Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
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Ted Beckman | ... | Stoner Guy |
Benjamin Bratt | ... | Matt Schramm | |
Vincent D'Onofrio | ... | Mike Cobb | |
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Arvin V. Entena | ... | Perry Lyman's Assistant |
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Tyler Gannon | ... | Stoner Chick |
Kelli Garner | ... | Rebecca | |
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Allen Go | ... | Biology Teacher |
Dakota O'Hara | ... | Girl on Plane (as Dakota Goldhor) | |
Walter Kirn | ... | Debate Judge | |
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Kit Koenig | ... | Principal |
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Sarah Lucht | ... | English Teacher |
Eric Normington | ... | Hotel Desk Clerk | |
Nancy O'Dell | ... | Self | |
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Lanette Prazeau | ... | School Nurse |
Lou Taylor Pucci | ... | Justin Cobb (as Lou Pucci) |
Justin is a teenager boy, who has an oral obsession with his thumb. His mother seems to be a normal housekeeper, but she has her own obsessions as well, like a crush on a TV-star. The only person who's aware of Justin's problem is his father, manager in a store, but none of his advices seem to be working for Justin. The kid is signed up in a debate workshop, but the thing isn't going well, because he has his mind in a pretty classmate and, of course, in his thumb, affecting all the rest of his classes. So, Justin is a loner kid in the school, who prefers to lock himself in the bathroom and suck his thumb. Justin's dentist, a mystical-hippie person, will try to help to overcome his thumb problem, through the hypnosis. But the school's psychologist will diagnose Justin with the Attention Deficit Disorder, and will prescribe him some drugs. Suddenly, Justin's problem with his thumb will disappear, becoming an hyperactive genius, winning several debate contests and the admiration from his... Written by Alejandro Frias
I sucked my thumb as a child. But unlike Lou Taylor Pucci's character in this film, I had quit sucking my thumb long before high school. Justin is a senior in high school, he's shy, awkward, insecure, and his self-esteem is not helped by the fact that he's a 17 year-old thumbsucker. At its core, Thumbsucker is an adorable teenage comedy about addictions, bad habits, and the emotional crutches we reply on whenever we feel pain. Thanks to his hippy, new-age orthodontist (Keanu Reeves), Justin is hypnotized into thinking his thumb tastes horrible, so he quits. But the end of one addiction merely marks the beginning of the next, and Justin soon convinces himself that his ADHD medication will change his life. But why are we so consumed with changing? Is thumb-sucking really such a bad habit after all? It's healthier than smoking crack. Thumbsucker is pure joy from beginning to end.