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Choke (2008)

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R | 1 hr 29 mins | Comedy, Drama, Adaptation | Released: 9/26/2008 |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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Full Cast & Crew

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
Mike S Ryan	Executive Producer
Lisa M. Zambri	Associate Producer
Beau Flynn	Producer
Derrick Tseng	Executive Producer
Johnathan Dorfman	Producer
Laurie May	Associate Producer
Mia Lee	Associate Producer
temple fennell	Producer
Gary Ventimiglia	Executive Producer
Tripp Vinson	Producer
Mary Vernieu	Executive 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 Home Entertainment	Domestic Video Distributor
20th Century Fox International	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Kentac	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Locations
New Jersey, USA
Writer	Credit
Clark Gregg	Screenplay
Chuck Palahniuk	Source Material
Accounting	Credit
Kathy Welch	Post-Production Accountant
Michael Wiggins	Production Accountant
Paul Myers	Assistant Accountant
Jenny Lovin	Assistant Production Accountant - Accounting Production Assistant
Ross Miller	Production Insurance - Insurance
Art Department	Credit
Adriano Valle	Set Dresser - On-Set Dresser
Melissa B. Miller	Art Department Coordinator
Eduardo Garabal	Dresser
Cathy Wassylenko	Scenic Artist - Camera Scenic
Roshelle Berliner	Production Designer
Kate Foster	Set Decorator
Matteo De Cosmo	Art Director
Naomi Bombardi-Wilson	Art Assistant - Art Production Assistant
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
Shannon K Hall	Dailies - Dailies Project Manager
Maceo Bishop	Steadicam Operator
Alex Hernandez	Film Lab - Imaging
Matt Pebler	Loader - Film Loader
Mike Underwood	Colorist - Digital Film Colorist
Tim Orr	Director of Photography
Albino Marsetti	Camera Operator
Craig Pressgrove	Assistant Camera
Anne Lopez	Film Lab - Imaging
Steve Calitri	Camera Operator
Ira Schweitzer	Colorist - Dailies Colorist
Meg Kettell	Assistant Camera
John Gardiner	Assistant Camera - Telecine Assistant
Eduardo Cisneros	Film Lab - Imaging
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
Ms Tyree Jones (Sugar)	Song Performer
Aiko Hasegawa	Song
William Harris	Song
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah	Song Performer
Ed McCoy	Song
Smokey Hormel	Song Performer
Alec Ounsworth	Song
Heather Harper	Song Performer
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
Manny Siverio	Stunt Coordinator
Michael Angelo	Stunts
Elliot Santiago	Stunts
Jeff Ward	Stunt Coordinator
Kimberly Shannon Murphy	Stunts
Paul Marini	Stunts - Stunt Driver
Production Management	Credit
Joan Malloch	Post-Production Coordinator
Kirsten Kearse	Script Supervisor
Richard Bartholomay	Location Assistant
Tony Hernandez	Unit Production Manager
Louis Zuppardi	Location Manager
Stuart J C Williams	Assistant Director
Joshua Huffman	Production Coordinator - Production Office Coordinator
Thalia Harithas	Assistant Production Coordinator - Assistant Production Office Coordinator
David Occhino	Assistant Location Manager
Grace Doherty	Location Scout
John Portnoy	Post-Production Supervisor
Beth Dettmore	Location Assistant
Nicholas R Bell	Assistant Director
Michael Brettler	Location Assistant - Location Intern
Boryan Jovanovich	Assistant Director
Jay Scrimizzi	Location Assistant - Location Intern
Gregory Walsh	Location Assistant - Location Intern
Josh Wasserman	Location Assistant - Location Intern
Sound	Credit
Joey Bilger	Assistant Sound Editor
Christopher Gebert	Sound Mixer - Location Sound Mixer
John Green	ADR/Dialogue Editor - Dialogue Editor
Dave Davenport	Audio Post-Production - Post Audio Coordinator
Georgia Simon	ADR Voice Casting - ADR Casting
Tamara Johnson	Rerecording Mixer
Albert Gasser	Sound Designer
Bob Lacivita	ADR Mixer
Robb Navrides	ADR Editor
John Benson	Foley Editor
Richard Taylor	Supervising Sound Editor
Moosie Drier	Looping Coordinator - Loop Group
Neil Danziger	Boom Operator
Eddie Frierson	Looping Coordinator - Loop Group
Christian Buenaventura	ADR Editor
Steve Stuhr	ADR/Dialogue Editor - Dialogue Editor
Griffin Richardson	Sound Mixer
Dave Hancock	Sound Mixer - Mix Tech
Bridget Hoffman	Looping Coordinator - Loop Group
Maribina Jaimes	Looping Coordinator - Loop Group
Michelle Ruff	Looping Coordinator - Loop Group
Georgia Simon	Looping Coordinator - Loop Group
Skip Stellrecht	Looping Coordinator - Loop Group
Visual Effects	Credit
Reza Amidi	Titles and Opticals - Digital Conform & Opticals
George Zidd	Software Engineer - Data Wrangling
Kevin Raper	Graphics
Michael L Holland	Visual Effects Producer - Digital Intermediate Producer
John Portnoy	Titles - Titles and VFX
Tim Heugele	Software Engineer - Data Wrangling
Alicia van Couvering	Graphics
Jojo Li	Graphics
Kevin Lomet	Software Engineer - Data Wrangling
Wardrobe Hair Makeup	Credit
Elizabeth Dran	Costumes - Costume Intern
Diana J Collins	Wardrobe Supervisor
Catherine George	Costume Designer
Suzanne Kelly	Set Costumer
Stacey Panepinto	Makeup Artist
Cameron Folan	Assistant Costume Designer
Christine Fennell	Hair Stylist
Charles McKenna	Hair Stylist
Cyndie Boehm	Makeup Artist

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