Crazy Like a Fox

2006 | Comedy, Drama

Synopsis

This is the story of Nat Banks, an 8th generation Virginian gentleman farmer living in the past, who loses his family farm, Greenwood, to a pair of land speculators from Washington, D.C. When the predatory couple manipulates a "legal" real estate transaction that turns into a hostile possession of the manor house, he temporarily loses his mind, leaving his family but not the farm. Instead he hides out in a cave on Goose Creek, waging guerilla warfare against expansionism and the destruction of historic property with the help of his family, friends, and neighbors...

Scores

Overall Score
28.8
Popularity Percentile (Year)
37.2%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
11.3%
Review Aggregate
40.8

Critic Consensus

20.0% Fresh • 10 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 20% of 10 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize lighthearted, uneven tone, character-driven. Many reviews cite uneven tone as the main reasons it falls short.

lighthearteduneven tonecharacter-drivenfunnyemotionalvisually striking

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Roger Rees2006$0$0(est)
Mary McDonnell2006$0$0(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score20.0
RT critic review count10
Rotten Tomatoes audience score55.0
RT audience rating count10,000
IMDb rating5.4
IMDb votes187

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2006$9,376$14,590
International2006N/AN/A
Worldwide2006$9,376$14,590

Earnings / Profitability

Estimated net revenues and net expenses for films based on reported and estimated numbers. This income statement should be considered most viable for the first 24 months after the inital movie's release (ie after most lucrative pay windows).
CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Revenues
Theatrical Net Revenue2006$4,688$7,295
Digital Rentals ?2006$36,000$56,018
Digital Purchases ?2006$11,000$17,117
Physical Rentals ?2006$1,131,000$1,759,894
Physical Purchases ?2006$2,667,000$4,149,990
TV & Streaming Revenue2006$75,000$116,704
Total Revenues2006$3,924,688$6,107,017
Expenses
Budget ?2006$250,000 (est)$389,013 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2006$80,000 (est)$124,484 (est)
Participations2006$157,000$244,300
Residuals ?2006$278,000$432,582
Interest & Overhead2006$50,000$77,803
Total Expenses2006$815,000$1,268,182
Movie Net Profit or Loss2006$3,109,688$4,838,835

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