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The Tracey Fragments (2007)

The Tracey Fragments (2007)
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A 15-year-old girl navigates a dangerous urban landscape in search of the brother whom she has hypnotized into believing he is a dog in director Bruce McDonald's pop-infused, 21st century variation on The Catcher in the Rye. When the viewer first meets Tracey (Juno's Ellen Page), she is sitting naked in the back of a bus with only a flimsy shower curtain to guard her from the elements. Tracey is the broken product of an unstable home; her father (Ari Cohen) regards his children as "accidents," and her catatonic mother (Erin McMurtry) only pauses from watching television long enough to light up another cigarette. Upon discovering that a botched hypnosis experiment between Tracey and her younger brother, Sonny, has left the young boy emotionally transformed into a canine, the decision is made to send Tracey to a psychiatrist. Tormented by her classmates and lost in fantasies about her boyfriend and rock & roll savior Billy Zero (Slim Twig), the emotionally complex young woman has become enamored with a new student at school who doesn't even realize she exists. Later, when Sonny disappears, Tracey takes it upon herself to locate her missing sibling and make sure that he finds his way back home. While at first it appears that benevolent rent boy Lance (Maxwell McCabe-Lokos) may be her guiding light through the darkened city streets, Tracey quickly learns that to trust is to place your life in the hands of someone who may sell you out at a moment's notice. Now naked and desperate in the middle of a labyrinthine metropolitan nightmare, Tracey makes it her mission to find Sonny no matter how harrowing her quest may become. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

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Starring:
Ellen PageAri Cohen, (more)
Director(s):
Bruce McDonald
Theatrical MPAA Rating:
R
Format(s):
DVD
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Synopsis of The Tracey Fragments

A 15-year-old girl navigates a dangerous urban landscape in search of the brother whom she has hypnotized into believing he is a dog in director Bruce McDonald's pop-infused, 21st century variation on The Catcher in the Rye. When the viewer first meets Tracey (Juno's Ellen Page), she is sitting naked in the back of a bus with only a flimsy shower curtain to guard her from the elements. Tracey is the broken product of an unstable home; her father (Ari Cohen) regards his children as "accidents," and her catatonic mother (Erin McMurtry) only pauses from watching television long enough to light up another cigarette. Upon discovering that a botched hypnosis experiment between Tracey and her younger brother, Sonny, has left the young boy emotionally transformed into a canine, the decision is made to send Tracey to a psychiatrist. Tormented by her classmates and lost in fantasies about her boyfriend and rock & roll savior Billy Zero (Slim Twig), the emotionally complex young woman has become enamored with a new student at school who doesn't even realize she exists. Later, when Sonny disappears, Tracey takes it upon herself to locate her missing sibling and make sure that he finds his way back home. While at first it appears that benevolent rent boy Lance (Maxwell McCabe-Lokos) may be her guiding light through the darkened city streets, Tracey quickly learns that to trust is to place your life in the hands of someone who may sell you out at a moment's notice. Now naked and desperate in the middle of a labyrinthine metropolitan nightmare, Tracey makes it her mission to find Sonny no matter how harrowing her quest may become. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

Theatrical Feature Running Time:
77 mins

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Director(s):
Bruce McDonald
Writer(s):
Maureen Medved
Producer(s):
Sarah Timmins
Theatrical MPAA Rating:
R(Profanity, Violence, Sexual Situations)
The Tracey Fragments Awards:
  • 2007 - Berlin International Film Festival - Manfred-Salzgeber Prize
Warning:  This product is intended for mature audiences only. It may contain violence, sexual content, drug abuse and/or strong language. You must be 17 or older to purchase it. By ordering this item you are certifying that you are at least 17 years of age.

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    Amanda V.

    Ellen Page is incredible in this movie. It is definitely not the "easiest" movie to watch, but once you get past the fragmented screens it really starts to flow.

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    Donald R.

    I really resented this movie. I couldn't finish it. I really like Ellen Page, especially in Juno. I hope this movie doesn't curb her career. I'll look for Ellen Page movies in the future, but will avoid anything by Bruce McDonald the director. I wish this movie came with a warning! Warning! This movie resembles a slide show with attention deficit. The original idea of a sister hypnotizing her brother to be a dog sounded like an out of the box cute idea......especially for Ellen Page....but this was a disaster......Somebody wasted our time, and the actors time.......it could have been a good movie.

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    Andrea C.

    This film is high on my list of "the worst movies I have ever seen" I appreciate an artistic film that evokes emotion and response, but this was a whiny, self obsessed, unrealistic example of filmmakers that think they are smarter than you. It was absolutely unbearable to watch.

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