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The Chumscrubber (2005) 7.1
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7.1/10 from 15,935 users
Metascore: 41/100
Reviews: 128 user | 73 critic | 12 from Metacritic.com A darkly satiric story about life crumbling in the midst of a seemingly idyllic suburbia. Director:Arie Posin |
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Cast
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| Jamie Bell | ... | ||
| Camilla Belle | ... | ||
| Justin Chatwin | ... | ||
| Glenn Close | ... | ||
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Thomas Curtis | ... | |
| Rory Culkin | ... | ||
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Kathi Copeland | ... |
Parent #1
(as Kathy Copeland)
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| Tim DeKay | ... | ||
| David Ellison | ... |
Student #1
(as David Ellsion)
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| William Fichtner | ... | ||
| Ralph Fiennes | ... | ||
| Richard Gleason | ... | ||
| Caroline Goodall | ... | ||
| John Heard | ... | ||
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Susan Hegarty | ... | |
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The Chumscrubber starts out with Troy, a normal teenager who supplies "feel good" pills to everyone in his high school (this way he spreads happiness all around). But when his friend Dean pays him a visit, Dean discovers Troy has hanged himself in his bedroom during one of his mother's pool parties. After the death, three local teens: Billy, Lee, and Crystal, want what's left of Troy's stash of pills and they know that Dean is the only one who knows where they are. But when Dean refuses to get the pills, the three teens kidnap Dean's little brother, until they realize they've kidnapped the wrong kid. Written by Anonymous
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Fear. Trust. Love. See more »Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated R for language, violent content, drug material and some sexuality | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Language:
EnglishRelease Date:
5 October 2006 (Germany) See more »Also Known As:
Untitled Arie Posin Project See more »Box Office
Budget:
$6,800,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$28,548 (USA) (5 August 2005)Gross:
$49,526 (USA) (12 August 2005)Company Credits
Production Co:
El Camino Pictures, Equity Pictures Medienfonds GmbH & Co. KG II, Go Fish Pictures See more »
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Crystal Falls: Is that what it was like? Like TV?
Dean Stiffle: No - it wasn't like that at all.
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Performed by Placebo
Written by Brian Molko and Placebo
Courtesy of Virgin Records
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The movie stars both Jamie Bell and Lou Taylor Pucci, who were both featured in music videos by Green Day from the "American Idiot" album. Bell appears in "Wake Me Up When September Ends" and Pucci appears in "Jesus of Suburbia" as St. Jimmy. See more »Goofs
When Billy is hit by the police car and is airborne, he sees an aircraft that he identifies as a P-38 Lightning. The aircraft in question was used during WWII. It was a twin piston-engine, propeller-driven, multirole fighter-bomber. Again, the twin contrails shown would have been unlikely to have formed. See more »Quotes
Dean Stiffle: I read the statistics, that the average kid sees something like, 10,000 dead bodies on TV before he turns 18.Crystal Falls: Is that what it was like? Like TV?
Dean Stiffle: No - it wasn't like that at all.
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Soundtracks
Pure MorningPerformed by Placebo
Written by Brian Molko and Placebo
Courtesy of Virgin Records
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I was expecting not to relate well to this film, even though I wanted to like it as our son was the director of photography. I had heard that it was similar to American Beauty which I liked but I didn't need another film about dysfunctional middle and upper class families living in suburbia.I was very pleasantly surprised when I saw it on Tuesday night, July 26th in Portland at a screening. The script is incredibly creative and not at all like American Beauty. It is unfair to compare the two films. In addition, the acting, the directing, and of course, the cinematography are superb as is the music. There is humor to break the tension. The film, itself, keeps one wide awake and waiting to see what will happen to each of the characters. I was not at all disappointed and plan to see it again as I believe there are layers in this film that one will catch in repeated viewings. It is hard to tell anyone what this film is about as it doesn't fit any particular genre, but don't miss it as I think this is the kind of film that people will be talking about for a long time.