abe Lincoln, but he could have done a whole lot worse than this. Go to Full Review
Josh Bell Crooked Marquee Apr 13, 2020
B+
Auberjonois is so good as the feckless leader, nobly defending his poor decisions, that it makes you long for a full one-man show that will never come. Go to Full Review
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Cast & Crew

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Bruce Dellis

Director

Rene Auberjonois

President James Buchanan

Amanda Melby

Ruth Kiesling

Cathy Shim

Meg

Terence Bernie Hines

Phillip Crosby

M. Emmet Walsh

Larry Kiesling

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Raising Buchanan

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Movie Info

Synopsis Desperate for money, an aimless Arizona woman hatches a crazy scheme to kidnap the body of President James Buchanan and hold it for ransom.
Director
Bruce Dellis
Producer
Joe Gruberman
Screenwriter
Bruce Dellis
Production Co
Cheese Board Productions
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
May 5, 2020
Runtime
1h 36m
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