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MONEY
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Shot for just $3.0M β micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
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Choke
"If this movie doesnβt touch you, go ahead and touch yourself."
2008 1h 32m EN
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6.4IMDB Β· 34,592
ComedyDrama
Synopsis
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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.
βIf this movie doesnβt touch you, go ahead and touch yourself.β
Cast
Sam Rockwell
Victor Mancini
Anjelica Huston
Ida J. Mancini
Kelly Macdonald
Paige Marshall
Brad William Henke
Denny
Clark Gregg
Lord High Charlie
Bijou Phillips
Ursula
Gillian Jacobs
Cherry Daiquiri / Beth
Jonah Bobo
Young Victor
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Clark Gregg
- Writers
- Clark Gregg
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
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Fun facts πΏ
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ERA
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Released 18 years ago.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Clark Gregg, shot by Tim Orr. Note their partnership β DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Nathan Larson. Worth a dedicated listen after β most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Joe Klotz shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Sam Rockwell and Anjelica Huston and Kelly Macdonald carry the top of the cast.
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: "If this movie doesnβt touch you, go ahead and touch yourself.".
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt1024715 β still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Clark Gregg directs. Tim Orr behind the camera. Nathan Larson scores. Joe Klotz cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Shot for just $3.0M β micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
- 2Released 18 years ago.
- 3Directed by Clark Gregg, shot by Tim Orr. Note their partnership β DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 4Original score by Nathan Larson. Worth a dedicated listen after β most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 5Editor Joe Klotz shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 6Sam Rockwell and Anjelica Huston and Kelly Macdonald carry the top of the cast.
- 7Marketing tagline: "If this movie doesnβt touch you, go ahead and touch yourself.".
- 8IMDB entry: tt1024715 β still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 9Classified under 9 themes, including "based on novel or book", "restaurant", "sex addiction", "alzheimer's disease".
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Tim Orr
- Original score
- Nathan Larson
- Editing
- Joe Klotz
- Production design
- Roshelle Berliner
- Costume design
- Catherine George
- Makeup / hair
- Christine Fennell-Harlan
- Runtime
- 92 min Β· 1h 32m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $3,000,000
- Box office
- $3,982,459
- Return
- 133% of budget
- Original language
- EN
- Certification (US)
- R
- IMDB
- Choke (2008)
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 56% π₯« Rotten
- Metacritic
- 47/100
- IMDB rating
- 6.4/10 Β· 34,592 votes
- MPAA
- R
Awards
2 wins & 7 nominations total
- Sundance Special Jury Prize for Ensemble Cast
Individual records documented via Wikidata; the summary above may count more.
Also by
Clark Gregg
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Selected frames
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Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
- CH
Choke Film
- DU
Dune Entertainment III
US
- AR
Aramid Entertainment
GB
- CO
Contrafilm
US
- AT
ATO Pictures
Key crew
- Legal ServicesAlan D. Sacks
- NovelChuck Palahniuk
- ProducerJohnathan Dorfman
- ProducerTemple Fennell
- ProducerBeau Flynn
- ProducerTripp Vinson
- Associate ProducerLisa Zambri
- Associate ProducerMia Lee
- Associate ProducerLaurie May
- Executive ProducerMike S. Ryan
- Executive ProducerDerrick Tseng
- Executive ProducerGary Ventimiglia
- Executive ProducerMary Vernieu
- EditorJoe Klotz
- CastingMary Vernieu
- Production DesignRoshelle Berliner
- Art DirectionMatteo De Cosmo
- Set DecorationKate Foster
- Costume DesignCatherine George
- Art Department CoordinatorMelissa Miller Costanzo
- Key Hair StylistChristine Fennell-Harlan
- Makeup ArtistStacey Panepinto
- Construction CoordinatorMark Sonderskov
- Construction CoordinatorRichard Hebrank
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- based on novel or book
- restaurant
- sex addiction
- alzheimer's disease
- strip club
- friends
- scam
- hospital
- choking
Release history Β· US
When it landed
- Theatrical2008-09-26R
Also known as
International titles
- SoffocareIT
- Π£Π΄ΡΡΡΠ΅RU
- Choke - AsfixiaPT
