Contents

1 IGBY GOES DOWN (2002) 1.1 Genre 1.2 Tagline 1.3 Plot Outline 1.4 MPAA 2 Introduction 3 Cast 4 Director 5 External Links

IGBY GOES DOWN (2002)

Genre

Comedy/Drama

Tagline

Insanity is relative

Plot Outline

A young man's peculiar upbringing renders him unable to competently cope with the struggle of growing up.

MPAA

Rated R for language, sexuality and drug content.

Introduction

Igby Scolumb (Kieran Culkin) is the central character, who after a series of less-than-satisfactory encounters with education, seeks solace in New York. This satirical black comedy also features Susan Sarandon as Culkin's mother, Ryan Phillippe as Oliver Scolumb, his older brother; Bill Pullman as Jason Scolumb, his schizophrenic father; Jeff Goldblum as DH, Culkin's benefacting godfather and Claire Danes as Sookie Sapperstein, a Jewish boarding school dropout and also Igby's muse. Amanda Peet features as Rachel - artist, skag addict, DH's mistress and Igby's mentor in New York.

Cast

• Kieran Culkin: Jason 'Igby' Slocumb, Jr.
• Claire Danes: Sookie Sapperstein
• Jeff Goldblum: D.H. Banes
• Jared Harris:Russel
• Amanda Peet:Rachel
• Ryan Phillippe: Oliver 'Ollie' Slocumb
• Bill Pullman:Jason Slocumb
• Susan Sarandon:Mimi Slocumb
• Rory Culkin:10-Year-Old Igby
• Peter Anthony Tambakis :13-Year-Old Oliver
• Bill Irwin:Lt. Ernest Smith, Pershing Academy
• Kathleen Gati :Ida
• Gannon Forrester :Little Cadet
• Celia Weston :Bunny
• Elizabeth Jagger :Lisa Fiedler

Director

Burr Steers

External Links

• IMDB entry for Igby Goes Down
• Official Igby Goes Down Site