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Choke (2008)

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R | 1 hr 29 mins | Comedy, Drama, Adaptation | Now Playing |Box Office Total: $2.9M

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Synopsis:
Victor Mancini, in an effort to pay for his once radical, now demented mother's expensive care in a private hospital, engages in a brazen scam. While dining in upscale restaurants, he deliberately chokes on his food, allowing himself to be "saved" by good Samaritans who grow so close to him in the wake of their heroic Heimlich Maneuvers, they lavish him with checks. His day job is no more conventional: he portrays an indentured Irish servant in full 18th Century garb at a historical theme park. And when he isn't busy being a put upon Pilgrim, gagging violently or visiting the mother who doesn't recognize him, Victor is attending sexaholic recovery meetings (or having forbidden encounters in the meeting hall bathroom). It's no wonder Victor feels adrift. But when his declining mother hints that she might be ready to spill the secret identity of his long lost father, Victor hopes it can finally provide the answers he has been searching for. With the help of his fellow sex addict Denny, Victor befriends his mother's alluring young physician, who leads him to believe his origins may be far more shockingly divine that he ever could have imagined. So is Victor Mancini still the no-good loser he has always thought he would be for the rest of his life or could he possibly be some crazy kind of savior.

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Theatrical Release
9/26/2008
Director Credit
Clark Gregg Director
Cast Credit
Sam Rockwell Victor Mancini
Anjelica Huston Ida Mancini
Kelly MacDonald Paige Marshall
Brad Henke Denny
Joel Grey Phil
Clark Gregg Lord High Charlie
Bijou Phillips Ursula
Heather Burns Internet Date/Gwen
Gillian Jacobs Beth/Cherry Daiquiri
Yolonda Ross Cute Teacher
Isiah Whitlock Jr Detective Palmer
Matt Gerald Detective Ryan
Don Rizzo Guard Captain Norm
jonah bobo Young Victor
Paz De La Huerta Nico
Viola Harris Eva Muller
Kathryn Alexander Mousy Girl / Agnes
Teodorina Bello Jamaican Lady
Kate Blumberg Edwin’s Wife
Wilma Willi Burke Deranged Socialite
David Fonteno Edwin
Michelle Hurst Shapely Nurse
Jen Jones Old Lady with Note
Jordan Lage Mob Member #1
Matt Malloy Detective Foushee
Mary McCann Detective Dorfman
Alice Barrett Mitchell Lanky Woman on Airplane
Martin Murphy Second Trooper
Neil Pepe Zoo Security Guard
Peggy Pope Sister Angela
Denise Raimi Pretty Foster Mom
Judith Anna Roberts Elegant Lady
Michael S Ryan Lonnie
Solo Scott Mob Member #2
Suzanne Shepherd Waitress
David Shumbris First Trooper
Sebastian Sozzi Tito
Kate Udall Tall Nurse
Melinda Wade Mob Leader
Production Credits Credit
Lisa M. Zambri Associate Producer
Mike S Ryan Executive Producer
Beau Flynn Producer
Derrick Tseng Executive Producer
Johnathan Dorfman Producer
Laurie May Associate Producer
temple fennell Producer
Mia Lee Associate Producer
Gary Ventimiglia Executive Producer
Mary Vernieu Executive Producer
Tripp Vinson Producer
Production Companies Credit
Contrafilm Production Company
ATO Pictures Production Company
Aramid Entertainment Production Company
Dune Entertainment Production Company
Distribution Companies Credit
Fox Searchlight Pictures Domestic Theatrical Distributor
Fox Searchlight Pictures Foreign Distribution Rights
20th Century Fox International Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Kentac Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Locations  
New Jersey, USA  
Writer Credit
Chuck Palahniuk Source Material
Clark Gregg Screenplay
