Period Movie Discussion

Mousehunt was a favorite and funny movie w/ a great set

Started by woodwright · August 29, 2008 · 3 posts

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Period Movie Discussion thread on victorianforum.com · started August 29, 2008 by woodwright · 3 posts · discussion in 2008.

One that comes to my mind and I really enjoyed was Mousehunt with Nathan Lane - very funny movie and a great set too. I highly recommend it if you've never seen it. This review on Amazon.com from Staci Layne Wilson sums the movie up well: "When their workaholic father dies,…

One that comes to my mind and I really enjoyed was Mousehunt with Nathan Lane - very funny movie and a great set too. I highly recommend it if you've never seen it.
This review on Amazon.com from Staci Layne Wilson sums the movie up well: "When their workaholic father dies, luckless brothers Ernie (Nathan Lane) and Lars (Lee Evans) Smuntz are surprised to learn that their inheritance is not only the money-losing string factory Pop founded, but also an old Victorian mansion that turns out to be worth a fortune.The rundown manor is an architectural masterpiece known as "The Lost LaRue". Ernie and Lars - one fired from his job and the other thrown out by his wife - decide to live in the house, fix it up, and cash in by selling it at a private auction. They soon find out they have a roommate in the form of a resolute rodent who has no intention of vacating the premises. Think "The Roadrunner" as you watch this seemingly indestructible mouse go from one extreme escape to another."
Put it in the Blockbuster queue....  thanks.
Mousehunt is an adorably entertaining movie. Every time I see it, I think to myself - I'd still take that house on!

Would also like to cast my vote for An Ideal Husband, scrumptious interior sets.