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The Chumscrubber (2005)
The Chumscrubber is a dark comedy about the lives of people who live in upper-class suburbia. It all begins when Dean Stiffle finds the body of his friend, Troy. He doesn't bother telling any of the adults because he knows they won't care. Everyone in town is too self consumed to worry about anything else than themselves. And everybody is on some form of drug just to get through their days.
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The Chumscrubber is a dark comedy about the lives of people who live in upper-class suburbia. It all begins when Dean Stiffle finds the body of his friend, Troy. He doesn't bother telling any of the adults because he knows they won't care. Everyone in town is too self consumed to worry about anything else than themselves. And everybody is on some form of drug just to get through their days.
Rating:R
Genre:Comedy, Drama
Written By:Zac Stanford, Arie Posin
In Theaters:6/8/2005
Box Office:$351,401
Runtime:108 minutes
Studio:Lawrence Bender Productions, El Camino Pictures, Go Fish Pictures
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