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25 August 2005 (Greece) moreTagline:
Meet Generation RxPlot:
The Chumscrubber is a darkly satiric story about life crumbling in the midst of a seemingly idyllic suburbia. full summary | full synopsisAwards:
1 nomination moreNewsDesk:
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Run of the mill quirky teen drama / thriller / sci-fi moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Jamie Bell | ... | Dean |
 | Camilla Belle | ... | Crystal |
 | Justin Chatwin | ... | Billy |
 | Glenn Close | ... | Carrie Johnson |
 | Kathi Copeland | ... | Parent #1 (as Kathy Copeland) |
 | Rory Culkin | ... | Charlie Stiffle |
| Thomas Curtis | ... | Charlie Bratley |
 | Tim DeKay | ... | Mr. Peck |
| David Ellison | ... | Student #1 (as David Ellsion) |
 | William Fichtner | ... | Mr. Bill Stiffle |
 | Ralph Fiennes | ... | Mayor Michael Ebbs |
 | Richard Gleason | ... | Parent #2 |
 | Caroline Goodall | ... | Mrs. Parker |
 | John Heard | ... | Officer Lou Bratley |
| Susan Hegarty | ... | Aide to Mayor Ebbs |
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Also Known As:
Glück in kleinen Dosen (Germany)Untitled Arie Posin Project (USA) (working title)
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Rated R for language, violent content, drug material and some sexuality.Parents Guide:
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2.35 : 1 moreCertification:
UK:15 | Australia:MA | Italy:VM14 | Germany:12 | New Zealand:R13 | Portugal:M/16 | Finland:K-13 | Argentina:16 | USA:RFun Stuff
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Continuity: When Dean and Crystal are talking in the lunch line, the same female extra walks by twice in only a few seconds. moreQuotes:
Crystal Falls: You know if I ate that stuff everyday, I'd have a big fat ass.Dean Stiffle: And is that your greatest fear?
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Ever since Donnie Darko - that excellent half teen satire / half sci fi and horror movie - it seems like it is all of the rage at the moment to make Donnie Darko-esquire movies.
Chumscrubber tells the story of a teenager who gets caught up in a drug dealing ring at his high school. It is set against the backdrop of a dysfunctional suburbia nightmare (a la Desperate Housewives).
I never really connected to Chumscrubber. I mean - the acting is pretty good and the plot is sort of "fairly original" but it didn't really do it for me.
Maybe I found the whole drug dealing syndicate a bit convoluted - or maybe I thought I had seen this sort of thing before (eg: Donnie Darko) - and done so much better...
Most of the characters are pretty vile and unappealing (see Billy).
It was OK - but maybe I missed something...?