Igby Goes Down (2002)
- Starring:
- Kieran Culkin, Susan Sarandon, (more)
- Director(s):
- Burr Steers
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R
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The cynical son of an upper-class New York family bedeviled by booze, pills and mental illness strikes out on his own in this caustic, darkly comic drama. Igby Slocomb (Kieran Culkin) and his older brother, Oliver (Ryan Phillippe), are are in the process of killing their mother, Mimi (Susan Sarandon). Flashbacks delineate Igby's troubled childhood: Speed-freak Mimi and her depressed husband, Jason (Bill Pullman), snipe at each other endlessly until Jason attempts suicide before Igby's very eyes and takes up residence in a mental hospital. Igby grows into a rebellious youth, gets kicked out of several boarding schools and ends up in a hellish military academy. After one failed escape attempt, he heads to New York City and hides out in the apartment of Rachel (Amanda Peet), the heroin-addled mistress of his godfather, D.H. (Jeff Goldblum). Oliver locates the young scoundrel and informs him that Mimi is suffering from cancer. Unperturbed, Igby continues his slacker existence -- and his romance with Sookie (Claire Danes), a hipper-than-thou undergraduate who finds herself torn between Igby and Oliver. As Igby gets drawn further into the mind games and hypocrisy of the adult world, his already jaded outlook grows even darker. He takes to dealing smack and hanging out with a cross-dressing performance "artist" (Jared Harris). Ultimately, though, Mimi's impending death draws him back into the family fold for unexpected revelations and realizations. Written and directed by first-time filmmaker Burr Steers, Igby Goes Down features Rory Culkin, Kieran's brother, as the young Igby. ~ Brian J. Dillard, All Movie Guide
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 98 mins
Complete Cast:
- Kieran Culkin - Igby Slocumb
- Jeff Goldblum - D.H.
- Ryan Phillippe - Oliver Slocumb
- Amanda Peet - Rachel
- Rory Culkin - Young Igby
- Cassidy Ladden - Hockey Player
- Gannon Forrester - Little Cadet
- Amber Gross - Girl
- Bill Irwin - Lt. Smith
- Daniel Tamberelli - Turtle
- Nicholas Wyman - Suit
- Glenn Fitzgerald - Surfer
- Peter Tambakis - 13-Year-Old Oliver
- Elizabeth Jagger - Lisa Fiedler
- Ronobir Lahiri - Intern
- Susan Sarandon - Mimi Slocumb
- Claire Danes - Sookie Sapperstein
- Bill Pullman - Jason Slocumb
- Jared Harris - Russel
- Kathleen Gati - Ida
- David Arrow - Waiter
- Erin Fritch - Hockey Player
- Dean Nolen
- Cynthia Nixon - Mrs. Piggee
- Celia Weston - Bunny
- Eric Bogosian - Mr. Nice Guy
- Reg Rogers - Therapist
- Michael Formica Jones - Peeka
- Arnie Burton - Front Desk Clerk
- Jim Gaffigan - Hotel Manager
- Director(s):
- Burr Steers
- Writer(s):
- Burr Steers
- Producer(s):
- Marco Weber, Lisa Tornell
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R(Profanity, Sexual Situations, Drug Content, Not For Children)
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- 2003 - Igby Goes Down - Broadcast Film Critics Association - Best Young Actor/Actress
- 2002 - Igby Goes Down - National Board of Review - Special Mention for Excellence in Filmmaking
- 2002 - Igby Goes Down - Toronto Film Critics Association - Best First Feature [Runner-up]







