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The Chumscrubber ()


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A darkly satiric story about life crumbling in the midst of a seemingly idyllic suburbia.

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Dean
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Crystal
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Billy
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Mrs. Johnson
Kathi Copeland ...
Parent #1 (as Kathy Copeland)
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Charlie Stiffle
Thomas Curtis ...
Charlie Bratley
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Mr. Peck
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Student #1 (as David Ellsion)
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Mr. Bill Stiffle
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Mayor Michael Ebbs
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Parent #2
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Mrs. Parker
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Officer Lou Bratley
Susan Hegarty ...
Aide to Mayor Ebbs
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Boutique Owner
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Mr. Parker
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Allie Stiffle
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Troy (as Joshua Janowicz)
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Student #2 (as Eric Jungman)
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Jerri Falls
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Aide to Mayor Ebbs (as Jeff Parise)
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Lee
Laura Shanahan ...
Party Goer #1
Scott Spiro ...
Party Goer #2
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Student #3
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Terri Bratley
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Witness (uncredited)

Directed by

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Arie Posin

Written by

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Zac Stanford ... (screenplay)
Arie Posin ... (story) &
Zac Stanford ... (story)

Produced by

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Lawrence Bender ... producer
Michael Beugg ... executive producer
Susanne Bohnet ... co-producer
Lee Clay ... co-producer
Bonnie Curtis ... producer
Manfred D. Heid ... co-producer (as Manfred Heid)
Gerd Koechlin ... co-producer
Josef Lautenschlager ... executive producer
Philip Levinson ... executive producer
Andreas Thiesmeyer ... executive producer
Todd Williams ... co-producer
Bob Yari ... executive producer

Music by

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James Horner

Cinematography by

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Lawrence Sher ... director of photography

Editing by

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William S. Scharf ... (as William Scharf)
Arthur Schmidt

Editorial Department

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Jenny Brandt ... digital intermediate project manager
Marisa Clayton ... post-production coordinator: Modern VideoFilm
Joe Finley ... digital intermediate colorist
Ken Gales ... avid technician
Julie Garcés ... associate editor
Dana E. Glauberman ... additional editor
Bryan Park ... film editorial: Modern Video Film
Mark Smirnoff ... Post Finishing Executive: Modern VideoFilm
Dan Williams ... post-production assistant

Casting By

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Anya Colloff
Amy McIntyre Britt

Production Design by

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Patti Podesta

Art Direction by

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Christopher Tandon

Set Decoration by

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Danielle Berman
Maria Nay

Costume Design by

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Mary Claire Hannan

Makeup Department

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Enzo Angileri ... hair stylist: Glenn Close
Tammy Ashmore ... key makeup artist
Eric Bernard ... hair stylist: Glenn Close (as Eric Barnard)
Nathan J. Busch II ... hair department head (as Nathan Busch)
Iraina Crenshaw ... key hair stylist
Lumas Hamilton Jr. ... additional hair stylist (as Lumas Hamilton)
Cathy Highland ... makeup artist: Glenn Close
John E. Jackson ... makeup department head
Fay Kelly ... additional hair stylist
Amy Lederman ... additional makeup artist
Roseanne McIlvane ... additional makeup artist

Production Management

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Robert Katz ... executive in charge of production
Patty Long ... production supervisor
John Portnoy ... post-production executive / post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Anne Berger ... second second assistant director
Max Berryhill ... second assistant director (as M.C. 'Max' Berryhill)
Cas Donovan ... first assistant director
Michael Helfand ... first assistant director
Anthony E. Kountz ... second second assistant director (as Anthony Kountz)
David Lowery ... second unit director
Bill Maher ... second unit director

