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The Chumscrubber

  • 20052005
  • RR
  • 1h 48m
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
19K
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Jamie Bell in The Chumscrubber (2005)
Theatrical Trailer from Picturehouse Entertainment
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ComedyDrama
A darkly satiric story about life crumbling in the midst of a seemingly idyllic suburbia.A darkly satiric story about life crumbling in the midst of a seemingly idyllic suburbia.A darkly satiric story about life crumbling in the midst of a seemingly idyllic suburbia.
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
19K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Arie Posin
  • Writers
    • Zac Stanford(screenplay)
    • Arie Posin(story)
  • Stars
    • Jamie Bell
    • Allison Janney
    • Rory Culkin
  • Director
    • Arie Posin
  • Writers
    • Zac Stanford(screenplay)
    • Arie Posin(story)
  • Stars
    • Jamie Bell
    • Allison Janney
    • Rory Culkin
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 139User reviews
    • 70Critic reviews
    • 41Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

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    The Chumscrubber
    Trailer 2:19
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    Camilla Belle, Jamie Bell, Justin Chatwin, Thomas Curtis, Lou Taylor Pucci, and Richard Gleason in The Chumscrubber (2005)
    Ralph Fiennes and Rita Wilson in The Chumscrubber (2005)
    Camilla Belle and Justin Chatwin in The Chumscrubber (2005)
    Jamie Bell in The Chumscrubber (2005)
    Glenn Close in The Chumscrubber (2005)
    Arie Posin at an event for The Chumscrubber (2005)
    Camilla Belle, Jamie Bell, Justin Chatwin, and Lou Taylor Pucci at an event for The Chumscrubber (2005)
    Camilla Belle at an event for The Chumscrubber (2005)
    Camilla Belle at an event for The Chumscrubber (2005)
    Jamie Bell at an event for The Chumscrubber (2005)
    Justin Chatwin at an event for The Chumscrubber (2005)
    Lou Taylor Pucci at an event for The Chumscrubber (2005)

    Top cast

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    Jamie Bell
    Jamie Bell
    • Dean
    Allison Janney
    Allison Janney
    • Allie Stiffle
    Rory Culkin
    Rory Culkin
    • Charlie Stiffle
    Glenn Close
    Glenn Close
    • Mrs. Johnson
    Camilla Belle
    Camilla Belle
    • Crystal
    Justin Chatwin
    Justin Chatwin
    • Billy
    Kathi Copeland
    • Parent #1
    • (as Kathy Copeland)
    Thomas Curtis
    • Charlie Bratley
    Tim DeKay
    Tim DeKay
    • Mr. Peck
    David Ellison
    David Ellison
    • Student #1
    • (as David Ellsion)
    William Fichtner
    William Fichtner
    • Mr. Bill Stiffle
    Ralph Fiennes
    Ralph Fiennes
    • Mayor Michael Ebbs
    Richard Gleason
    Richard Gleason
    • Parent #2
    Caroline Goodall
    Caroline Goodall
    • Mrs. Parker
    John Heard
    John Heard
    • Officer Lou Bratley
    Susan Hegarty
    • Aide to Mayor Ebbs
    Lauren Holly
    Lauren Holly
    • Boutique Owner
    Jason Isaacs
    Jason Isaacs
    • Mr. Parker
    • Director
      • Arie Posin
    • Writers
      • Zac Stanford(screenplay) (story)
      • Arie Posin(story)
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      The boy that gets kidnapped is playing on a Euphonium, not a Tuba.
    • Goofs
      The "tuba" that Charlie Bratley plays is not a tuba at all but a euphonium. A band student would know that.
    • Quotes

      Crystal Falls: You really don't care what people think, do you?

      Dean Stiffle: No, I really don't.

      Crystal Falls: That's a nice trick.

      Dean Stiffle: Thanks, I studied in the far east.

      Crystal Falls: Maybe you can show me how it's done?

      Dean Stiffle: Step one? Years of ridicule.

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    • Soundtracks
      The Bitter End
      Performed by Placebo

      Written by Brian Molko and Placebo

      Courtesy of Virgin Records

    User reviews139

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    Pretentious and Derivative
    This movie (please don't call it a "film") is a mish-mosh of styles, themes and techniques lifted from the library of films these dudes must have adored in their short lives (movies like Heathers and Edward Scissorhands). All of these wishful elements that hope to become a film never gel. It really can be summed up in one word: boring. It tries way too hard but ultimately says nothing. Do we need another movie about disaffected teens in a twisted, exaggerated suburbia with crazy Danny Elfmanesque music? Yeah, there's a lot of "hype" about the movie. That's what you get when people spend $ advertising and realize they made a mistake in financing this project. A few performances are good but most are two dimensional. The whole film is two dimensional and superficial, which is ironic because if you try real hard to piece together a theme for this project I think the kids who made it were trying to make a statement against such superficiality. If you find yourself noticing the blue eyeliner on "Crystal's" eyes so much you have to draw only one conclusion -- the story is SO boring, that I'm watching the chick's eyeliner.

    We saw this movie at the academy and most in the audience were 70+ years old. But these folks have worked in the business their whole lives and know movies. Guess what they did at the end of the movie? They hissed! The auditorium was full of hissing seniors. Never once have I been to a screening at the academy and heard grandma and grandpa hissing. That was the most entertaining part of the entire evening.

    If you want to see an artful film about teenagers go rent "The Virgin Suicides". There's a film where technique exists as a storytelling device as opposed to the technique used in Chumscrubbers which merely exists as a mechanism for the filmmakers to show how "cool" they are.
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    • Jul 12, 2005

    Details

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    • Release date
      • October 5, 2006 (Germany)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • Germany
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Untitled Arie Posin Project
    • Filming locations
      • Calabasas, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • El Camino Pictures
      • Equity Pictures Medienfonds GmbH & Co. KG II
      • Go Fish Pictures
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $6,800,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $52,597
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $28,548
      • Aug 7, 2005
    • Gross worldwide
      • $351,401
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 48 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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