Movie
Choke
Overview
A sex-addicted con-man pays for his mother's hospital bills by playing on the sympathies of those who rescue him from choking to death.
Details
- Release date
- 2008-09-26
- Runtime
- 92 min
- Genres
- Comedy, Drama
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Fox Searchlight Pictures, Choke Film, Dune Entertainment III, Aramid Entertainment, Contrafilm, ATO Pictures
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Sam Rockwell as Victor Mancini
- Anjelica Huston as Ida J. Mancini
- Kelly Macdonald as Paige Marshall
- Brad William Henke as Denny
- Clark Gregg as Lord High Charlie
- Bijou Phillips as Ursula
- Gillian Jacobs as Cherry Daiquiri / Beth
- Jonah Bobo as Young Victor
- Paz de la Huerta as Nico
- Viola Harris as Eva Muller
- Joel Grey as Phil
- Heather Burns as Internet Date / Gwen
Crew
- Clark Gregg - Director
- Clark Gregg - Screenplay
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