It all begins when dean stiffle finds the body of his friend, troy. Rent the chumscrubber 2005 on dvd and bluray netflix. He also talked about how they removed all pop culture references in the movie so that they could create their own archetype of pop culture the chumscrubber. Director arie posin s the chumscrubber the face of love is an emotionally thorny drama about how we cope with loss, live in the moment and ultimately move forward. The chumscrubber is a 2005 dark comedy film directed by arie posin and written by posin and zac stanford, starring an ensemble cast. Chumscrubber was the feature film debut for director ari posin, paralleling sam mendes who directed beauty as his feature debut. The face of love, the latest film by american director arie posin and his first since 2005s chumscrubber, feels as familiar as it does personal. 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. The chumscrubber is a 2005 americangerman comedydrama film, directed by arie posin. This same topic is the subject of the chumscrubber, a new film by first time director arie posin who also cowrote the story. Diane keaton and ed harris will star in arie posin s the look of love, which exclusive films international will unveil to foreign buyers at the european film market in berlin.
A darkly satiric story about life crumbling in the midst of a seemingly idyllic. Home bio movies commercials trailers contact back the face of love the chumscrubber. Though he spends his life always looking for potential new material, his book sales turn out to be disappointing. Aug, 2015 meanwhile, as the adults in the neighborhood begin to emotionally implode, the chumscrubber becomes a common presence in town a comic book and video game character represented by a. The dvd has an animated, anamorphic widescreen main menu, with options to watch the movie, setup languages, view special features and select scenes. In this dark comedy set in upper class suburbia dean finds the body of his mate troy but doesnt tell anyone as everyone is on drugs to get through the day. On behalf of hybridmagazine i was fortunate enough to meet with director arie posin concerning his first featurelength effort, the chumscrubber. With the overextended reach of a callow teenager, it fails to conquer its peaks of social relevancy.
On view the film with feature commentary by director arie posin and writer zac stanford. The chumscrubber is a darkly satiric story about life crumbling in the midst of a seemingly idyllic suburbia. Firsttime director arie posin is also exceedingly generous toward his characters. Never mind tolstoy all unhappy families are alike in arie posin s suburbanangst drama the chumscrubber. Posin had graduated from usc a decade earlier, and this film was his first shot at the hollywood brass ring. The starryeyed crossbreed of american beauty and donnie darko, here comes the chumscrubber, another selfrighteous satire on selfabsorbed parents and their estranged offspring. Meanwhile, as the adults in the neighborhood begin to emotionally implode, the chumscrubber becomes a common presence in town a comic book and video game character represented by a decapitated postapocalyptic teenager who has become an unavoidable popculture icon. The feature debut of writer zac stanford and director arie posin, the chumscrubber has seemingly been assembled by crossreferencing tired points about suburban alienation with recent movies of note, and hoping that something new and interesting comes out of the process. The chumscrubber by arie posin arie posin, jamie bell. The plot, written by posin and zac stanford, focuses on the chain of events that follow the suicide of a teenage drug dealer in an idealistic but superficial town. The jane austen book club and bonnie curtis minority report, saving.
Dean jamie bell is a disaffected teenager living in a california suburb thats beautiful on the surface but populated by families who live emotionally vacant lives, with the parents often too wrapped up in their own problems to pay attention to their children. A onedisc release, the chumscrubber is packaged in a standard keepcase. The characteristics of this comic book video game hero are an allegory that can help you decode the messages of the movie. The chumscrubber also features ralph fiennes, carrieanne moss. Mar 02, 2005 the chumscrubber smugly heaps on halfbaked ideas about media violence, the homogeneity of suburbia and the disintegration of the american family.
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Fulfilment by amazon fba is a service amazon offers sellers that lets them store their products in amazons warehouses, and amazon directly does the picking. Starring jamie bell, justin chatwin, camilla belle, glenn close, allison janney, ralph fiennes, rita wilson. Known for the face of love starring annette bening, ed harris, robin williams, jess weixler, as well as the chumscrubber starring jamie bell, glenn close, ralph fiennes, allison janney, cami. Go into the world and inspire the people you meet with your love, kindness, and whatever it is youre really good at. Chumscrubber writerdirector arie posins illustration of suburbia and alienation is as heart breaking as it is hilarious. Diane keaton, ed harris to star in look of love hollywood. It falls right in line with chap clarks book hurt and looks to be a pretty powerful commentary on current family dynamics.
