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Pumpkin is a 2002 romantic dark comedy film starring Christina Ricci. It is a story of forbidden love between a developmentally-handicapped young man and a sorority girl. The film was directed by Anthony Abrams and Adam Larson Broder and written by Broder.
Carolyn McDuffy (Christina Ricci), in an effort to help her sorority sisters win a coveted award that has eluded them in the past years, joins them in training some handicapped young adults for Challenged Games (a fictional analogy to the Special Olympics). Carolyn is linked with Pumpkin Romanoff (Hank Harris) and is horrified, mostly because she has never been in such an environment. Pumpkin is kind towards her and soon she finds herself falling in love with him because he is genuine, unlike her sorority sisters, as led by Julie Thurber (Marisa Coughlan), and her boyfriend, Kent Woodlands (Sam Ball).
Carolyn experiences backlash and disdain about the relationship from her friends and family, including Pumpkin's own mother, Judy (Brenda Blethyn), despite the fact that Carolyn's love has inspired Pumpkin to get out of his wheelchair and become the best athlete on the team. Judy later walks into her son's room and discovers that Carolyn and Pumpkin have been sexually involved. Pumpkin's mother accuses her of raping her son and says he has no idea what she has done to him. She calls Carolyn's school and Carolyn is kicked out of school and the sorority. Carolyn then drinks medicine in her cabinet in an attempt to overdose and commit suicide, but suffers no ill effect after finding out that she has merely drank saline solution from a contact lens cleaning bottle and Pepto Bismol.
Actors: Kristian Lariviere (editor), Kristian Lariviere (producer), Kristian Lariviere (writer), Kristian Lariviere (director), Crystal Bradley (actress), Alex Braginetz (composer), David Byles (actor), Jodi Lariviere (actor), David Ho (actor), Dj Richens (actor),
Plot: Pumpkin and his associates, sugar and cinnamon, think they can just push around poor defenceless Egg. But we'll see what the heroic Flour has to say about that! Throw in the deranged Nutmeg and evil Ginger and you've got a battle royal for the ages. This ain't your mom's pumpkin pie!
Genres: Comedy, Short,Actors: Kevin MacLeod (composer), Kevin Cheetham (actor), Kevin Cheetham (writer), Kevin Cheetham (director), Susan Cheetham (actor), Victor Soldano (actor),
Plot: The journey through life can be a tough and tedious one, even for a pumpkin. However, it can also be inspirational. A lowly pumpkin, the subject of this short film, is near the end of its life. It seems that behind the beautiful fall backdrops and scenery, a sinister death is impending. However, something else is in store for the pumpkin, and it is forced to examine the definition of life, concepts of transformation, and the need to trust and believe in something outside its understanding.
Genres: Drama, Short,Actors: David Magdael (miscellaneous crew), Arturo Lopez Uscanga (miscellaneous crew), Malcolm Goodwin (actor), Michael Harding (actor), Michael Beasley (actor), Todd Korody (miscellaneous crew), Tonea Stewart (actress), Donna Biscoe (actress), Alexis Fish (producer), Adam Clark (actor), Leland L. Jones (actor), Malcolm David Kelley (actor), Michael J. Pagan (actor), Jasmine Burke (actress), D.B. Woodside (actor),
Genres: Drama,Actors: Robert Miano (actor), Tony Longo (actor), Frank Krueger (actor), Shira Scott Astrof (actress), Richard V. Licata (actor), Sarah Prikryl (actress), William Michael Paul (actor), Marc Mazur (actor), David Danino (producer), David Danino (actor), Jack Seal (actor), David Danino (writer), Mason Storm (actor), Amy Holland (actress), Lexi Giovagnoli (actress),
Genres: Drama, Short,Actors: Phil LaMarr (actor), Phil LaMarr (actor), Martin Jarvis (actor), Martin Jarvis (actor), Greg Ellis (actor), Greg Ellis (actor), Greg Ellis (actor), Diedrich Bader (actor), Martin Jarvis (actor), Richard Steven Horvitz (actor), Jess Harnell (actor), Richard Steven Horvitz (actor), Richard Steven Horvitz (actor), Richard Steven Horvitz (actor), Phil LaMarr (actor),
Plot: Irwin suddenly creates chaos in Endsville while trick or treating with Mindy. When he decides to open a certain door to a certain house a host of evil events take place. Irwin and his friends heroically try to battle these forces, thus giving birth to the team Underfist.
