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Music-video director Mike Mills's feature-length debut, 'Thumbsucker', is an offbeat, unique film about the trials and tribulations of a relatively normal family living in Oregon. The black comedy stars Lou Pucci as Justin Cobb, a 17-year-old who still sucks his thumb, infuriating his tough father, Mike (Vincent D'Onofrio), a .. Read more
| Starring | Lou Taylor Pucci, Tilda Swinton, Vincent D'Onofrio, Vincent D'Onofrio |
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| Director | Mike Mills |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama |
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Music-video director Mike Mills's feature-length debut, 'Thumbsucker', is an offbeat, unique film about the trials and tribulations of a relatively normal family living in Oregon. The black comedy stars Lou Pucci as Justin Cobb, a 17-year-old who still sucks his thumb, infuriating his tough father, Mike (Vincent D'Onofrio), a high-school football star who never made it to the pros because of a knee injury. Justin's mother, Audrey (Tilda Swinton), is a nurse who is developing an odd crush on TV actor Matt Schramm (Benjamin Bratt). Meanwhile, Justin becomes more interested in Rebecca (Kelli Garner) than arguing with his peers as a member of Mr. Geary's (Vince Vaughn) debate team. To rid Justin of his thumbsucking habit as well as other weird things that begin happening after his Zen-like orthodontist, Perry Lyman (Keanu Reeves), hypnotises him he is put on medication to combat attention deficit disorder, which further complicates his life and his relationships with friends, family, and teachers. Pucci is magnificent in the title role, capturing just the right nuances in his portrayal of a troubled teenager. The rest of the cast is excellent as well, especially D'Onofrio as a father unable to show his emotions, Vaughn as a cool teacher, and Reeves as a wacked-out dentist. The Polyphonic Spree composed songs for the film, which is based on a novel by Walter Kirn.
| Starring | Lou Taylor Pucci, Tilda Swinton, Vincent D'Onofrio, Vincent D'Onofrio, Kelli Garner, Keanu Reeves, Vince Vaughn, Benjamin Bratt |
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| Director | Mike Mills |
| Studio | SONY PICTURES HOME ENTERTAINMENT |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 32 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Hearing-impaired | English |
| Subtitles | DVD: English |
| Released | Production year: 2005 To Rent: DVD: 20 Mar 2006 |
Thumbsucker, originally a novel by Walter Kirn, comes to our screens from first-time writer-director Mike Mills. read more »
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Not comedy, no explosions
I am quite surprised at the main write up for this film, firstly because the film is placed in the'comedy' genre, which I do not think it is, and ... read more »
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thumbsucker load problem
This film looks great! but I cant seem to get a dvd that loads, just wondering if anyone else has had this problem?
The folk at love film have been ... read more »
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Thumbsucker
Persevere with this - it's a delightful tale.
Worth it for Benjamin Bratt's investigative procedure, I'll say no more
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'Thumbsucker'
unusual film but quite enjoyable if nothing else to watch.
New comedy Thumbsucker is released in the UK today, and with a strong cast that includes Tilda Swinton, Vince Vaughn and Keanu Reeves, it is sure to prove popular with cinemagoers. The film tells the story of a teenager, Justin Cobb, who has Attention Deficit Disorder, and can't help but suck his thumb. He is put on prescription drugs to try and help him yet nothing but chaos ensues. The lead role is played by Lou Taylor Pucci, who won Best Actor awards at the Berlin and Sundance film festivals. Read more