The Chumscrubber
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| Directed by | Arie Posin |
| Produced by | Lawrence Bender Bonnie Curtis |
| Written by | Arie Posin Zac Stanford |
| Starring | Glenn Close Ralph Fiennes Caroline Goodall Lauren Holly Allison Janney Carrie-Anne Moss Rita Wilson Jamie Bell Camilla Belle Justin Chatwin Rory Culkin Thomas Curtis Lou Taylor Pucci |
| Music by | James Horner |
| Editing by | Arthur Schmidt |
| Distributed by | Go Fish Pictures (US) |
| Release date(s) | August 26, 2005 |
| Running time | 108 min |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $ 6,800,000 (est.) |
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The Chumscrubber is a 2005 dark comedy film directed by Arie Posin and written by Posin and Zac Stanford, starring an ensemble cast. The film focuses on the lack of communication between teenagers and their parents, and the prevalence of prescription drugs in American society. The title of the film refers to a popular video game omnipresent in the teenagers' lives, in which a post-apocalyptic hero carries his severed head in his hand as he fights the forces of evil.
The high school scenes were filmed on location in the Santa Clarita, California junior high middle school, with special effects work completed in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
The film won the Audience Award for best film in Main Competition at the Moscow Film Festival.
The film has been Rated R by the MPAA for language, violent content, drug material and some sexuality.
[edit] Cast
- Jamie Bell as Dean Stiffle
- Camilla Belle as Crystal Falls
- Justin Chatwin as Billy
- Glenn Close as Carrie Johnson
- Rory Culkin as Charlie Stiffle
- Thomas Curtis as Charlie Bratley
- William Fichtner as Dr. Bill Stiffle
- Ralph Fiennes as Mayor Michael Ebbs
- John Heard as Officer Lou Bratley
- Lauren Holly as Boutique Owner
- Jason Isaacs as Mr. Parker
- Caroline Goodall as Mrs. Parker
- Allison Janney as Allie Stiffle
- Joshua Janowicz as Troy
- Carrie-Anne Moss as Jerri Falls
- Lou Taylor Pucci as Lee
- Rita Wilson as Terri Bratley
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