Genres: Animation, Comedy,Actors: Aaron Yonda (writer), Matt Sloan (actor), Aaron Yonda (actor), Aaron Yonda (actor), Aaron Yonda (editor), Aaron Yonda (producer), Aaron Yonda (director), Benson Gardner (writer), Erik Gunneson (producer), Michael Lewis (composer), Jeremy Ylvisaker (composer), Nick Drake (actor),
Genres: Comedy, Horror, Short,Actors: Steve Jaggi (writer), Steve Jaggi (editor), Steve Jaggi (producer), Steve Jaggi (director), Lionel Hicks (composer), Lionel Hicks (producer), Helena Roman (actress), Julian Hicks (producer), Graham Bowe (actor), James Powell (actor), Didier Dell Benjamin (actor), Huseyin Hussein (actor), Riana Husselmann (actress), Norman Murray (actor), Christian Finn (actor),
Plot: Desperation drags a man to start working for an assassin in this thriller. Rob is an all-American guy, but he loses his naiveté when he journeys to London to find his girlfriend. Just before she dumps him, he learns that she has been earning money in the British city by stripping. With empty pockets and a broken heart, Rob does the only thing he can: become an assistant to a hitman named Frank.
Genres: Action,Actors: Brian Anthony Wilson (actor), Shannon Newby (writer), Shannon Newby (producer), Shannon Newby (director), Shannon Newby (editor), Shannon Newby (producer), Erik Hammarberg (editor), Robert Price (actor), Eddie Reynolds (actor), Rasheda El (actress), Jeff Schirmer (producer), Chuck Clever (composer), Jeremy Frey (actor), Jason Centeno (producer), Peter Coleman (actor),
Plot: 'Dirty Laundry' -The story of one night in an all night Laundromat where the characters air their 'Dirty Laundry' and become clean of their life problems by nights end. This comedic and touching story opens with the lead character MAC awakening from a nightmare at 2:13 AM. When he cannot return to sleep he walks around the corner to the 'all night' Laundromat to wash his clothes. To his surprise, the overnight attendant is JERRY an old friend from high school. As they discuss old times, TAMIKA an attractive woman comes in with her very massive, strong and heinous looking boyfriend JEROME. Mac realizes he once encountered Tamika through a long ago one-night stand. When the menacing looking boyfriend leaves to participate in some illegalities, Mac begins to make jokes about her to Jerry. Tamika overhears them and is so furious; she promises them insufferable pain when Jerome returns. As the night goes on, Jerry tries to calm the mounting situation as Mac continually pushes Tamika's buttons. While Mac and Jerry are awaiting impending doom, numerous colorful characters find their way into the Laundromat such as "MELVIN" a 45-year-old philosophical pizza deliveryman, and "AGNES" an elderly bag lady who talks more to herself than to other people. But, before this very eventful night comes to an end, everyone who enters this Laundromat will find themselves asking question about life, morality and normality.
Genres: Comedy,Actors: Miroslav Moravec (actor), Barbora Stepánová (actress), Jirí Korn (actor), Pavel Melounek (actor), Paula Wild (actress), Vladimír Skultéty (actor), Jan Plouhar (actor), Karel Spevácek (director), Karel Spevácek (writer), Karel Spevácek (writer), Rudolf Máhrla (actor), Antonie Talacková (actress), Hana Holisová (actress), Ondrej Nosálek (actor), Hana Kovaríková (actress),
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Keywords: 1970s, 1990s, abdomen-slashed, accidental-killing, accidental-shooting, actor-director, actor-director-writer, actress, adrenaline, african-american