Dummy Movie Review 2002

Sappy farce/latent coming-of-ager about a man and his dummy. Shy outsider Steven (Brody), nearly 30 and still living at home with his parents, embarks on his dream career in ventriloquism. His wooden buddy, along with high-school friend Fanny (Jovovich), give Steven the confidence to woo his pretty unemployment counselor Lorena (Farmiga). Ranges from genuinely sweet to annoyingly cloying. Despite a decent turn from Oscar-winner Brody, who did all his own ventriloquism, lovable schmuck routine wears thin rather quickly. Supports are uniformly strong.

Distribution

Artisan Entertainment, 2700 Colorado Ave., Ste. 200, Santa Monica, CA 90404, Phone: (310)449-9200, Fax: (310)255-3730, URL: http://www.artisanent.com, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 90 minutes.
Originally from United States.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Family Ties, You Big Dummy!

Screenplay

Greg Pritkin

Cast

Adrien Brody, Milla Jovovich, Illeana Douglas, Vera Farmiga, Jessica Walter, Ron Leibman, Jared Harris

Cinematography

Horacio Marquinez

Director

Greg Pritkin

Music

Paul Wallfisch

Other

Theresa Radka, Bill Henry, Amanda Carroll, Marie Abma, Charlotte Bourke

Producer

Richard Temtchine, Bob Fagan, Quadrant Entertainment, Artisan Entertainment