Choke

"If this movie doesn’t touch you, go ahead and touch yourself."

Oct 30 2008 R 1h 32m
Comedy, Drama

A sex-addicted con-man pays for his mother's hospital bills by playing on the sympathies of those who rescue him from choking to death.

Official Trailer
Plot

Sex addict and colonial theme park worker, Victor Mancini, has devised a complicated scam to pay for his mom's hospital bills while she suffers from an Alzheimer's disease that hides the truth about his childhood. He pretends to choke on food in a restaurant and the person who "saves" him will feel responsible for Victor for the rest of their lives.

Written by

Clark Gregg, Chuck Palahniuk

Directed by

Clark Gregg

Cast

Sam Rockwell, Anjelica Huston, Kelly Macdonald

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

ATO Pictures, Contrafilm, Aramid Entertainment Fund, Dune Entertainment III, Choke Film, Fox Searchlight Pictures

Languages

English

Awards

2 wins & 7 nominations total

Trailers
CHOKE - Official Trailer - Available on DVD February 17th!
Scores
# of Votes
34,176
Average Rating
6.4 out of 10
Metascore
47
Popularity
NA