Title:
Igby Goes Down
Released: 2002
Genre: Comedy
/ Drama
Runtime: 97 min
Country: USA
Language: English
Plot
Summary: Igby Slocumb, a rebellious and
sarcastic seventeen year-old boy, is at war with the
oppressive world of his East Coast "old money"
family. With a schizophrenic father, a self-absorbed,
distant mother, and a shark-like young Republican
big brother, Igby figures there must be a better life
out there, and he sets out to find it. After happily
flunking out of several Prep Schools, Igby escapes
into the bohemian underworld of Manhattan. His darkly
comic trip--shared by a deviant cast of characters,
including his terminally bored, part-time lover Sookie,
his Godfater's trophy mistress Rachel, and smack-dealing
performance artists Russel--veers from bizarre to
tragic in Igby's ultimately noble attempt to keep
himself from "going down."
Comments:
A
very strange comedy with touches of sentiment, flamboyant
characters and clever dialogue. Igby Goes Down didn't
really leave me with a strong feeling after I flicked
it off, but along the way it was very amusing. The
characters are sort of cliched: the older achiever
brother, the younger scamp troubled troublemaker brother,
the pernicious mother who tries to force her son back
on the "right track." But the actors and
the acting are wonderful, so it all works out in the
end. Definitely worth checking out.
Cast
overview:
Kieran Culkin .... Jason “Igby” Slocumb,
jr.
Claire Danes .... Sookie Sapperstein
Jeff Goldblum .... D.H. Banes
Jared Harris .... Russel
Amanda Peet .... Rachel
Ryan Phillippe .... Oliver “Ollie” Slocumb
Bill Pullman .... Jason Slocumb
Susan Sarandon .... Mimi Slocumb
Rory Culkin .... 10-Year-Old Igby
Peter Anthony Tambakis .... 13-Year-Old Oliver (as
Peter Tambakis)
Bill Irwin .... Lt. Ernest Smith, Pershing Academy
Kathleen Gati .... Ida
Gannon Forrester .... Little Cadet
Celia Weston .... Bunny
Elizabeth Jagger .... Lisa Fiedler
Movie
scenes preview:
Scene #1
Scene
Description:
Amanda Peet seen standing topless in front of a mirror
as she lifts up her arm to shave her armpit.
featured
actress:
