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Igby Goes Down
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IGBY GOES DOWN (2002)
Genre
Comedy/Drama
Tagline
Insanity is relative
Plot Outline
A young man's peculiar upbringing renders him unable to competently cope with the struggle of growing up.
MPAA
Rated R for language, sexuality and drug content.
Introduction
Igby Scolumb (Kieran Culkin) is the central character, who after a series of less-than-satisfactory encounters with education, seeks solace in New York. This satirical black comedy also features Susan Sarandon as Culkin's mother, Ryan Phillippe as Oliver Scolumb, his older brother; Bill Pullman as Jason Scolumb, his schizophrenic father; Jeff Goldblum as DH, Culkin's benefacting godfather and Claire Danes as Sookie Sapperstein, a Jewish boarding school dropout and also Igby's muse. Amanda Peet features as Rachel - artist, skag addict, DH's mistress and Igby's mentor in New York.
Cast
- 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
- Bill Irwin:Lt. Ernest Smith, Pershing Academy
- Kathleen Gati :Ida
- Gannon Forrester :Little Cadet
- Celia Weston :Bunny
- Elizabeth Jagger :Lisa Fiedler
Director
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