Teddy Bear s Picnic(2002)

Poster of Teddy Bear s Picnic

Synopsis

Hidden in the majestic redwoods of northern California, Zambesi Glen is an exclusive, rustic retreat and summer home-away-from-home, for a group of insanely powerful, rich, untouchable, mostly old, always white men, who decide the fate of nations and networks, universities and law firms. Stripped of the niceties required by the presence of their mistresses, wives and daughters, these pillars of society bond and cut loose like sophomores on an unlimited budget. They drink heavily, swear profusely, gambol naked in the woods, urinate communally, perform secret rituals, hatch plots to protect one another at the public's expense, sing badly and, in a grand tradition, put on musical "frolics" in drag. Unfortunately for the Glen's stalwart denizens, times are changing. Womenfolk are now included in a special luncheon and tour, feminists protest noisily at the gate, the media makes sport of them. Even worse, Zambesi Glen's iron clad code of secrecy is breached and its very existence imperiled.
Hidden in the majestic redwoods of northern California, Zambesi Glen is an exclusive, rustic retreat and summer home-away-from-home, for a group of insanely powerful, rich, untouchable, mostly old, always white men, who decide the …
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In Theaters

  • March 29, 2002

MPAA Rating

R (for language)

Genres

Drama, Comedy

Run Time

1 hour 20 minutes

Distributors

Magnolia Pictures

Box Office

$28,043

Directors

CAST

Howard Hesseman

Ted Frye

Michael McKean

Porterfield Porty Pendleton

John Michael Higgins

Whit Summers

Harry Shearer

Joey Lavin

Fred Willard

Senator Roger Dickey

Ming Na

Katy Woo