Numb (I) (2007)

A chronically depressed screenwriter desperately tries to cure his condition when he meets the girl of his dreams.

Director:

Harris Goldberg

Writer:

Harris Goldberg

Stars:

Matthew Perry, Lynn Collins, Kevin Pollak

2 wins.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Matthew Perry	...	Hudson Milbank
Lynn Collins	...	Sara Harrison
Kevin Pollak	...	Tom
Bob Gunton	...	Dr. Townshend
Helen Shaver	...	Audrey Milbank
William B. Davis	...	Peter Milbank
Mary Steenburgen	...	Dr. Blaine
Benjamin Ratner	...	Stan Milbank (as Ben Rattner)
Noah Danby	...	Tim
Monique Ganderton	...	Debra
Mark Acheson	...	Homeless Guy
Patricia Harras	...	Dr. Simon
Brad Ganes	...	John
Ingrid Torrance	...	Female Psychologist
Brian George	...	Dr. Richmond

Storyline

Hudson Milbank is a successful Hollywood screenwriter who suddenly and strangely finds himself without any emotional feelings. He tries doctor after doctor and shrink after shrink, but nothing works. The Golf Channel, lesbian exercise classes and a dizzying variety of pills get him through the day, but don't quite solve his problem. His writing partner tries everything to get him back to normal, but it's not until Hudson meets Sara that he finds a real motivation to get better and to actually start feeling again. From the writer of Deuce Bigalow, comes NUMB, a romantic comedy following an unusual man looking for strange love.

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Plot Keywords:

depression | crotch shot | brother brother relationship | pharmacist | nudity | 

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Taglines:

Love is better unmedicated.

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Genres:

Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language, some drug use and sexual content/nudity

Details

Official Sites:

Official soundtrack site

Country:

Canada USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

14 June 2008 (UK)

Also Known As:

Fapofa

Filming Locations:

Langley, British Columbia, Canada

Box Office

Budget:

$3,300,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Fries Film Group, Insight Film Studios, Paul Schiff Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

93 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

When he and Sara are driving in the car just before they get to the strip club you can see through the back window that the car is turning right, but he doesn't move the steering wheel at all to turn right.

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Quotes

Hudson: She was obviously attracted to unstable guys... Which was perfect.

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Soundtracks

"Hardened Heart Blues"
Performed by The Go
Written by Bobby Harlow and John Krautner
Courtesy of North Star Media and Superstring Entertainment

User Reviews

lovely film

i just saw this film at the Austin film festival. I had no idea what to expect and i was delighted with the results. Mathew Perry delivers a fantastic understated performance. I really wasn't a fan of his and when I heard he was in it, truthfully i wanted to see it less. But i've changes my tune completely, l'm a definite fan now, he sunk his teeth into this role and really let go of his usual bag of comedic tricks.

The writer/director knows what he is doing. He injected just enough, just just enough comedy into the movie to make the disturbing and hard to handle subject matter palatable. I really found the movie a delight and the the whole theatre was laughing in agreement with me. Go see it, its really something!