Art Department

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Marco Arcipreste ... propmaker
Sharon Barnebey ... painter
James Barron ... propmaker
Curt Beech ... assistant art director
David Benavides ... set dresser
Daniel Bergman ... general construction foreman
Danielle Berman ... assistant set decorator
James Bittl ... greensperson
Wren Boney ... set dresser (as Laura Wren Boney)
Barry Caraco ... propmaker
Robert Carbajal ... painter
Denis Cordova ... construction coordinator
Tom Day ... assistant property master (as Thomas Day)
Aaron Dick ... set dresser
William Dunlap ... set dresser
Jeremy Eason ... art worker
Franco Esile ... set dresser
Kasra Farahani ... illustrator
Joseph Fedo ... on-set dresser (as Joe Fedo)
Trixie Gardner ... buyer (as Shannon Spinella)
Dick Girod ... paint foreman (as Richard Girod)
Jim Gmuer ... set dresser (as James Gmuer)
Yoojung Han ... art worker
Terry Harsha ... propmaker
Beatriz Kerti ... art department coordinator
Kim Lincoln ... graphic designer
David Lowery ... storyboard artist
Cristina Lyra ... art worker
Bill MacSems ... assistant property master
Edward J. McCarthy ... leadperson (as Ed McCarthy)
Michael O'Donnell ... set dresser
Missy Parker ... assistant set decorator
Chris Pascuzzo ... leadperson (as Christopher Pascuzzo)
Francis Pennington ... propmaker
Andrew Petrotta ... property master (as Drew Petrotta)
Alejandro Poli ... painter
Charles Pridmore ... greensperson
Jeffrey Seay ... painter
Erin Smith ... assistant set decorator
John Villarino ... construction coordinator
Joseph Wittenberg ... painter
Michael Wittenberg ... painter
Darin Woldman ... propmaker
Timothy Oakley ... prop fabricator (uncredited)
Andre Sowards ... set dresser (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Randy Babajtis ... sound effects editor
Jeremy Balko ... adr mixer / foley mixer
Matthew C. Beville ... foley supervisor
Peter Brown ... supervising sound editor
Richard Burton ... sound effects editor
Dhyana Carlton-Tims ... assistant dialogue editor
Jason England ... dialogue editor
Stephen Hunter Flick ... sound designer
Alan Freedman ... adr mixer
Scott Hinkley ... post-production sound recordist
Shawn Holden ... sound mixer
Cody King ... assistant sound editor
John Kline ... boom operator
Martin Lopez ... sound designer
Mark Messick ... sound effects editor
Andrew Morgado ... assistant sound editor
Shelley Roden ... foley artist
Ted Swanscott ... adr mixer
Jonathan Wales ... re-recording mixer

Visual Effects by

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Jared Barber ... animator
Melissa Best ... compositor: previz, Frantic Films
Chris Bond ... visual effects supervisor
Jason Booth ... lead compositor
Brent Breedveld ... lead animator
Matt Broeska ... 3D lead: Frantic Films
Shane Davidson ... digital compositor
Conrad Dueck ... 3d supervisor: Frantic Films
Karin Eunson-Ross ... visual effects coordinator: Frantic Films
Chris Harvey ... digital artist
Adam Holmes ... digital animation supervisor
Sean Konrad ... digital compositor
Michael Latschislaw ... animator
Tom Leckie ... digital compositor
Bill Maher ... visual effects designer
Chris Pember ... lighting and rendering
Borislav Petrov ... technical supervisor: Frantic Films
Jane Sharvina ... compositor: Frantic Films
Randal Shore ... visual effects producer: Frantic Films
George Taylor ... compositor
Allen Tracy ... visual effects coordinator: Frantic Films
Yves Tremblay ... digital compositor
Dan Walker ... digital compositor
Shawn Wallbridge ... systems administrator
Blair Werschler ... visual effects
Chad Wiebe ... 3D lead: Frantic Films
Ken Zorniak ... visual effects
Anne Kim ... digital compositor (uncredited)

Stunts

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Joey Box ... stunts
Keith Campbell ... stunt coordinator
Darrell Davis ... stunts
Brad Martin ... stunts
John Moio ... stunts
Marty Murray ... stunts

