Rating: R
Genre:
Comedy Drama
Theatrical Release: 08/05/2005(USA
Release Date: 01/10/2006
SubTitles: English/French/Espanol
Dubbed: English
Sound: DD5.1/DD2
Run Time: 107 Minutes
Flags: Violence, Adult Language, Sexual Situations, Drug Content
Distributor/Studio: DreamWorks
The death of a troubled teen throws a suburban neighborhood into chaos in this darkly satirical
comedy.
Dean (
Jamie Bell) is a disaffected teenager living in a California suburb that's beautiful on the surface but populated by families who live emotionally vacant lives, with the parents often too wrapped up in their own problems to pay attention to their children. One day,
Dean discovers his best (and only) friend,
Troy (
Josh Janowicz), has killed himself. While
Troy's mother (
Glenn Close) hasn't figured out her son is dead just yet,
Dean opts not to tell her, and besides, his own parents (
William Fichtner and
Allison Janney) don't appear very concerned.
Dean, however, does have reason to worry --
Billy (
Justin Chatwin),
Lee (
Lou Taylor Pucci), and
Crystal (
Camilla Belle) are three bullies who used to buy drugs from
Troy, and they want
Dean find
Troy's remaining stash and give it to them. When
Dean refuses to cooperate, the bullies decide to get tough and kidnap
Dean's little brother; however, they end up taking the wrong child and
Dean grudging finds himself trying to rescue a child he doesn't know. Meanwhile, as the adults in the neighborhood begin to emotionally implode, "the Chumscrubber" becomes a common presence in town -- a comic book and video game character represented by a decapitated post-apocalyptic teenager who has become an unavoidable pop-culture icon.
The Chumscrubber also features
Ralph Fiennes,
Carrie-Anne Moss,
John Heard, and
Rita Wilson.
~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
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