Thumbsucker (film)

Thumbsucker
Thumbsucker film poster
Directed by	Mike Mills
Written by	Walter Kirn (novel), Mike Mills
Produced by	Anthony Bregman, Bob Stephenson
Starring	Lou Taylor Pucci, Keanu Reeves, Tilda Swinton, Vincent D'Onofrio
Distributed by	Sony Pictures Classics
Release dates	January 23, 2005
Running time	96 minutes
Language	English
Budget	~ US$4,000,000

Thumbsucker is a 2005 film directed by Mike Mills adapted from the Walter Kirn novel of the same name. The movie focuses on teenager Justin Cobb (Lou Pucci) and how he copes with his thumbsucking problem, and his experiments with hypnosis, sex and drugs.

Main cast

• Lou Taylor Pucci – Justin Cobb
• Tilda Swinton – Audrey Cobb
• Vincent D'Onofrio – Mike Cobb
• Kelli Garner – Rebecca
• Keanu Reeves – Dr. Perry Lyman
• Vince Vaughn – Mr. Geary

Setting

The film is set in the fictional town of Beaverwood, Oregon, and filming locations included Beaverton and Sherwood, Oregon, Portland International Airport, and Tualatin High School. [1]

Soundtrack

Main article: Thumbsucker (soundtrack)

The soundtrack to the film was originally to be comprised of a number of cover songs performed by Elliott Smith, but he died before the project's completion. Tim DeLaughter and The Polyphonic Spree were then chosen to compose an original soundtrack after Mills attended one of their shows and was impressed. Three of Smith's songs remain on the soundtrack.

External links

• Official film site
• Thumbsucker at IMDb
• Review of Thumbsucker