Movie
Igby Goes Down
Overview
Igby Slocumb, a rebellious and sarcastic 17-year-old boy, is at war with the stifling world of old money privilege he was born into. 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 sets about finding it.
Details
- Release date
- 2002-09-13
- Runtime
- 97 min
- Genres
- Comedy, Drama
- Status
- Released
- Production
- United Artists, Atlantic Streamline, Helkon Media, Crossroads Films, Marco Weber/Lisa Tornell Productions, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- Country
- Germany, United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Kieran Culkin as Igby
- Susan Sarandon as Mimi
- Jeff Goldblum as D.H.
- Claire Danes as Sookie
- Jared Harris as Russel
- Amanda Peet as Rachel
- Ryan Phillippe as Oliver
- Bill Pullman as Jason
- Rory Culkin as 10-Year-Old Igby
- Peter Anthony Tambakis as 13-Year-Old Oliver
- Bill Irwin as Lt. Smith
- Kathleen Gati as Ida
Crew
- Burr Steers - Director
- Burr Steers - Writer
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