Choke (2008)
Sobre o filme
A colorful black humor comedy on the relationship between mothers and sons, sexual compulsion, and the sordid hidden side of Colonial theme parks. Victor Mancini, a nymphomaniac and medical school drop out keeps his mother Ida, who is more and more mentally disturbed, in an expensive hospital in order to be able to work as an actor. He plays a historical role in a theme park in Colonial Williamsburg. Evenings, Victor goes to expensive restaurants and pretends to choke in the hope of being rescued by a rich customer. In a strange moment of lucidity, his mother reveals that she kept secret the amazing truth about the identity of his father, and Victor is assisted by his best friend Denny and by beautiful doctor Paige Marshall to find an answer to the mystery - before the truth about his divine parenthood is lost for ever.
Título original: Choke
Ano: 2008
Duração: 90 minutos
Cor: color, 35mm
Direção: CLARK GREGG
Roteiro: Clark Gregg
Fotografia: Tim Orr
Elenco: Sam Rockwell, Anjelica Huston, Kelly Macdonald, Brad William Henke, Clark Gregg
Produtor: Johnathan Dorfman, Temple Fennell, Beau Flynn
Música: Nathan Larson