The Chumscrubber (2005)

Director:

Arie Posin

Writers:

Arie Posin (story)
Zac Stanford (screenplay)

Release Date:

25 August 2005 (Greece)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama

Tagline:

Meet Generation Rx

Plot:

The Chumscrubber is a darkly satiric story about life crumbling in the midst of a seemingly idyllic suburbia.

Plot Keywords:

Pill | Drug Dealer | Teen | Suburbia | Bedroom

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Jamie Bell	...	Dean
Camilla Belle	...	Crystal
Justin Chatwin	...	Billy
Glenn Close	...	Carrie Johnson
Kathi Copeland	...	Parent #1 (as Kathy Copeland)
Rory Culkin	...	Charlie Stiffle
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
Susan Hegarty	...	Aide to Mayor Ebbs

Also Known As:

Glück in kleinen Dosen (Germany)
Untitled Arie Posin Project (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated R for language, violent content, drug material and some sexuality.

Runtime:

108 min

Country:

USA | Germany

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

UK:15 | Australia:MA | Italy:VM14 | Germany:12 | New Zealand:R13 | Portugal:M/16 | Finland:K-13 | Argentina:16 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Calabasas, California, USA

Company:

El Camino Pictures

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: 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.

Quotes:

Dean Stiffle: I read this statistic once, that the average kid sees somethng like 10,000 dead bodies on TV before he turns 18.

Soundtrack:

Sleep Song

Wow, a movie that gives teens their due!

This movie really impressed me by how realistically it treated teenagers and their capabilities. A lot of movies regard teens as immature or ignorant of "grown up" problems, but we aren't. Age doesn't dictate maturity or knowledge, it's just the amount of time you've lived on earth. Another thing that I really enjoyed was seeing parents' mistakes blown up instead. It's crazy to think about, but a lot of homes really are like that and I think it's horrible. The Chumscrubber was amazing in that it accented real problems with today's society openly, without buffers to appease the audience. The director had a message, and he said it, without reference to anyone else, or to how well the movie would do. I find that kind of honesty in a movie refreshing. Plus, the movie was brilliant anyways.