Local drug dealers at the school run kidnap deans brother, threatening to kill him unless he finds troys stash, but theyve grabbed the wrong kid. And everybody is on some form of drug just to get through their days. The chumscrubber is a 2005 film about the prevalence of prescription drugs in american society and the lack of communication between teenagers and their parents. Chumscrubber was the feature film debut for director ari posin. The chumscrubber proves once more that there is no worse place to. Screenwriter stanford and director posin have purposefully wiped all pop culture with the curious exceptions of wellknown songs that the characters listen to out of the picture which is a large reason why the movie feels so sterile in favor of their unique creationthe chumscrubber which appears in videogames, comic books, television. The chumscrubber 99 movie clip knowing troy 2005 hd. Posins film examines suburbia through the eyes of teenager dan stiffle jamie bell, a drug abuser whose best friend commits suicide early in the film. The chumscrubber is a dark comedy about the lives of people who live in upperclass suburbia. The chumscrubber by arie posin arie posin, jamie bell, camilla. Aug 05, 2005 its not unusual for a young filmmaker to have a mentor, but arie posin, whose debut feature, the chumscrubber, opens in theaters today, had one of cinemas greats. Mar, 2014 writerdirector arie posin explores coping with loss, living in the moment, and ultimately finding the courage to move forward in his new romance mystery, the face of love, starring ed harris and. Feb 17, 2012 meanwhile, as the adults in the neighborhood begin to emotionally implode, the chumscrubber becomes a common presence in town a comic book and video game character represented by a. Dean conceals his death, and in doing so, troys supply chain soon dries up.
The chumscrubber is a 2005 americangerman comedydrama film, directed by arie posin, starring an ensemble cast led by jamie bell. Buy the chumscrubber directed by arie posin online at alibris. The chumscrubber is a 2005 americangerman comedydrama film, directed by arie posin, starring an ensemble cast led by. Nov 17, 2005 the move is from first time director arie posin and it looks at the indifference adults have towards parenting their teens.
Aug 05, 2005 never mind tolstoy all unhappy families are alike in arie posins suburbanangst drama the chumscrubber. The film focuses on the lack of communication between teenagers and their parents, and the prevalence of prescription drugs in american society. Aug 25, 2005 the running plot device throughout the chumscrubber is a popular tv and videogame character named the chumscrubber, who carries his head around in his hand as he fights crime. Diane keaton and ed harris will star in arie posins the look of. The chumscrubber directed by arie posin available on dvd. With jamie bell, allison janney, rory culkin, glenn close. Rent the chumscrubber 2005 starring jamie bell and glenn close on dvd and bluray. But the chumscrubber, which takes its rather bewildering moniker from a.
Posin and the producers brought the project to around sixty production companies, each of whom declined, before funds were raised and production began. Jamie bell opts for another offbeat us indie, but this one feels strangely familiar. He doesnt bother telling any of the adults because he knows they wont care. To get signed books rodney appleseed to jinshirou or schedule ross to speak check out. The death of a troubled teen throws a suburban neighborhood into chaos in this darkly satirical comedy. American beauty, donnie darko, thumbsucker, stepford wives and othe. Nov 15, 2005 we werent sure quite what to make of thishavent they already made movies about teenagers getting high.
Arie posin is an israeliborn american film director and screenwriter best known for his 2005 film the chumscrubber. The chumscrubber is your first hollywood film, a story which you invented and directed. But when his friend dean pays him a visit, dean discovers troy has hanged himself in his bedroom during one of his mothers pool parties. Not only does this stranger possess the same deeply lined face and startling blue eyes, he also shares garretts kindness, humor, and passion for art. Overview of chumscrubber, the, 2005, directed by arie posin, with camilla belle, josh janowicz, john heard, at turner classic movies. His father had been a film director in russia, before the family fled the repression there and came to america.
Unsure if they want to create a dark comedy or realistic drama, their movie tinkers somewhere in between. About us closed our dvd rental store after many years running the business. Director arie posin and writer zac stanford are relative newcomers to hollywood, and their work broadcasts their inexperience. Suicide, kidnap, familial dysfunction just a normal day in the community of hillside, the setting for arie posin s poisonous tale of disaffected youth struggling to make a connection with their. The chumscrubber by arie posin, 9781417030880, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Everyone in town is too self consumed to worry about anything else than themselves. Dean stiffle finds the body of his friend and smalltime supplier of narcotics, troy. Set in the sort of middleofnowhere planned community that could be anywhere. But as their relationship progresses, it becomes not a question of if the truth will come out, but when.
Starring jamie bell, camilla belle, justin chatwin, glenn close, rory culkin, thomas curtis, tim dekay. Kids bury emotion under prozac, zantacs, ritalin, and any other happiness pills they can find, while their parents drown their sorrows in one glass of wine after another. The film reunites close with the chumscrubber director arie posin and producers bonnie curtis and julie lynn, who teamed with close for albert nobbs. Meanwhile, as the adults in the neighborhood begin to emotionally implode, the chumscrubber becomes a common presence in town a comic book and video game character represented by a. Arie posins the chumscrubber upcoming drama the face of love stars annette bening as a grieving widow who happens upon ed harris who looks almost exactly like her deceased husband.