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The Chumscrubber

Jamie Bell (Actor), Allison Janney (Actor), Arie Posin (Director, Writer) Rated:

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Format	Multiple Formats, Color, NTSC, AC-3, Dolby, Widescreen, Subtitled
Contributor	Arie Posin, Jamie Bell, Zac Stanford, Tim DeKay, David Ellison, Camilla Belle, William Fichtner, Glenn Close, Rory Culkin, Justin Chatwin, Thomas Curtis, Allison Janney, Kathi Copeland, Ralph Fiennes See more
Language	English
Runtime	1 hour and 48 minutes

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

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Aspect Ratio ‏ : ‎ 2.40:1
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ R (Restricted)
Package Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.1 x 5.42 x 0.58 inches; 2.88 ounces
Item model number ‏ : ‎ 91967
Director ‏ : ‎ Arie Posin
Media Format ‏ : ‎ Multiple Formats, Color, NTSC, AC-3, Dolby, Widescreen, Subtitled
Run time ‏ : ‎ 1 hour and 48 minutes
Release date ‏ : ‎ January 10, 2006
Actors ‏ : ‎ Jamie Bell, Allison Janney, Rory Culkin, Glenn Close, Ralph Fiennes
Dubbed: ‏ : ‎ English
Subtitles: ‏ : ‎ English, Spanish, French
Language ‏ : ‎ English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo), English (Dolby Digital 5.1)
Studio ‏ : ‎ Dreamworks Video
ASIN ‏ : ‎ B000BX8R1A
Writers ‏ : ‎ Arie Posin, Zac Stanford
Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1

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Luke K.

Admire...Don't Cross Compare

Reviewed in the United States on January 10, 2012

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I caught this movie one night a couple years ago on HBO or Cinemax, and wow...this movie was really something else. I hear a lot of comparisons to American Beuaty and Donnie Darko. While I will admit I see subtle similarities, especially in the atmosphere and style of the film. The essential story in no way resembles either of those films. Jaime Bell delivers a very realistic and captivating performance as a confused, angry, and average American teenager. He just seems like a regular guy trying to be himself, and simply get through life.. I've seen enough movies to know that almost all movies portraying how teenagers actually are in high school are pretty far off. This movie however was far more believable then most other films I've seen. I bought the DVD and really admire the write and director of this film. He's really never done anything else outside of this film. It's a nice change of pace to see a virtual nobody director get a shot at making the movie "he" wants to make with a number of big name actors. This movie is without a doubt an Indie Film, but it's still great. Indie films to me are where you need to go to find real stories that try and touch your soul, because quite honestly,...it's the only angle they got, lol. Without $150 million to blow on making a movie they gotta keep your attention somehow. I've always loved Indie films and even my girlfriend who doesn't care for virtually any of my taste in independent movies really liked this film :) A great watch, especially if you are in your teens or 20's.

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D. Karterman

hits home

Reviewed in the United States on May 29, 2006

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I suppose one has to have a certain fondness for the human tragedy to find the beauty in a film such as the Chumbscrubber. In watching a world of such superb disfunction, it is hard not to relate it to ones own life. For me it was simple. Those kids were my friends, their parents were too similar to the ones I delt with for comfort. The biggest difference, I suppose, between my life and the world of The Chumbscrubber, is that in my world finances were never an issue, and teens and adults alike took things to a whole new degree. Nothing was ever out of reach.

Jamie Bell pulls off the role of Dean beautifully. Silently angst-ridden and intensly serious he carries the movie. Through wise cynicism, and a brash demenior he is human emotion at its darkest and most intense.

With a hauntingly creepy score, and equelly creepy actors, (Glenn Close, and Ralph Finnes)The movie is very dark, almost sinister feeling. Everything is too perfect to be real, except for the people whom each have their own issues. A boys suicide, a childs kidnap. A teens spiriling downfall, a girls frustration, a womans desperation, a mans narcissism, and a community of lost souls, are all intertwined into a suburbian postcard.

If you are at all interested in a nameless generation, and a comedy at at its darkest, then I most deffinatly recommend The Chumbscrubber to you.

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Great movie with complex message.

