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Prepare your Vcr for absurdity, because Hundreds of Beavers is coming to VHS from Witter Entertainment.

Presented by Broke Horror Fan (that’s me!), the hit 2022 slapstick comedy is directed by Mike Cheslik from a script he co-wrote Ryland Brickson Cole Tews.

Tews also stars with Olivia Graves, Wes Tank, Doug Mancheski, Luis Rico, and a multitude of woodland creatures played by actors in full-sized mascot costumes.

Hundreds of Beavers arrives on VHS in a slipcase featuring artwork by Kyle Hilton for $28. A yellow VHS variant, limited to 100, is also available for $34.

Each tape includes VFX breakdowns after the film as a special feature.

Officially licensed from Shr and approved by director Mike Cheslik, the film is presented in letterbox format per the filmmakers’ wish.

Set in the early 1800s, the black-and-white movie follows Jean Kayak, a drunken applejack salesman who finds himself stranded in a surreal winter landscape with...

"Stop arguing. Get together. Laugh your tail off." Guess who's back?!

Stars: Ryland Brickson Cole Tews, Doug Mancheski, Olivia Graves, Wes Tank, Luis Rico | Written by Ryland Brickson Cole Tews, Mike Cheslik | Directed by Mike Cheslik

When my partner asked me what movie I was watching perhaps “checking out Hundreds of Beavers” wasn’t the best of all possible answers. And I suppose trying to clarify it with “big hairy Canadian beavers” didn’t help. But despite the title and opening quote from St. Augustine, “Lord grant me chastity, but not yet!”, this isn’t that kind of a movie.

The new film from director Mike Cheslik and co-writer Ryland Brickson Cole Tews, the pair who gave us the Tews-directed Lake Michigan Monster, never really gets raunchier than an old episode of The Benny Hill Show as it relates the tale of Jean Kayak (Ryland Brickson Cole Tews) who, as we see in the opening animation, has lost his apple orchard...

Stars: Ryland Brickson Cole Tews, Doug Mancheski, Olivia Graves, Wes Tank, Luis Rico | Written by Ryland Brickson Cole Tews, Mike Cheslik | Directed by Mike Cheslik

When my partner asked me what movie I was watching perhaps “checking out Hundreds of Beavers” wasn’t the best of all possible answers. And I suppose trying to clarify it with “big hairy Canadian beavers” didn’t help. But despite the title and opening quote from St. Augustine, “Lord grant me chastity, but not yet!”, this isn’t that kind of a movie.

The new film from director Mike Cheslik and co-writer Ryland Brickson Cole Tews, the pair who gave us the Tews-directed Lake Michigan Monster, never really gets raunchier than an old episode of The Benny Hill Show as it relates the tale of Jean Kayak (Ryland Brickson Cole Tews) who, as we see in the opening animation, has lost his apple orchard...

Reuniting the team that brought Lake Michigan Monster to audiences in 2019, frostbitten slapstick epic Hundreds of Beavers sets its digital debut after a successful festival and theatrical run.

Look for Hundreds of Beavers to be available for rental and purchase on Prime Video and Apple TV nationwide through FilmHub starting April 15, 2024. Other major Tvod platforms will follow. The frostbitten epic comedy will be available as an SVOD exclusive on Fandor beginning April 19.

The film stars Ryland Brickson Cole Tews as the intrepid hero of this frostbitten inventive epic, co-written by Tews and Mike Cheslik making his feature directorial debut.

About Hundreds of Beavers: “In this silent supernatural epic, a drunken applejack salesman is thrust into the frigid wilderness. Can he go from Zero to Hero, become North America’s greatest fur trapper, and defeat hundreds of beavers?”

Tews plays Jean Kayak, who “finds himself stranded in a surreal winter landscape...

Ryland Brickson Cole Tews in Hundreds Of Beavers Image: Srh With influences including Charlie Chaplin, Guy Maddin, Looney Tunes, Trey Parker, Joe Carnahan’s The Grey, and a handful of Nintendo games, Hundreds Of Beavers is one of the most distinctive movies you’ll see all year, and one made...

Wes Tank in Hundreds Of BeaversImage: Srh

With influences including Charlie Chaplin, Guy Maddin, Looney Tunes, Trey Parker, Joe Carnahan’s The Grey, and a handful of Nintendo games, Hundreds Of Beavers is one of the most distinctive movies you’ll see all year, and one made for midnight viewings if ever anything was.

Hundreds of Beavers is a wild ride of absurd humor, balancing influences from Looney Tunes to The Lobster in its unique storytelling. The film features a wacky world where animals are people in mascot suits and beavers are constructing a massive base on an ice pond. Despite the nonsensical storytelling, Hundreds of Beavers blends a child's imagination with a man's desires, offering a heartfelt message in its third act.

Clearly, Mike Cheslik’s latest film is a comedy. That part is easy. Trying to figure out where it specifically fits within that specific category is a whole other endeavor that should not be attempted by the faint of heart. Unless, of course, there is some wicked amalgamation out there that covers the fast-paced frenzy of Looney Tunes, the visual slapstick comedy of the beloved Three Stooges, and the absurdist science fiction moments captured in 2015’s The Lobster. While these references...

“Hundreds of Beavers” is a new action adventure comedy feature, directed by Mike Cheslik, The film with blends of puppetry, stop motion, miniatures, actors in rabbit, beaver, wolf, and raccoon suits and a whole lot more, starring Ryland Brickson, Cole Tews, Wes Tank, Olivia Graves and Doug Mancheski, releasing January 26, 2024 in select theaters:

“…a drunken salesman is thrust into the frigid wilderness. Can he go from ‘Zero’ to “Hero’ defeating hundreds of beavers…?”

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Stars: Ryland Brickson Cole Tews, Doug Mancheski, Olivia Graves, Wes Tank, Luis Rico | Written by Ryland Brickson Cole Tews, Mike Cheslik | Directed by Mike Cheslik

When my partner asked me what I was doing tonight perhaps “checking out Hundreds of Beavers” wasn’t the best of all possible answers. And I suppose trying to clarify it with “big hairy Canadian beavers” didn’t help. But despite the title and opening quote from St. Augustine, “Lord grant me chastity, but not yet!”, this isn’t that kind of a movie.

The new film from director Mike Cheslik and co-writer Ryland Brickson Cole Tews, the pair who gave us the Tews-directed Lake Michigan Monster, never really gets raunchier than an old episode of The Benny Hill Show as it relates the tale of Jean Kayak (Ryland Brickson Cole Tews) who, as we see in the opening animation, has lost his apple orchard...

"Why does it smell like death in here?" Gravitas has released the official trailer for an indie comedy titled Mags and Julie Go on a Road Trip, marking the feature debut of Ryann Liebl, who also stars in the film and wrote the screenplay. It hasn't premiered at any festivals or anywhere else. Mags and Julie Go on a Road Trip is a heartfelt, laugh out loud buddy movie in the vein of Bridesmaids mixed with Grumpy Old Men, taking the audience on a journey of what it means to be a woman and balance life. Two friends go on a road trip to the Northwoods of Wisconsin and get more than they bargained for... Starring Ryann Liebl as Mags, and Elisabeth Donaldson as Julie, along with Jeremy Keene, Wes Tank, & Angie Campbell. Unfortunately this looks excruciatingly bad, even the humor is off despite friends having fun making a film.