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Overview

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Director:

Burr Steers

Writer (WGA):

Burr Steers (written by)

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Release Date:

1 May 2003 (Austria) more

Genre:

Comedy | Drama more

Tagline:

Insanity is relative

Plot:

A young man's peculiar upbringing renders him unable to competently cope with the struggle of growing up. full summary | add synopsis

Awards:

Nominated for 2 Golden Globes. Another 7 wins & 8 nominations more

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Coming of age for the new millenum. more (221 total)


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Additional Details

MPAA:

Rated R for language, sexuality and drug content.

Runtime:

98 min | Argentina:99 min (Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1 more

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Company:

United Artists more


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Trivia:

Writer/director Burr Steers originally intended to make this a novel, not a movie. more

Goofs:

Continuity: Despite talk throughout the film of a passage of time, the coming of summer, the advent of fall, and the approach of Christmas, the entire film was clearly shot over a very short time in the fall. In the scene outside the campus where DH tells Igby his mother is having a mastectomy, for example, DH talks about staying with him "this summer," yet there are dead leaves on the ground and bare trees. more

Quotes:

Sookie: What kind of name is 'Igby'?
Igby: The kind of name that someone named 'Sookie' is in no position to question.
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Movie Connections:

References Viskningar och rop (1972) more

Soundtrack:

Ibuki Reconstruction more


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33 out of 44 people found the following comment useful.
Coming of age for the new millenum., 23 September 2002
Author: Julie (julieanorris@hotmail.com) from Seattle, WA

This film was amazing. The acting, the characters, the plot and the visual story were all so refined. This was a film that defines the new adage 'Quiet is the new loud' and sets a new standard for coming of age films. Much like The Royal Tenenbaums, this film was full of a dysfunctional family that although unlike anything in most viewers' experience, was real and honest and touched a part of all of us. Also like the aforementioned film, this movie's soundtrack was so well picked and so well executed, I was overwhelmed.

Burr Steers, a first time screenwriter and director? Is he perhaps channeling his uncle, Gore Vidal, to write and direct this amazing tale? I can't wait to see more from him. Kieran Culkin is equally as promising. He acted the part with such a surreal mix of sullen intelligence, backwards bravery and touching empathy that Igby came to life the moment he hit the screen. Jeff Goldblum and Susan Sarandon were also perfectly cast and were outstanding... I can't mention each of them as there was too much to gush about.

I highly recommend that you run out and see this, but bring a tissue and plan to go celebrate the irony of life and all it's imperfections after you go!

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