Movie
The Chumscrubber
Overview
The Chumscrubber is a dark comedy about the lives of people who live in upper-class suburbia. It all begins when Dean Stiffle finds the body of his friend, Troy. He doesn't bother telling any of the adults because he knows they won't care. Everyone in town is too self consumed to worry about anything else than themselves. And everybody is on some form of drug just to get through their days.
Details
- Release date
- 2005-06-08
- Runtime
- 108 min
- Genres
- Comedy, Drama
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Lawrence Bender Productions, El Camino Pictures, Go Fish Pictures
- Country
- United States of America, Germany, Canada
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Jamie Bell as Dean
- Camilla Belle as Crystal
- Justin Chatwin as Billy
- Glenn Close as Carrie Johnson
- Kathi Copeland as Parent #1
- Rory Culkin as Charlie Stiffle
- Thomas Curtis as Charlie Bratley
- Tim DeKay as Mr Peck
- Lauren Holly as Boutique Owner
- Carrie-Anne Moss as Jerri Falls
- David Ellison as Student #1
- William Fichtner as Mr. Bill Stiffle
Crew
- Arie Posin - Director
- Zac Stanford - Screenplay
- Arie Posin - Screenplay
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