Igby Goes Down is a personal tale about a 17 year old misfit boy who copes with his mother's cancer and his father's insanity by pursuing relationships with older women. Truly an intellectual, Igby is a modern day Holden Caulfield, and the world he lives in is far removed from the high standards of expectation he holds for it.
Written by Dan Bloggs
Writer/director Burr Steers originally intended to make this a novel, not a movie.
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Goofs
Crew or equipment visible:
When Sookie enters the loft for the first time, she doesn't close the door all the way, and the door dramatically swings open, and then is shut by and unseen crewperson.
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Quotes
[first lines]
Igby:
Why couldn't she have been a fucking smoker. Oliver:
This has nothing to do with her being in such wonderful shape. The cause of our trouble was our inability to come up with a drug short of paint thinner, that would be at least somewhat novel to her system. She's built up a tolerance to everything. Igby:
A tolerance? She's taking her fucking afternoon nap. See more »
"The Weight"
(1968) Written by Robbie Robertson (as R. Robertson) Performed by Travis Travis appear courtesy of Independiente/SINE a division of Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd.
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