Accounting Credit
Kathy Welch Post-Production Accountant
Michael Wiggins Production Accountant
Paul Myers Assistant Accountant
Ross Miller Production Insurance - Insurance
Jenny Lovin Assistant Production Accountant - Accounting Production Assistant
Art Department Credit
Adriano Valle Set Dresser - On-Set Dresser
Naomi Bombardi-Wilson Art Assistant - Art Production Assistant
Roshelle Berliner Production Designer
Kate Foster Set Decorator
Matteo De Cosmo Art Director
Melissa B. Miller Art Department Coordinator
Eduardo Garabal Dresser
Cathy Wassylenko Scenic Artist - Camera Scenic
Justin Bennett Set Dresser
Kristen Emery Scenic Artist - Charge Scenic
Darin Patterson Art Assistant - Art Production Assistant
Max Sherwood Dresser - On-Set Dresser
David Brenner Set Dresser
Chuck Varga Scenic Artist - Journey Scenic
Brandon T Connelly Set Dresser
Linette Mccoun Set Dresser
Chris Potter Set Dresser
Brendan Russell Set Dresser
Gerardo Villarroel Set Dresser - Set Dressing Production Assistant
Casting Credit
Karen E Etcoff Extras Casting
Lindsay Graham Casting Associate (Los Angeles)
Bill Tripician Extras Casting Assistant
Suzanne Crowley Casting Director
Paul Schnee Casting Associate (New York)
Mary Vernieu Casting Director
Craft Services Credit
Dan Lasik Catering - Chef
Danielle Wilson Craft Service
Jorge Pina Catering - Chef
Anthony Torre Catering - Chef
Film Camera Credit
Jessica Miglio Photography - Stills Photographer
Tim Orr Director of Photography
Albino Marsetti Camera Operator
Craig Pressgrove Assistant Camera
Shannon K Hall Dailies - Dailies Project Manager
Alex Hernandez Film Lab - Imaging
Maceo Bishop Steadicam Operator
Matt Pebler Loader - Film Loader
Mike Underwood Colorist - Digital Film Colorist
Anne Lopez Film Lab - Imaging
Steve Calitri Camera Operator
Ira Schweitzer Colorist - Dailies Colorist
Meg Kettell Assistant Camera
Eduardo Cisneros Film Lab - Imaging
John Gardiner Assistant Camera - Telecine Assistant
Daniel Ishi Cruz Film Lab - Imaging
John Flores Film Lab - Imaging
Elizabeth Ostermann Film Lab - Digital Restoration
Paola Varvaro Film Lab - Digital Restoration
Film Sales Financing Credit
Wild Bunch Film Financier
Legal Credit
Joseph J Dapello Legal Services
Alan D Sacks Legal Services
Music Credit
Alice Wood Music Editor
Ben Kweller Song
Ben Kweller Song Performer
Lyle Hysen Music Supervisor
Nathan Larson Composer
Matthew Friedberger Song
Fiery Furnaces Song Performer
Ken Weinstein Music Supervisor
Aiko Hasegawa Song Performer
Eleanor Friedberger Song
Aiko Hasegawa Song
Ms Tyree Jones (Sugar) Song Performer
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah Song Performer
William Harris Song
Ed McCoy Song
Smokey Hormel Song Performer
Heather Harper Song Performer
Alec Ounsworth Song
Smokey Hormel Song
Jessye Norman Song Performer
Alap Momin Song
Alap Momin Song Performer
Twilight Singers Song Performer
Greg Dulli Song
Radiohead Song Performer
Thomas Yorke Song
Colin Greenwood Song
Edward O'Brien Song
Philip Selway Song
Jonathan Greenwood Song
Physical Effects Credit
Michael Angelo Stunts
Manny Siverio Stunt Coordinator
Elliot Santiago Stunts
Jeff Ward Stunt Coordinator
Kimberly Shannon Murphy Stunts
Paul Marini Stunts - Stunt Driver
Production Management Credit
Tony Hernandez Unit Production Manager
Louis Zuppardi Location Manager
Stuart J C Williams Assistant Director
Joshua Huffman Production Coordinator - Production Office Coordinator
John Portnoy Post-Production Supervisor
Joan Malloch Post-Production Coordinator
Kirsten Kearse Script Supervisor
David Occhino Assistant Location Manager
Thalia Harithas Assistant Production Coordinator - Assistant Production Office Coordinator
Grace Doherty Location Scout