The Chumscrubber

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Ralph Fiennes
Michael Ebbs

Jamie Bell
Dean Stiffle

Carrie-Anne Moss
Jerri Falls

Rita Wilson
Terri Bratley

Glenn Close
Mrs. Johnson

Allison Janney
Mrs. Stiffle

Camilla Belle
Crystal Falls

Justin Chatwin
Billy

Rory Culkin
Charlie Stiffle

Lauren Holly
Boutique Owner

Arie Posin
Director

Bob Yari
Executive Producer

Lawrence Bender
Producer

Bonnie Curtis
Producer

Zac Stanford
Writer

Lawrence Sher
Cinematographer

William S. Scharf
Film Editor

Anya Colloff
Casting

Amy McIntyre Britt
Casting

Patti Podesta
Production Design

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• Jun 22, 2011

  In suburbia, a teen who recently discovered the dead body of his best friend must recover the dead kid's drugs before his classmates kill a kidnapped boy. I was reminded of <i>Alpha Dog</i> when the victim of a drug-related kidnapping rather enjoys the experience compared to the stifled restrictions of suburbia, but there is more going on here, and nothing about the drug-dealing lifestyle is glorified. The film's message, condemning the self-absorbed nature of the suburban parents and seeing the kids growing up too fast, encountering issues way beyond their age group, is entirely clear. However, the film's tone is uneven. Often I thought that there were two conflicting styles at play: the parents were in a scathing satire, with Mrs. Johnson's repeated "I in no way blame you for Troy's death" and Michael's vacant-eyed dalliances, and the kids were in a teen drama in the vein of <i>Havoc</i>. This juxtaposition works sometimes, but most of the time I was left wondering if these styles would ever converge; they do eventually, but it's too late and too little. Overall, I'm sympathetic to the film's argument, and I think much of it is well-done, but there
  Jim H Super Reviewer
• Dec 22, 2010

  Along the style of a Donnie Darko.... I enjoyed this movie just because it is different than the regurgitated Adam Sadler crap that is always out there! Jamie Bell is a fine actor. Ralph Fiennes could have just stayed home, his character in no way added anything to the movie for me.
  Thomas J Super Reviewer
• Oct 25, 2010

  While I appreciated the overall purpose/message of the story, I felt the movie was put together rather poorly. The characters were over-worked and hard to like, the plot was holey, and the cinematography was less than fabulous. In other words, this is one of those movies that could've been great but ended up rather mediocre.
  Cynthia S Super Reviewer
• Oct 02, 2010

  Indie comedy drama about the weirdness of small suburban towns. This one in particular becomes weirder than normal when schoolboy Deans best friend, and school drug supplier, Troy commits suicide, drying up the drug chain. Trouble is, Dean hasn't told any of the adults about Troys suicide, knowing that they're far to wrapped up in their own lives to care about anything/one else so he finds himself in a spot of bother when a local gang tell Dean to supply the drugs from now on, something Dean has no idea about, so when he refuses, the gang kidknap who they believe is Deans brother, potentially causing a shitstorm for everybody. If the grown ups bother to take notice that is. This has a great cast including acting veterans Glenn Close, Ralph Fiennes and Willian Finchner(not sure if thats his proper name, you know who i mean!) alongside relative newcomers Jamie Bell, Lou Taylor Pucci, Rory Culkin and the stunning Camilla Belle, who i've never seen in a film before but will definately be looking out for, who all give great performances. This is quite a strange one, i guess you could say its what would happen if David Lynch tried to make a normal suburban comedy! Entertaining and cool, nonetheless.
  Adam M Super Reviewer

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