This weirdly comic film strips off the gloss of youthful beauty to explore the darker side of childhood and ask what happens when the wilful, needy child within refuses to grow up.
Chuck & Buck (2000)
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Reviews Counted:83
Fresh:70
Rotten:13
Average Rating:7/10
Consensus: Poignant, unsettling.
Runtime: 1 hr 37 mins
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: Miguel Arteta's (STAR MAPS) sophomore directorial effort is the disturbing, heartbreaking, and comic tale of Buck O'Brien, a 27-year-old with a serious case of arrested development. Buck, played by... Miguel Arteta's (STAR MAPS) sophomore directorial effort is the disturbing, heartbreaking, and comic tale of Buck O'Brien, a 27-year-old with a serious case of arrested development. Buck, played by Mike White, who also wrote the screenplay, is a man with the social skills of an 11-year-old, still living in his childhood past surrounded by toys, his favorite candy (Blow Pops), and photos of his one and only friend, Chuck. After his mother's death, Buck writes to Chuck, whom he hasn't seen since they were boys. Chuck, played by director Chris Weitz (AMERICAN PIE), comes to the funeral with his fiancée, Carlyn (Beth Colt), only to discover that Buck has developed an eccentric, intense fixation on him. When Chuck, now called Charlie, makes an offhand invitation for Buck to visit them in L.A., Buck packs up his toys and moves there. He begins stalking the increasingly wary and angry Charlie, a handsome, successful record producer who feels his perfect life threatened by Buck's hints about their past. A funny, discomfiting tale of sexual obsession with a twist, CHUCK & BUCK continually engages and surprises viewers with Buck's frantic, yet oddly sympathetic, quest for love. [More]
Starring: Mike White, Chris Weitz, Lupe Ontiveros, Beth Colt
Starring: Mike White, Chris Weitz, Lupe Ontiveros, Beth Colt, Paul Weitz
Director: Miguel Arteta
Director: Miguel Arteta
Screenwriter: Mike White
Producer: Matthew Greenfield
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Reviews for Chuck & Buck
...neither of the principals is a likable character and Buck's inappropriate behaviors quickly become genuinely annoying...
Chuck & Buck is a beacon of intelligent oddity in another summer of sameness.
Chuck & Buck won't make for the most relaxed evening's entertainment by any means, but it is funny and daring, and well worth the occasional shudder.
It is about someone who is desperate to find someone to love him, more than it is about homosexuality.
Chuck & Buck is deceptively spare, thoroughly smart storytelling with engaging performances.
Childhood innocence, homo-erotic fantasies, and an endless flow of suck-em stand-in blow-pops all have their beguiling, unsettling moments.
Unquestionably one of the most affecting, unusual and daring movies of this year.
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