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Choke
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Victor Mancini, a medical-school dropout, is an antihero for our deranged times. Needing to pay elder care for his mother, Victor has devised an ingenious scam: he pretends to choke on pieces of food while dining in upscale restaurants. He then allows himself to be "saved" by fellow patrons who, feeling responsible for Victor's life, go on to send checks to support him. When he's not pulling this stunt, Victor cruises sexual addiction recovery workshops for action, visits his addled mom, and spends his days working at a colonial theme park.
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Choke
By GARY THOMPSON, thompsg@phillynews.com
Posted 09/25/2008
"Choke" is adapted from a book by Chuck Palahniuk, who recently said that any movie worth its salt should leave the viewer wondering how it ever got financing. » Read more
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Choke
Posted 09/25/2008
A darkly comic tale about a sex addict, starring the nimble Sam Rockwell, based on a novel by Chuck (Fight Club) Palahniuk, with the sublime Kelly Macdonald in a doctor's lab coat and the wily Anjelica Huston as a dementia-stricken matriarch - how can that go wrong? » Read more
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MPAA rating:
R
for strong sexual content, nudity and language
Cast:
Kelly Macdonald; Clark Gregg; Sam Rockwell; Gillian Jacobs; Anjelica Huston; Allison Karman; Heather Burns; Jonah Bobo; Joel Grey; Brad William Henke
Directed by:
Clark Gregg
On the web:
 
Choke Official Site
Genre:
Comedy; Drama
Running time:
01:29
Release date:
2008
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