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Bucksville

  • 20112011
  • 1h 45m
IMDb RATING
5.4/10
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Bucksville (2011)
Short synopsis:  
In the shadow of a wealthy militia kingpin (Tom Berenger), a young man (Thomas Stroppel) struggles to leave a small town militia started by his father. A thinking person's vigilante film, Bucksville takes on topics of ethics, corruption and family conflict. 

Plot summary:  
Abandoned by his mother at a young age, 25-year old Presley Alan French (Thomas Stroppel) has grown up under the watchful eye of his father, the chief of a small town, secret militia called The Lodge. Along with his cousins, Presley is committed for life to participate in the groupÂ’s self-appointed mission of justice and capital punishment. Ignited by a deep sense of civic duty, The Lodge was initiated many years ago by PresleyÂ’s father, uncle and other town leaders, when a local girl was murdered and the killer released unpunished. The group captured the man and executed him deep in the woods. Over the years, other executions have been carried out in the name of community service. 

His father's sudden fatal heart attack leads Presley to examine his ever-increasing trepidations about the groupÂ’s ideology. This is compounded by the discovery that his uncle, now the new chief, is forming ties with Militia for America Now, an umbrella group with an extremist Right Wing agenda funded by a charismatic multi-millionaire (Tom Berenger). Presley must decide whether to break all bonds to family or be immersed in killings that are now politically motivated. 

Eerie and beautiful, Bucksville is a genre-bending drama/thriller whose timely topics of ethics and the militia movement ring with universal relevance. It is also a film about love, loyalty, and the loss of innocence.
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In a small, wooded town, a young man struggles to leave a secret militia started by his father.In a small, wooded town, a young man struggles to leave a secret militia started by his father.In a small, wooded town, a young man struggles to leave a secret militia started by his father.
IMDb RATING
5.4/10
91
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    • Chel White
    • Laura McGie(screenplay co-writer)
    • Chel White(screenplay co-writer)
  • Stars
    • Thomas Stroppel
    • Ted Rooney
    • David Bodin
    • Chel White
    • Laura McGie(screenplay co-writer)
    • Chel White(screenplay co-writer)
  • Stars
    • Thomas Stroppel
    • Ted Rooney
    • David Bodin
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    • 1User review
    • 3Critic reviews
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    Ayanna Berkshire, Dr. Athena White, "Bucksville".
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    Marc Greenfield, Chel White, and Thomas Stroppel in Bucksville (2011)
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    Tom Berenger, Ryan Findley, and Thomas Stroppel in Bucksville (2011)

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    Thomas Stroppel
    Thomas Stroppel
    • Presley French
    Ted Rooney
    Ted Rooney
    • Dr. Don French
    David Bodin
    David Bodin
    • David French
    Tom Berenger
    Tom Berenger
    • The Patron of Justice
    Allen Nause
    Allen Nause
    • Mayor Rob Gilbert
    Alexander MacKenzie
    • Sheriff Dennis Fussnecker
    Ryan Findley
    • Deputy Brian Wright
    Paul Glazier
    Paul Glazier
    • Jim Sampson
    Nathan Dunkin
    • Junior French
    Erin McGarry
    Erin McGarry
    • Isabelle French
    Kacie Thomas
    Kacie Thomas
    • Samantha Gilbert
    Betty Moyer
    Betty Moyer
    • Gilbert, Beverley
    Gretchen Corbett
    Gretchen Corbett
    • Kathleen French
    Robert Blanche
    Robert Blanche
    • Lt. Col. Frank Gartner
    Storm Large
    • Eva Schroeder
    Jane Spencer
    • June Gilbert
    • (as Katy Beckemeyer)
    Michele Mariana
    • Woman with baby bottle
    Elijah Nelson
    Elijah Nelson
    • Young Presley French
      • Chel White
      • Laura McGie(screenplay co-writer)
      • Chel White(screenplay co-writer)
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    6/10
    I recommend this film
    I saw this movie at the Ashland Independent film festival. I felt it was a good story and believable as an aspect of American life, particularly in the rural Northwest. The violence it depicts was intrinsic to the plot and not just violence for effect. I think the film would have been better with some careful editing. The casting and performances were good. The main character's dilemma was fleshed out well as were his relationships with other characters. The best part was the way the suspense built and you had to wonder how or if he was going to survive. It was easy to develop sympathy for this young man.

    I will recommend it to friends and I hope it goes into wide release.
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    • Apr 16, 2012

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    • Release date
      • October 15, 2011 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Camas, Washington, USA
    • Production company
      • Running Deer Films
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    • 1 hour 45 minutes
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