Stars: Lou Taylor Pucci, Tilda Swinton, Vincent D'Onofrio, Kelli Garner, Keanu Reeves, Vince Vaughn, Benjamin Bratt

Director: Mike Mills

Summary: THUMBSUCKER is a film about the trials and tribulations of a relatively normal family living in Oregon. Justin Cobb is a 17-year-old who still sucks his thumb, infuriating his tough father, a high-school football star who never made it to the pros because of a knee injury.

Music-video director Mike Mills's feature-length debut, THUMBSUCKER is an offbeat, unique film about the trials and tribulations of a relatively normal family living in Oregon. The black comedy stars Lou Pucci as Justin Cobb, a 17-year-old who still sucks his thumb, infuriating his tough father, Mike (Vincent D'Onofrio), a high-school football star who never made it to the pros because of a knee injury. Justin's mother, Audrey (Tilda Swinton), is a nurse who is developing an odd crush on TV actor Matt Schramm (Benjamin Bratt). Meanwhile, Justin becomes more interested in Rebecca (Kelli Garner) than arguing with his peers as a member of Mr. Geary's (Vince Vaughn) debate team. To rid Justin of his thumbsucking habit as well as other weird things that begin happening after his Zen-like orthodontist, Perry Lyman (Keanu Reeves), hypnotises him he is put on medication to combat attention deficit disorder, which further complicates his life and his relationships with friends, family, and teachers. Pucci is magnificent in the title role, capturing just the right nuances in his portrayal of a troubled teenager. The rest of the cast is excellent as well, especially D'Onofrio as a father unable to show his emotions, Vaughn as a cool teacher, and Reeves as a wacked-out dentist. The Polyphonic Spree composed songs for the film, which is based on a novel by Walter Kirn.

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Aspect Ratio:	2.35 Anamorphic Wide Screen
Main Language:	English
Region:	Region 2
Special Features:	Audio Commentary With Writer Director Mike Mills, Directors Blog DVDROM, Conversation With Director Mike Mills And Novelist Walter Kern, Behind The Scenes Documentary
Subtitles:	English, Hindi
Year:	2005
Release Date:	March 20, 2006
Runtime:	92 minutes
Certification:
Catalogue Number:	C D R 40952
Keywords:	Comedy, General, Thumbsucker
Genre:	Comedy