A darkly satiric story about life crumbling in the midst of a seemingly idyllic suburbia.
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Arie Posin
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Title: The Chumscrubber (2005)
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Jamie Bell | ... | Dean | |
| Camilla Belle | ... | Crystal | |
| Justin Chatwin | ... | Billy | |
| Glenn Close | ... | Mrs. Johnson | |
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Kathi Copeland | ... | Parent #1 (as Kathy Copeland) |
| Rory Culkin | ... | Charlie Stiffle | |
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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 | |
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Susan Hegarty | ... | Aide to Mayor Ebbs |
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The Chumscrubber starts out with Troy, a normal teenager who supplies "feel good" pills to everyone in his high school (this way he spreads happiness all around). But when his friend Dean pays him a visit, Dean discovers Troy has hanged himself in his bedroom during one of his mother's pool parties. After the death, three local teens: Billy, Lee, and Crystal, want what's left of Troy's stash of pills and they know that Dean is the only one who knows where they are. But when Dean refuses to get the pills, the three teens kidnap Dean's little brother, until they realize they've kidnapped the wrong kid. Written by Anonymous
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Billy: I did.
Mr. Peck: You're going to fix that.
Billy: It's my room...
Mr. Peck: No, this is not your room. This is a room in my house. This is my room.
Billy: ...Then you can fix it.
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One of the two movies released in 2005 that starred Glenn Close, Jason Isaacs, and William Fichtner as part of the ensemble casting. The other film was Nine Lives (2005). See more »Goofs
Before Dean unlocks the door to Troy's apartment, there's a shot where you see Dean from inside Troy's apartment. In that shot, you can see the gap between the door and the door frame that the deadbolt is not locked. You can also see the thumbscrew on the door knob is in the typical unlocked position. But Troy gets a hidden key to unlock a door that's not locked. See more »Quotes
Mr. Peck: Who put that knife in the wall?Billy: I did.
Mr. Peck: You're going to fix that.
Billy: It's my room...
Mr. Peck: No, this is not your room. This is a room in my house. This is my room.
Billy: ...Then you can fix it.
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Language:
EnglishRelease Date:
5 October 2006 (Germany) See more »Also Known As:
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Box Office
Budget:
$6,800,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend USA:
$28,548, 7 August 2005Gross USA:
$52,597Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$351,401Company Credits
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El Camino Pictures, Equity Pictures Medienfonds GmbH & Co. KG II, Go Fish Pictures See more »
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I was caught off guard with this movie. I had heard great things about it and knew it was gonna be pretty good but I didn't expect it to actually deliver so well. All of the (young) cast are really great actors and am looking forward to more of their work. Glenn Close was good in it and so were most of the other adults. I've heard a lot of people compare this movie to Donnie Darko and I don't really get that. Although DD is a really good movie it's totally about two different things. I thought that Rory Culkin was underused and should have had at least one more scene in the movie. Billy (Justin Chatwin) who at first didn't seem really believable as the school bully(he seemed too pretty boy) ended growing on me and I actually started to have a strong dislike for the kid. Crystal (Camilla Belle) did a great job as well. Dean (Jamie Bell) has really gotten my interest too. He's a great actor and I look forward to whatever it is he does next. I highly recommend watching this movie and in fact have already told about 10 people about it.