Pumpkin Movie Review 2002

Ambitious but over-reaching satire. California blonde sorority sister Carolyn McDuffy (Ricci) is a reluctant participant in the group's charity activity--helping to coach "special" athletes. Then Carolyn gets to know Pumpkin (Harris), who's confined to a wheelchair and seems to be mentally retarded as well (this isn't very clear). Soon, Pumpkin is smitten and Carolyn falls for his inner beauty--thus alienating her boyfriend, sorority sisters, and Pumpkins's mother. Too bad all the characters are little more than stereotypes.

Distribution

MGM Home Entertainment, 2500 Broadway, Santa Monica, CA 90404-6061, Phone: (310)449-3000, Fax: (310)449-3100, URL: http://www.mgmhomevideo.com, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 118 minutes.
Originally from United States.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Fraternities & Sororities, Physical Problems, Campus Capers, Jealousy

Screenplay

Adam Larson Broder

Cast

Christina Ricci, Brenda Blethyn, Dominique Swain, Hank Harris, Marisa Coughlan, Samuel Ball, Harry J. Lennix, Nina Foch, Caroline Aaron, Lisa Banes, Julio Oscar Mechoso

Cinematography

Tim Suhrstedt

Director

Adam Larson Broder, Tony R. Abrams

Music

John Ottman

Other

Shawn Holden, Mary Ramos, Michelle Kuznetsky, Sloane Klevin, Richard Halsey, Edi Giguere, Richard Sherman

Producer

Andrea Sperling, Albert Berger, Ron Yerxa, Karen Barber, Christina Ricci, American Zoetrope, United Artists