Choke

Year:

2008

Duration:

92 min

Genres:

Comedy | Drama

IMDB rate:

6.5

Director:

Clark Gregg

Awards:

2 wins & 6 nominations

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 2008-10-30

Filming Locations: Essex County Hospital Center - 204 Grove Avenue, Cedar Grove, New Jersey, USA

Earnings

Budget: $3,000,000

Opening Weekend: $1,319,286 (USA) (28 September 2008)

Gross: $2,926,565 (USA) (23 November 2008)

Cast

Actor

Character

Kathryn Alexander

Mousy Girl /

Teodorina Bello

Jamaican Lady

Kate Blumberg

Edwin's Wife

Jonah Bobo

Young Victor

Willi Burke

Deranged Socialite (as Wilma 'Willi' Burke)

Heather Burns

Internet Date /

David Fonteno

Edwin

Matt Gerald

Detective Ryan

Clark Gregg

Lord High Charlie

Joel Grey

Phil

Viola Harris

Eva Muller

Brad William Henke

Denny

Paz de la Huerta

Nico

Michelle Hurst

Shapely Nurse

Anjelica Huston

Ida J. Mancini

Gillian Jacobs

Cherry Daiquiri

Jen Jones

Old Lady with Note

Jordan Lage

Mob Member #1

Kelly Macdonald

Paige Marshall

Matt Malloy

Detective Foushee

Mary B. McCann

Detective Dorfman

Alice Barrett

Lanky Woman on Airplane (as Alice Barrett Mitchell)

Marty Murphy

Second Trooper (as Martin Murphy)

Neil Pepe

Zoo Security Guard

Bijou Phillips

Ursula

Peggy Pope

Sister Angela

Denise Raimi

Pretty Foster Mom

Donald Rizzo

Guard Captain Norm

Judith Roberts

Elegant Lady (as Judith Anna Roberts)

Sam Rockwell

Victor Mancini

Yolonda Ross

Cute Teacher

Mike 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

Isiah Whitlock Jr.

Detective Palmer

Gregory Mikell

African Waiter

Fast Ali

Girl in closet (uncredited)

Joseph Basile

Blacksmith (uncredited)

Richard Hughes

Blind CEO (uncredited)

Allison Karman

Filthy Wench (uncredited)

Tiffany Rae Larkin

Tall Nurse (uncredited)

Chuck Palahniuk

Passenger (uncredited)

Paul Thornton

Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

Erin Anne Williams

Colonial Villager (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

Director Michelangelo Antonioni, a close friend of Anjelica Huston's, died during shooting, so in the scene where Huston's character is so sad and absent-minded that she can't speak, Huston didn't have to act much.

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In the DVD commentary, director Clark Gregg said he offered the role of the naked woman at the bathroom plane who caused Victor's addiction to his wife Jennifer Grey. She replied with: "Are you out of your mind?"

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The movie was finished 3 days before its screening at Sundance.

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Goofs

When Victor is attempting to feed his mother cannelloni in their first meeting scene, the camera changes angle and she is not wearing the napkins he previously placed under her chin. When the camera moves back to another angle the napkins have miraculously returned.

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In the scene where Victor played the rapist to a woman's fantasy of rape. In the first angle, the frustrated woman grabbed Victor's hand, which was holding the knife, so that it would be placed at her neck, then proceeded to use the vibrator on herself. Then when Victor says, "Whoa, whoa, whoa, what about me?" the angle changed and focused on the woman, in which Victor's hand and the knife weren't anywhere to be seen. In the next shot, Victor had his hand and knife at her neck again.

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Quotes

Eva Muller: You hurt me, Colin. You touched my woo-woo.

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Victor Mancini: My God... you're crazy!

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Phil: You might not think the best way to spend your first day of freedom after a lengthy incarceration would be to immediately resume stalking the tranny hooker who knocked out six teeth and had you put away to begin with. That's how I roll.

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Faq

Q

What songs play in the trailer?

A

"Satan Said Dance" by Clap Your Hands Say Yeah and "The Rules" by Ben Kweller.

Q

Is "Choke" based on a book?

A

Yes. Choke is a 2001 novel by American author Chuck Palahniuk.

Q

A Note Regarding Spoilers

A

The following FAQ entries may contain spoilers. Only the biggest ones (if any) will be covered with spoiler tags. Spoiler tags are used sparingly in order to make the page more readable.

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