Igby Goes Down

2002
R
1h 38m

IMDb RATING

6.8/10

36K

YOUR RATING

Claire Danes, Jeff Goldblum, Ryan Phillippe, Susan Sarandon, Bill Pullman, Kieran Culkin, and Amanda Peet in Igby Goes Down (2002)

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

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

See production info at IMDbPro

IMDb RATING

6.8/10

36K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 7 wins & 17 nominations

Trivia
Kieran Culkin was cast only two weeks before filming began.

Goofs
When Igby checks in to the O'Hare Hilton, the desk manager takes his credit card but never returns it, yet in the next shot it's back in front of Igby.

Quotes
Igby: Oliver is majoring in neo-fascism at Colombia.
Oliver: Economics.
Igby: Semantics.

Alternate versions
There are two versions of the movie. The runtimes for those are: "1h 38m (98 min)" which is the commonly encountered theatrical release, and "1h 39m (99 min) (Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema) (Argentina)".

Connections
Edited into Igby Goes Down: Deleted Scenes (2003)

Soundtracks
Ibuki Reconstruction
(1999)
Written by Ryutaro Kaneko (as R. Kaneko), Tetsuro Naito (as T. Naito) and Motofumi Yamaguchi (as M. Yamaguchi)
Performed by Kodo
Beats and scratches by DJ Krush
Courtesy of Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) Inc.
By Arrangement with Sony Music Licensing

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Review

Featured review

8/10

Sarcastic and vitriolic

I had to drive to effin Antwerp, Belgium to see this movie, because it was taken out of Dutch cinemas after running just for one week. And that is something that I don't understand, or maybe I do, because this is not the typical Hollywood feel-good movie. The story could have been based on a early nineties novel by Jay McInerney or Bret Easton Ellis, but it is an original screenplay by writer and director Burr Steers. The mood is very dark, the acting is top shelf and the oneliners are sharp as razorblades. Kieran Culkin and Ryan Philippe are perfectly (type)casted and the choice of music is plain wonderful. The scene where Igby runs off through Central Park accompanied by Coldplay's Don't Panic is close to perfection. I enjoyed this movie very much and I think it paints a very accurate picture of the lives of spoiled, rich kids. Go see it!