As a teenage boy committed suicied, the laid on frontage of an american suburb starts to crumble.
"The Chumbscruber" is an wonderful satirical and socio-critical movie which's fixing the american way of life.
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Als ein Teenager Selbstmord begeht bröckelt die auflackierte Fassade einer amerikanischen Vorstadtidylle.
"The Chumbscruber" ist eine wunderbar gesellschaftskritische Satiere, die gekonnt mit dem american way of live abrechnet.

"Also tat ich was ich tun musste, in einer Welt voller Freaks und unmenschlichen Wesen"

Honestly? Just watch Donnie Darko instead.

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Great flick! Like Edward Scissorhands meets Donnie Darko.

As a teenage boy committed suicied, the laid on frontage of an american suburb starts to crumble.
"The Chumbscruber" is an wonderful satirical and socio-critical movie which's fixing the american way of life.
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Als ein Teenager Selbstmord begeht bröckelt die auflackierte Fassade einer amerikanischen Vorstadtidylle.
"The Chumbscruber" ist eine wunderbar gesellschaftskritische Satiere, die gekonnt mit dem american way of live abrechnet.

"Also tat ich was ich tun musste, in einer Welt voller Freaks und unmenschlichen Wesen"

Great cast but not much else. I think this film had potential, exploring the (not unique) themes of an idyllic suburban neighborhood festering with sub-surface deficiencies. The surrealism of integrating the video game didn't really work for me. I also don't get the dolphin motif at all, and there was a general lack of explanation. Would be 2 stars if not for the cast.

The pool party sets the tone for an epic on what Chap Clark calls 'the world beneath.'

A satire in the same vein as American Psycho, no one listens to anyone, everyone's on drugs and kids are running around playacting like adults and just trying to survive their clueless parents. There's something beautiful about this movie that involves a disembodied video game character, dolphins, kidnappings, happy accidents and the blackest of humor. Beyond the superb and intensely dark moments, though, the finest and most touching scenes are between Bell and the two mothers - there's nothing better than Dean's final introduction of Troy to his mom. And there's also Rooney's fantastic Sleep Song on the soundtrack.

Honestly? Just watch Donnie Darko instead.

This film was borrowed to me by a friend, and I have to admit I had never heard of it.

It's a terrific movie! An intriguing, dark, abstract view into upper class suburbia and how truly fucked up it can be.