Choking Man

2006, Drama, 1h 24m

34 Reviews 500+ Ratings

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Quirky animated interludes fail to lift this dull US immigrant indie out of its introverted torpid state. Read critic reviews

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Movie Info

Ecuadorian immigrant Jorge (Octavio Gómez Berrios) makes a meager living scrubbing dishes in a Queens, N.Y. diner. Constantly harassed by the restaurant's overbearing manager, Jerry (Aaron Paul), Jorge yearns for romance with the new waitress, Amy (Eugenia Yuan). But he's hampered by his severe shyness and the fact that Jerry's also interested in her. While working his life away and dying on the inside, Jorge escapes to a series of vividly imagined fantasy worlds.
  • Genre:
    Drama
  • Original Language:
    English
  • Director:
    Steve Barron
  • Producer:
    Steve Barron, Zachary Mortensen, Joshua Zeman
  • Writer:
    Steve Barron
  • Release Date (Theaters):
     limited
  • Release Date (Streaming):
  • Box Office (Gross USA):
    $4.2K
  • Runtime:
  • Distributor:
    International Film Circuit [us]
  • Production Co:
    Ghost Robot

Cast & Crew

Mandy Patinkin
Rick
Octavio Gómez Berríos
Jorge
Eugenia Yuan
Amy
Aaron Paul
Jerry
Kate Buddeke
Terri
Paolo Andino
Choking Man
Oliver Barron
Construction Worker
Philippe Brenninkmeyer
Germanic Man
Marika Daciuk
Rick's Wife
Rupak Ginn
Din
Al Roffe
Cook
Steve Barron
Director
Steve Barron
Writer
Steve Barron
Producer
Christian Brockey
Line Producer
Zachary Mortensen
Producer
Joshua Zeman
Producer
Nicholas J. Sumner
Original Music
Antoine Vivas-Denisov
Cinematographer
Jon Griggs
Film Editor
Todd Holmes
Film Editor
Ellyn Long Marshall
Casting
Maria E. Nelson
Casting
Ethan Tobman
Production Design
Tyler Q. Rosen
Art Direction
Shannon Finnerty
Set Decoration
Rebecca Hofherr
Costume Designer
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Critic Reviews for Choking Man

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Audience Reviews for Choking Man

  • Jan 18, 2010
    a young chiness woman starts work at a diner, where a very shy young man works the dishes, here we see the two charactors, going about there work days, the guy having some spark with the girl, but shyness overcoming him, and all the while, work problems coming up, nicely handled indie drama, setin queens newyork, looking realstic, a nice story and all charactors adding something
    scott g Super Reviewer
  • Oct 16, 2009
    I dont really know what to think of this movie.It was good but depressing
    Brody M Super Reviewer
  • Jul 01, 2008
    The patiently-paced film is meant to draw us into the small community of people who work at a diner, and "touching moments" where these characters connect, are more the style than any kind of a "thriller" theme. In any case, overall it's a high quality film and well worth seeing if you get the chance, but you won't be missing much if you don't.
    El Hombre I Super Reviewer
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