Camera and Electrical Department

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David Adams ... rigging electrician
Michael Albala ... rigging electrician (as Mike Albala)
Dale Balani ... rigging electrician
Ethan Brannon ... grip
Alejandro J. Castillo ... rigging electrician
Liam Clark ... first assistant camera: "b" camera
Pedro Max Cornejo-Lopez ... video playback operator
Sean Patrick Crowell ... first company grip (as Sean Crowell)
Nathan Crum ... film loader
Kirill Davidoff ... director of photography: second unit
Matthew Deetsch ... lighting technician (as Matt Deetch)
Julie Donovan ... first assistant camera: "a" camera
Richard Foreman Jr. ... still photographer (as Richard Foreman)
Bobby Foster ... dolly grip
Bryan G. Haigh ... first assistant camera
Daniel Hanych ... first assistant camera: "b" camera
David Irwin ... chief lighting technician
Tino Jimenez ... best boy electric
John Koth ... second company grip
Seth Kotok ... second assistant camera: "b" camera
Matt Landry ... grip
Jeff Lynn ... second assistant camera: "b" camera
John McKain ... grip
Graham McPherson ... grip
Rudy Melendez ... lighting technician
Bob Myers ... rigging grip
David A. Parks ... dimmer board operator (as David Parks)
John Pingry ... first assistant camera: "b" camera
Bernie Smith ... first assistant camera: "b" camera
John Spellman ... second assistant camera: "b" camera
Chris Stanman ... rigging electrician
Calvin Starnes ... rigging key grip
Jonas Steadman ... first assistant camera: "b" camera
Al Stewart ... grip
Kirk Tedeski ... video playback coordinator
Taj J. Teffaha ... camera operator (as Taj Teffaha)
Omari Thomas ... lighting technician
Joe Thompson ... lighting technician
Aaron Triche ... rigging electrician
Brett Van Ort ... second assistant camera: "b" camera
Michael J. Walsh ... gaffer: second unit / lighting technician (as Mike Walsh)
Nickolas Xiros II ... rigging gaffer
Fante Zamora ... additional rigging grip

Casting Department

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Sari Knight ... casting associate
Carrie Levin ... casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Roberta Bilé ... assistant costume designer (as Roberta Bile)
Claire Breaux ... wardrobe assistant
Jean Carson ... set costumer (as Jean E. Carson)
Elizabeth C. Grudzinski-Seal ... set costumer
Sabine Huber ... costumer
Brooke Mozersky ... wardrobe assistant (as Brooke Fein)
Paul St. John ... additional costumer
Jennifer Steele ... costumer

Location Management

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Chris Baugh ... location manager
David Diamond ... location manager
Naomi Motohashi ... assistant location manager
Michael Soleau ... key assistant location manager

Music Department

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Dick Bernstein ... music editor
George Doering ... musician: guitar
Chris Douridas ... music supervisor
Tom Hardisty ... score recordist
James Horner ... musician: piano/synthesizer
Simon Rhodes ... music scoring mixer
Peter Rotter ... music contractor

Script and Continuity Department

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Patti Dalzell ... script supervisor

Transportation Department

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Luis Arroyo ... driver (as Louis Arroyo)
Michael Callahan ... driver (as Mike Callahan)
Mike Deegan ... driver
Jennifer Duclos ... driver (as Jennifer DuClos)
Christian G. Ervin ... driver (as Chris Ervin)
Will Gardner ... driver
Dash Hart ... driver
Geno Hart ... transportation coordinator
Chris Haynes ... driver
Philip Henderson ... driver (as Phil Henderson)
Alfie Jensen ... driver
Steve Larson ... transportation dispatcher
Esteban Munoz ... driver
Hardy Ophuls ... transportation captain
John Pellegrino ... driver
Adam Pinkstaff ... transportation co-captain
Michael 'Bud' Ruben ... driver (as Bud Ruben)
Dave Walden Jr. ... driver (as Dave Walden)
Chris Waldoch ... driver
Robert Young ... driver

