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Wristcutters: A Love Story

  • 20062006
  • RR
  • 1h 28m
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
56K
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Wristcutters: A Love Story (2006)
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A film set in a strange afterlife way station that has been reserved for people who have committed suicide.A film set in a strange afterlife way station that has been reserved for people who have committed suicide.A film set in a strange afterlife way station that has been reserved for people who have committed suicide.

IMDb RATING
7.2/10
56K
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  • Director
    • Goran Dukic
  • Writers
    • Goran Dukic
    • Etgar Keret(novella: "Kneller's Happy Campers")
  • Stars
    • Patrick Fugit
    • Shea Whigham
    • Tom Waits
  • Director
    • Goran Dukic
  • Writers
    • Goran Dukic
    • Etgar Keret(novella: "Kneller's Happy Campers")
  • Stars
    • Patrick Fugit
    • Shea Whigham
    • Tom Waits
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 108User reviews
    • 118Critic reviews
    • 62Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 9 wins & 6 nominations

    Videos1

    Wristcutters
    Trailer 2:33
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    Patrick Fugit, Shannyn Sossamon, and Shea Whigham in Wristcutters: A Love Story (2006)
    Shannyn Sossamon in Wristcutters: A Love Story (2006)
    Patrick Fugit and Shannyn Sossamon in Wristcutters: A Love Story (2006)
    Leslie Bibb and Patrick Fugit in Wristcutters: A Love Story (2006)
    Tom Waits in Wristcutters: A Love Story (2006)
    Patrick Fugit in Wristcutters: A Love Story (2006)
    Patrick Fugit in Wristcutters: A Love Story (2006)
    Shannyn Sossamon in Wristcutters: A Love Story (2006)
    Shannyn Sossamon in Wristcutters: A Love Story (2006)
    Shannyn Sossamon in Wristcutters: A Love Story (2006)
    Patrick Fugit in Wristcutters: A Love Story (2006)
    Patrick Fugit and Shea Whigham in Wristcutters: A Love Story (2006)

    Top cast

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    Patrick Fugit
    Patrick Fugit
    • Zia
    Shea Whigham
    Shea Whigham
    • Eugene
    Tom Waits
    Tom Waits
    • Kneller
    Will Arnett
    Will Arnett
    • Messiah
    Abraham Benrubi
    Abraham Benrubi
    • Erik
    Leslie Bibb
    Leslie Bibb
    • Desiree
    Mark Boone Junior
    Mark Boone Junior
    • Mike
    • (as Mark Boone Jr.)
    Cameron Bowen
    Cameron Bowen
    • Kostya
    Clayne Crawford
    Clayne Crawford
    • Jim
    Chase Ellison
    Chase Ellison
    • Kid Kostya
    Adam Gifford
    Adam Gifford
    • Gas Station Attendant
    • (as Adam G.)
    Mary Pat Gleason
    Mary Pat Gleason
    • Eugene's Mother
    John Hawkes
    John Hawkes
    • Yan
    Mikal P. Lazarev
    Mikal P. Lazarev
    • Nanuk
    Aaron Parker Mouser
    Aaron Parker Mouser
    • Max
    • (as Aaron Mouser)
    Nick Offerman
    Nick Offerman
    • Cop
    Anatol Rezmeritza
    • Eugene's Father
    Sarah Roemer
    Sarah Roemer
    • Rachel
    • Director
      • Goran Dukic
    • Writers
      • Goran Dukic
      • Etgar Keret(novella: "Kneller's Happy Campers")
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Shea Whigham's character (Eugene) is partly based on Gur Bentwich, Israeli writer/director and friend of Etgar Keret who wrote "Kneller's Happy Campers". He is also partly based on Eugene Hutz, front-man of Gogol Bordello and friend of director Goran Dukic.
    • Goofs
      Pouring a beer on electric guitar strings, even with the amp turned on, would be very unlikely to cause electrocution. There is no high voltage current on the guitar itself; about the only way to get electrocuted on stage is through faulty grounding in the sound system and stage set-up, and that would kill you, beer or no beer!
    • Quotes

      Kneller: Once upon a time there was a crooked tree and a straight tree. And they grew next to each other. And every day the straight tree would look at the crooked tree and he would say, "You're crooked. You've always been crooked and you'll continue to be crooked. But look at me! Look at me!" said the straight tree. He said, "I'm tall and I'm straight." And then one day the lumberjacks came into the forest and looked around, and the manager in charge said, "Cut all the straight trees." And that crooked tree is still there to this day, growing strong and growing strange.

    • Connections
      Featured in Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: Bee Movie/Wristcutters: A Love Story/No Country for Old Men/Martian Child/Jimmy Carter: Man from Plains (2007)
    • Soundtracks
      Dead and Lovely
      Written by Kathleen Brennan and Tom Waits
      Performed by Tom Waits
      Courtesy of Anti

    User reviews108

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    10/10
    Although dark, oddly uplifting
    Bleak film of death and a depressing afterlife. Lots of nice little touches, like with the music - you only pick up on it after talking with people about it. From what I understand not completely faithful to the book, although I didn't read it. Good humor, oddly uplifting due to the romance.

    Saw this at Sundance this year, was one of the 3 best we saw. Patrick Fugit was brilliant. Shannon was also strong. If you like dark films, you won't be disappointed. Can't comment on technical aspects of film, since i'm not in the industry.

    Summary: Great cast, good writing. Fun times by all.
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    • smcsween17
    • Jul 27, 2006

    Details

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    • Release date
      • November 2, 2007 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • United Kingdom
    • Languages
      • English
      • Russian
    • Also known as
      • Pizzeria Kamikaze
    • Filming locations
      • Paris, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • No Matter Pictures
      • Crispy Films
      • Adam Sherman
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $1,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $446,165
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $42,808
      • Oct 21, 2007
    • Gross worldwide
      • $454,026
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 28 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.78 : 1

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