Movie
Julien Donkey-Boy
Overview
Undiagnosed, untreated and generally untethered schizophrenic Julien lives with his pregnant younger sister, anorexic aspiring wrestler brother, sympathetic grandmother, and severely depressed and abusive German father.
Details
- Release date
- 1999-10-15
- Runtime
- 100 min
- Genres
- Drama
- Status
- Released
- Production
- 391 Productions, Forensic Films, Independent Pictures
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Ewen Bremner as Julien
- Chloë Sevigny as Pearl
- Werner Herzog as Father
- Evan Neumann as Chris
- Joyce Korine as Grandmama
- Alvin Law as Card-Playing Neighbor
- Brian Fisk as Pond boy
- Miriram Martinez as Teenage Girl
- Edgar Erikkson as Bearded Man
- James Moix as Dancing Man
- Victor Varnado as Rapper
- Oliver A. Bueno as Bowler
Crew
- Harmony Korine - Director
- Harmony Korine - Writer
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