Additional Crew

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Philip Abatecola ... office production assistant
Laura Bagano ... craft service
Noel Bastien ... set production assistant
Kent Bernhard ... office production assistant
Max Berryhill ... set production assistant (as Maria C. Berryhill)
Jason Brown ... office production assistant
Jason M. Brown ... production secretary (as J.M. Brown)
Hilary Carver ... unit publicist
Robert Castro ... stand-in
Almarie Clifford ... studio teacher
Mykel Denis ... Pre production Consultant
Sharon C. Dietz ... production coordinator
James Eric ... utility technician
Mandy Friedrich ... studio teacher
Eduardo Garcia ... assistant chef
Rosemary Gearheart ... stand-in
Theresa Getzler ... assistant craft service (as Teresa Getzler)
Cole Gittinger ... set production assistant
Suraj Gohill ... production lender
Rick Gold ... assistant: Neil Sacker (as Richard Gold)
Luis Gomez ... assistant chef
Todd Hansen ... set production assistant
Andrea Hanson ... assistant: Mr. Yari
Susan Hegarty ... dialect coach
Scott Herrick ... first key accountant
Randy Kerber ... synthesizer programmer
Michele LaBrucherie ... set production assistant (as Michelle La Brucherie)
Jessica Latham ... set production assistant
Anja Lauble ... assistant: Nicoletta Tartarotti and Dr. Anne Hofmann
Jennifer Levine ... first aid
Jody Lindke ... assistant: Arie Posin
Michael J. Linowes ... legal counsel
Barbara Long ... production accountant
Janet Matlock ... assistant: Bonnie Curtis
Michael Matus ... construction medic
Franka Mavrides ... set production assistant
Robert McDonald ... office production assistant (as Robbie MacDonald)
Anthony Mendez ... office production assistant
Talin Parseghian Middleton ... office production assistant (as Talin Parseghian)
Nelson O. Noguera ... assistant chef (as Nelson Noguera)
Lynda Resnick ... studio teacher (as Linda Resnick)
Genaro Rodriguez ... chef (as Gerado Rodriquez)
Felipe Rodriquez ... assistant chef (as Felip Rodriguez)
Jill Rubin ... assistant: Lawrence Bender
Gail Ruckel ... studio teacher
Edgar Sandoval ... insurance broker
Adam Schindler ... assistant to producer
Margaret L. Schlaifer ... studio teacher (as Margaret Schlaifer)
Shelly Strong ... production executive
Dan Stutz ... business and legal affairs executive (as Daniel Stutz)
Ian Underwood ... synthesizer programmer
Ian Watermeier ... staff coordinator
Marsha Whittaker ... studio teacher
Matt Wilbur ... clerk
Todd Williams ... production executive
Lynn Wyett ... first aid
Catherine Zappa ... assistant: Daniel Stutz and Meredith Grindlinger
Bradley Winters ... intern: office (uncredited)

Thanks

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Kathleen Kennedy ... thanks
Eunice Lee ... thanks
Jim Lemley ... thanks
Frank Marshall ... thanks
Cree Summer ... thanks

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Storyline

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Plot Summary

The Chumscrubber starts out with Troy, a normal teenager who supplies "feel good" pills to everyone in his high school (this way he spreads happiness all around). But when his friend Dean pays him a visit, Dean discovers Troy has hanged himself in his bedroom during one of his mother's pool parties. After the death, three local teens: Billy, Lee, and Crystal, want what's left of Troy's stash of pills and they know that Dean is the only one who knows where they are. But when Dean refuses to get the pills, the three teens kidnap Dean's little brother, until they realize they've kidnapped the wrong kid. Written by Anonymous

Plot Keywords
Taglines Fear. Trust. Love. See more »
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Also Known As
  • Untitled Arie Posin Project (United States)
  • Abgefugged - Die trügerische Idylle von Hillside (Germany)
  • The Chumscrubber - Glück in kleinen Dosen (Germany)
  • Génération RX (France)
  • Historia de un secuestro (Spain)
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Runtime
  • 108 min
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Box Office

Budget $6,800,000 (estimated)
Opening Weekend United States $28,548, 07 Aug 2005

Did You Know?

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Trivia The boy that gets kidnapped is playing on a Euphonium, not a Tuba. See more »
Goofs The "tuba" that Charlie Bratley plays is not a tuba at all but a euphonium. A band student would know that. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in Top 10 Movies with Terrible Titles (2015). See more »
Soundtracks The Bitter End See more »
Quotes Crystal Falls: You really don't care what people think, do you?
Dean Stiffle: No, I really don't.
Crystal Falls: That's a nice trick.
Dean Stiffle: Thanks, I studied in the far east.
Crystal Falls: Maybe you can show me how it's done?
Dean Stiffle: Step one? Years of ridicule.
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