Reviewed in the United States on January 12, 2018

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This is a fun movie, very complex in message. If you want to see dynamics of communication occurring or actually not occurring between adults and children in the same room, this is what you’re looking for. We met the director of a screening many years ago and he said this was based on childhood experiences, not a perf this is a fun movie, very complex in message. If you want to see dynamics of communication occurring or actually not occurring between adults and children in the same room, what you’re looking for. We met the director of a screening many years ago and he said this was based on childhood experiences. Enjoy

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Amy Lynn

Rent First.. Then Decide

Reviewed in the United States on January 13, 2006

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The Story surrounds a kid named Dean living in the California Suburbs. One day during a neighborhood party Dean discovers his best friend Troy in his room dead from a suicide. Dean walks away from the party not telling anyone his friend just commited suicide.

Everyone seems so wrapped up in themselves and their superficial lives they dont even notice whats going on around them. Even after they find out the boy is dead they still act nonchalant and careless. The story then ties in with 3 bullies at the school Dean goes to - they want Dean to go to Troys house and get some drugs they say he has in his room. When Dean dosent cooperate they kidnap a boy who they think is Deans little brother. They get the wrong kid. Soon Dean is trying to save the kid whos kidnapped. During all this the adults are oblivious to whats going on around them , they are trapped in their own worlds, seems like they dont care about anyone but themselves. Even their kids. Their solution to dealings with the kids problems is giving them some pills to make them feel better. Lots of pill popping throughout the film.

The ''Chumscrubber'' is a comic book/video game character- a decapitated teenager thats a pop culture icon. I was watching this film thinking when is this going to get good? whats the point? This can be considered a donnie darko-esque picture for 2005- though nowhere near as good as Darko. A slice of pop culture for the new millenium. They had enough flat screen tv's, cell phones, futuristic video games.

Only reason i call this donnie darkoesque is because it has the pop culture. Donnie Darko had that special ''somthing'' , this film dosent. It will leave you disapointed and confused. Not confused in a good way like Donnie Darko did. You could actually sit there and contemplate that film and be interested. This one lacks in so many areas it cant even be compared to Donnie Darko or American Beauty. Donnie Darko captured the era of the 80s, the music, the atmosphere and had an interesting story to boot - this one captures ''2005''with the technology and atmosphere but the story and plot is nowhere near as compelling as Darko. I was suprised to see some of these great actors in this film. Their performances didnt impress me like Kevin Spacey in american beauty or Jake Gylenhal as Darko. For example Glenn Close, Ralph Fiennes and Rita Wilson. Overall i would not recomend this film. 2.5-3 stars. Rent then decide.

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Albatross

Almost unique

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 23, 2017

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I don’t know why I originally chose to sit down and watch ‘The Chumscrubber.’ Maybe it was the name, or maybe it was the impressive cast list? Or maybe I was just bored. Whatever the reason, it left a profound impact on me. I watched it. Loved it. And then forgot about it completely until the next time. Then I repeated that – again and again. I’ve seen it at least three times now and every time I love it and, for whatever reason, have real trouble recalling what it was about until I find myself watching it again a few years later.

I guess it could be described as a really ‘unique’ type of film, or at least it would be if it wasn’t for the fact that it feels very similar to the legendary ‘Donnie Darko.’ In today’s world of ‘shared cinematic universes’ I reckon there’s a reality out there somewhere where the two of these films co-exist. Both are about a young, troubled boy whose world is turned upside down in an insular community of modern suburban America.

Whereas ‘Donnie Darko’ was definitely science fiction, I’m tempted to say that ‘The Chumscrubber’ is also – at least part – sci-fi. However, on my latest re-watch I’d say whatever ‘supernatural’ elements are here, they are so minor they’re barely worth talking about. Jamie Bell plays Dean, whose drug-dealing best friend kills himself, leaving the local thugs out of pocket when it comes to their stash. Therefore, the town’s clichéd school bullies kidnap another boy and try to blackmail Dean into retrieving the ‘merchandise.’

