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Choke (2008) [R]

Featuring:
Sam Rockwell, Anjelica Huston, Kelly Macdonald

Written by:
Clark Gregg
Chuck Palahniuk

Directed by:
Clark Gregg


Release Date:
September 26, 2008

Original Title:
Choke

Alternate Titles:
Choke - Asfixia
Soffocare
Удушье

Genres:
Comedy | Drama

Production Companies:
ATO Pictures
Aramid Entertainment
Choke Film
Contrafilm
Dune Entertainment III
Fox Searchlight Pictures

Production Countries:
United States of America

Ratings / Certifications:
AU: R 18+  BR: 18  CH: 16  DE: 16  FR: TP  GB: 18  IE: 18  JP: R15+  PL: 18  PT: M/16  US: R 

Runtime: 92

If this movie doesn’t touch you, go ahead and touch yourself.

Overview from TheMovieDB

A sex-addicted con-man pays for his mother's hospital bills by playing on the sympathies of those who rescue him from choking to death.

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Overview from Open Movies

Sex addict and colonial theme park worker, Victor Mancini, has devised a complicated scam to pay for his mom's hospital bills while she suffers from an Alzheimer's disease that hides the truth about his childhood. He pretends to choke on food in a restaurant and the person who "saves" him will feel responsible for Victor for the rest of their lives.

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Rankings and Honors

Choke (2008) on IMDb
Internet Movie Database 6.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes 56%
Metacritic 47/100
Awards Won: 2 wins & 7 nominations total

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Production

Art Department Coordinator:
Melissa Miller Costanzo

Art Direction:
Matteo De Cosmo

Associate Producer:
Lisa Zambri
Mia Lee
Laurie May

Casting:
Mary Vernieu
Suzanne Smith Crowley

Construction Coordinator:
Mark Sonderskov
Richard Hebrank

Costume Design:
Catherine George

Director:
Clark Gregg

Director of Photography:
Tim Orr

Editor:
Joe Klotz

Executive Producer:
Derrick Tseng
Mike S. Ryan
Mary Vernieu
Gary Ventimiglia

Key Hair Stylist:
Christine Fennell

Legal Services:
Alan D. Sacks

Makeup Artist:
Stacey Panepinto

Novel:
Chuck Palahniuk

Original Music Composer:
Nathan Larson

Producer:
Johnathan Dorfman
Tripp Vinson
Temple Fennell
Beau Flynn

Production Design:
Roshelle Berliner

Screenplay:
Clark Gregg

Script Supervisor:
Kirsten Kearse

Set Decoration:
Kate Foster

Stunts:
Kimberly Shannon Murphy

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