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The Chumscrubber
2005
The Chumscrubber is a dark comedy about the lives of people who live in upper-class suburbia. It all begins when Dean Stiffle (Jamie Bell) finds the body of his friend, Troy. He doesn't bother telling any of the adults because he knows they won't care. Everyone in town is too self consumed to worry about anything else than .. Read more
| Starring | Carrie-Anne Moss, Ralph Fiennes, John Heard, Jamie Bell |
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| Director | Arie Posin |
| Genres | Drama |
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The Chumscrubber
The Chumscrubber is a dark comedy about the lives of people who live in upper-class suburbia. It all begins when Dean Stiffle (Jamie Bell) finds the body of his friend, Troy. He doesn't bother telling any of the adults because he knows they won't care. Everyone in town is too self consumed to worry about anything else than themselves. And everybody is on some form of drug just to get themselves through the day. After Troy's death, local drug dealers (Camilla Belle, Justin Chatwin, Lou Taylor Pucci) at the school run out of their stash. They threaten to kill Dean's brother unless he get Troy's stash for them, however it turns out that they kidnapped the wrong kid!
| Starring | Carrie-Anne Moss, Ralph Fiennes, John Heard, Jamie Bell, Rita Wilson, Glenn Close, William Fichtner |
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| Director | Arie Posin |
| Studio | ICON HOME ENTERTAINMENT |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 44 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Drama |
| Language | English |
| Released | DVD: 17 Sep 2007 Production year: 2005 |
| Format | DVD |
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Welcome to suburbanville. Mom (Allison Janney) is peddling vitamins as a radical life system solution. Dad (William Fichtner) is prescribing stronger medications to patients across the country... read more »
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29 out of 29 people found this review helpful
Bizarre
I went to see Cumscrubber without knowing anything about it and found the experience pretty bizarre. It's a weird combination of smalltown American soap opera, teen drama and David Lynchian weirdness. The nearest comparison I can make is Donnie Darko, but without the time travel / rabbit stuff. Fantastic cast, some excellent dialogue and some unpredictable twists make it an interesting and involving film. However, I found the Chumscrubber video game / tv show that the kids watch throughout the film to be a concept shoehorned into the plot with no relevance to the rest of the movie. Otherwise, recommended!
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2 out of 2 people found this review helpful
Excellent performance by Jamie bell
This entertaining story about the dangers of drugs is entertaining and witty but a little far fetched to be believable. First class performance by Jamie Bell.
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The Chumscrubber
- 04 Jun 2007
Welcome to suburbanville. Mom (Allison Janney) is peddling vitamins as a radical life system solution. Dad (William Fichtner) is prescribing stronger medications to patients across the country by way of his best-selling self-help books. Even the town motto promises 'Carefree Living'. So when Dean (Jamie Bell) discovers his best friend Troy - the most enterprising drug pusher in high school - hanging from a noose in his poolside cabana, he doesn't know if he feels anything much at all. Still,... Read more
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The Chumscrubber is a dark comedy about the lives of people who live in upper-class suburbia. It all begins when Dean Stiffle (Jamie Bell) finds the body of his friend, Troy. He doesn't bother ... -