Seeing as I’m refusing to acknowledge ‘The Chumscrubber’ as science fiction, I’m going to call it a ‘satire.’ In other words... it’s not quite funny enough to be a comedy, but there’s enough in it to make you smile to stop it from being an out and out drama. Its message is how parents are too wrapped up in their own – legally medicated – worlds to notice what’s happening to their own children.

I can see a lot of people finding this film ‘too weird’ to be enjoyable, but, put simply, if you’re a fan of ‘Donnie Darko’ type movies, you should like what’s happening here, too. It’s clever, dramatic, funny, different, has a message about our modern way of life and did I mention practically every cast member is a recognisable face in his or her own right?

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Nicholas Casley

As Dark and as Droll as Donnie Darko

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 27, 2011

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`The Chumscrubber' (awful title, I know, and one that probably has put off a lot of potential interest) takes us a little into `Donnie Darko' territory: American suburbia, death and dysfunctional intergenerational relationships, and youthful antics. This time, the outsider is Dean Stiffle (convincingly played by the brilliant Jamie Bell), except that Dean, whilst the outsider, is actually the only sane person in the neighbourhood.

The rest of the cast are top-notch too, each involved in their own small stories that are all ultimately cleverly moulded together with perfect co-ordination and convincing co-incidence. The tales involve tensions between high-school mates, between neighbours on the estate, within families, between families: it's all very true - and therefore often very funny. The title of the film refers to a supposed computer game played by the kids, but it also acts as a metaphor for the surrounding reality, comprising a society with the wrong priorities in life.

Elements of farce and dark humour keep the viewer smiling and engaged. Dean's father (a perfect William Fichtner) is a psychiatrist more interested in using his son's feelings as source material for his `inspirational' books than in helping his cope; whilst Dean's mother (the consistently excellent Alison Janney) sells vitamins over the phone - "Not just vitamins - they're an entirely new life system". Meanwhile the town's mayor (another Brit in a convincing American role, Ralph Fiennes) sees visions of dolphins in spilt wine, whilst his fiancée (a comic Rita Wilson) worries more about the minutiae of her wedding plans than the state of her husband-to-be's feelings. Chuck in a bunch of teenagers kidnapping the wrong schoolboy, as well as fine performances from the likes of Carrie Ann Moss and Glenn Close, and you can understand the attraction of this left-field production.

The film too has its own tension, between comedy and tragedy, a topic raised in the unadvertised commentary with director Arie Posen and writer Zac Stanford. At some screenings prior to release, some viewers laughed all the way through, but some took what was played out on screen very seriously. They remark that the intention of the film is to be funny - but in a dark way. By the way, this film must have one of the worst director's commentaries I have ever heard, much of it consisting of Arie Posen telling us what we already know, along the lines of "Billy now picks up the cup", as we watch on the screen Billy picking up a cup. But at least we learn that Ralph Fiennes himself painted the dolphins on his fiancée's wall. Other extras comprise some deleted scenes and a ten-minute featurette. One final plus about this movie: for once, James Horner comes up with a great, distinctive, and atmospheric soundtrack.

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Scaroth, Last of the Jagaroth

Odd name; straightforward film

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 1, 2012

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This 2005 dark comedy is very much in the mould of films like Brick [DVD ], Donnie Darko [2001] [DVD ] and Little Miss Sunshine [DVD] [2006 ], in its presentation of a world where dysfunctionality is the norm, and smiley faces mask insecurity, bitterness, and self-loathing. To be honest, the 'comedy' aspect is pretty much AWOL here; Ralph Fiennes' permanently bewildered Mayor is about the closest the film comes to having a comic character, whilst other attempts at humour just come across as creepy. Jamie Bell is suitably anodyne as the film's protagonist, High-School loner Dean, and there are some good moments where the various neuroses of the suburban mothers come dramatically to the fore, other than that it's a reasonably watchable effort.

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I love Jamie as actor

Reviewed in Canada on June 8, 2016

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I love Jamie as actor, I saw him in billy elliot et others film so special for the story but good

Sophie

Quirky

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 16, 2013

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A very interesting film. Jamie Bell plays the character beautifully. The film deals with some very powerful subjects like suicide and neglect, and exposes them all with humour. Not a laugh out loud film, more of a smirk and a note of "that was clever".

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