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Igby Goes Down is a 2002 American comedy-drama film that follows the life of Igby Slocumb, a rebellious and sardonic teenager who attempts to break free of his familial ties and wealthy, overbearing mother.
Sep 20, 2002 · Igby Goes Down. Holden Caulfield formed the mold and Jason "Igby" Slocumb Jr. fits it perfectly, in "Igby Goes Down," an inspired example of the story in which the adolescent hero discovers that the world sucks, people are phonies, and sex is a consolation.
Igby Goes Down follows the life of a rebellious teenager named Igby Slocumb, who struggles with family dysfunction and personal turmoil. Seeking to escape the pressures of his privileged upbringing, Igby embarks on a journey through New York City's underbelly, encountering various eccentric characters along the way. The film stars Kieran Culkin in the lead role, supported by Claire Danes, Jeff ...
Oct 4, 2002 · Igby Goes Down: Directed by Burr Steers. With Kieran Culkin, Claire Danes, Jeff Goldblum, Jared Harris. A young man's peculiar upbringing renders him unable to competently cope with the struggle of growing up.
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- Comedy, Drama
- Burr Steers
- 2002-10-04
With a schizophrenic father, a self-absorbed, distant mother, and a shark-like young Republican big brother, Igby figures there must be a better life out there, and he sets out to find it. After happily flunking out of several Prep Schools, Igby escapes into the bohemian underworld of Manhattan.
Igby Goes Down. Igby Slocumb (Kieran Culkin), a rebellious and sarcastic 17-year-old boy, is at war with the stifling world of old money privilege he was born into. With a schizophrenic father ...
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- Comedy
- R
IGBY GOES DOWN tells the dark story of a trust fund baby (Kieran Culkin), whose family includes an abusive and insensitive mother (Susan Sarandon), a depressive father in residence at the "Maryland home for the befuddled" (Bill Pullman), and his nasty overachieving older brother Oliver (Ryan Phillippe).