Thumbsucker (R)
synopsis
Dubbed "the King Kong of oral obsessives" by his hippie dentist, Justin Cobb is a 16-year-old desperate to find a way to break this embarrassing habit he has retained since infancy. His father, a former football star, tries to help by providing an antidotal cayenne-pepper cream and a healthy dose of fly-fishing. His mother, who works as a nurse helping the rich and famous sober up, seems more concerned with a fantasy romantic relationship with TV-star Don Johnson than with her son's problems. Hypnosis seems to work, but the problem surfaces in other forms from drug addiction to alcoholism.
details
Comedy, Drama
1 hr. 34 min.
Opened September 16th, 2005
MovieGoer Review
Thumbsucker is the story of an awkward teen who struggles not only to break himself from his addiction to sucking his thumb but also his fears and trepidation toward life itself. While trying to be Ordinary People, it winds up closer to th... MORE
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synopsis
Dubbed "the King Kong of oral obsessives" by his hippie dentist, Justin Cobb is a 16-year-old desperate to find a way to break this embarrassing habit he has retained since infancy. His father, a former football star, tries to help by providing an antidotal cayenne-pepper cream and a healthy dose of fly-fishing. His mother, who works as a nurse helping the rich and famous sober up, seems more concerned with a fantasy romantic relationship with TV-star Don Johnson than with her son's problems. Hypnosis seems to work, but the problem surfaces in other forms from drug addiction to alcoholism.
details
Comedy, Drama
1 hr. 34 min.
Opened September 16th, 2005
MovieGoer Review
Thumbsucker is the story of an awkward teen who struggles not only to break himself from his addiction to sucking his thumb but also his fears and trepidation toward life itself. While trying to be Ordinary People, it winds up closer to th... MORE
