Fletcher Munson is a lethargic, passive worker for a Scientology-like self-help corporation called Eventualism. After the death of a colleague, he is promoted to the job of writing speeches for T. Azimuth Schwitters, the founder and head of the group. He uses this as an excuse to be emotionally and romantically distant from his wife, who, he discovers, is having an affair with his doppelganger, a dentist named Dr. Jeffrey Korchek. As Munson fumbles with the speech and Korchek becomes obsessed with a new patient, a psychotic exterminator named Elmo Oxygen goes around the town seducing lonely wives and taking photographs of his genitals.
Written by Gary Dickerson <slug@mail.utexas.edu>
Steven Soderbergh cast his ex-wife, Betsy Brantley, to play his character's wife. Their two characters were a husband and wife who had drifted apart and could not communicate.
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Goofs
Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers):
The word "circumcised" is misspelled on Elmo's truck.
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Quotes
Fletcher Munson:
[sunnily, on homecoming]
Generic greeting! Mrs. Munson:
[warmly]
Generic greeting returned!
[they kiss and chuckle at each other]
Fletcher Munson:
Imminent sustenance. Mrs. Munson:
Overly dramatic statement regarding upcoming meal. Fletcher Munson:
Oooh! False reaction indicating hunger and excitement! See more »
Crazy Credits
The closing credits for "Schizopolis," which do not include any
cast or crew names, appear to occupy one single frame of film.
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