Product Information
THUMBSUCKER is a film about the trials and tribulations of a relatively normal family living in Oregon. Justin Cobb is a 17-year-old who still sucks his thumb, infuriating his tough father, a high-school football star who never made it to the pros because of a knee injury.Product Identifiers
ProducerAnne Carey, Anthony Bregman, Cathy Schulman, Ted Hope
EAN5050582525434
eBay Product ID (ePID)62094180
Product Key Features
ActorKelli Garner, Tilda Swinton, Benjamin Bratt, Vince Vaughn, Keanu Reeves, Lou Taylor Pucci, Vincent D'onofrio
Film/TV TitleThumbsucker
DirectorMike Mills
LanguageEnglish
Run Time92 Mins
Aspect Ratio2.35 Wide Screen
FormatDVD
Release Year2007
FeaturesAudio commentary with writer/director Mike Mills\Directors Blog DVDROM\Conversation with director Mike Mills and novelist Walter Kern\Behind the scenes socumentary, Widescreen
GenreGeneral, Comedy
Additional Product Features
Number of Discs1
Certificate15
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States of America
ComposerTim DeLaughter
ReviewsRolling Stone - 3 stars out of 5 - Pucci is an actor to watch: He rides this spellbinder without softening the truths that plague the thumbsucker in all of us, Premiere - The movie has a lot of good bits and terrific performances, Sight And Sound - It's a startlingly assured film....Mills should be grateful to his actors..
Additional InformationMusic-video director Mike Mills's feature-length debut, THUMBSUCKER is an offbeat, unique film about the trials and tribulations of a relatively normal family living in Oregon. The black comedy stars Lou Pucci as Justin Cobb, a 17-year-old who still sucks his thumb, infuriating his tough father, Mike (Vincent D'Onofrio), a high-school football star who never made it to the pros because of a knee injury. Justin's mother, Audrey (Tilda Swinton), is a nurse who is developing an odd crush on TV actor Matt Schramm (Benjamin Bratt). Meanwhile, Justin becomes more interested in Rebecca (Kelli Garner) than arguing with his peers as a member of Mr. Geary's (Vince Vaughn) debate team. To rid Justin of his thumbsucking habit as well as other weird things that begin happening after his Zen-like orthodontist, Perry Lyman (Keanu Reeves), hypnotises him he is put on medication to combat attention deficit disorder, which further complicates his life and his relationships with friends, family, and teachers. Pucci is magnificent in the title role, capturing just the right nuances in his portrayal of a troubled teenager. The rest of the cast is excellent as well, especially D'Onofrio as a father unable to show his emotions, Vaughn as a cool teacher, and Reeves as a wacked-out dentist. The Polyphonic Spree composed songs for the film, which is based on a novel by Walter Kirn.
ScreenwriterMike Mills
AuthorWalter Kirn
Sound sourceDolby Digital 5.1
Movie/TV TitleThumbsucker