Dummy (Film)
- Adrien Brody: Steven Schoichet
- Milla Jovovich: Fangora Gurkel
- Illeana Douglas: Heidi Schoichet
- Vera Farmiga: Lorena Fanchetti
- Jessica Walter: Remote Schoichet
- Ron Leibman: Lou Schoichet
- Jared Harris: Michael Foulicker
Dummy is an American comedy film directed by Greg Pritikin 2002.
Action
The 30 -year-old Steven Schoichet lives with his sister Heidi is still with his parents in a typical American small town. He is a commercial agent from a dealer for electronics goods, his sister Heidi 's wedding consultant. Steven is friends with Fangora Gurkel, a rather average talented rock musician with a penchant for kleptomania, the already long had no presence. Steven and his sister are both single. He brought so far not the courage for a new relationship, his sister is still trying to keep their loopy and former fiancée at a distance.
Steven is dissatisfied with his previous job. When watching television one night, he sees a feature film with a ventriloquist, he decides to give his life a new turn. The next day he announces his job and is unemployed. The exercise of this profession meets with his family - as opposed to the secure job as a clerk - first with incomprehension. Steven, however, can not stop them and finally gets his first engagement as a ventriloquist in a retirement home. His ventriloquist doll is not only his working tool but also his instrument to bring his hitherto hidden skills and qualities to the fore.
Steven learns in the job search Lorena Fanchetti, an employee of the labor office know. He finds them attractive and woos her. He is advised by his girlfriend Fangora in this matter, since it purports to know again and again what women want. Your ideas and suggestions are basically useless and eventually lead to a court injunction for stalking. After he apologized by video message at Lorena, he is able to meet with her and to win them for himself. You arrange to have a rendez- vous, with Steven takes a forced upon the Council again incautiously of Fangora. Finally, after a completely unsuccessful Rendez -vous it comes to relationship termination by Lorena.
Fangora meets Heidi, and in the course of the conversation Fangora receives a commitment of Heidi with her band. In order to get this job, she pretends Yiddish Klezmer be able to play for a Jewish wedding party. However, Heidi does not know that it actually is a metal band at Fangoras band. On organized by his sister Heidi Jewish wedding, all participants meet again, and in a furious finale Steven can show that he is Mr. Right for Lorena.
Reviews
Kevin Thomas wrote in the Los Angeles Times of 12 September 2003 that the film Adrien Brody " dominate ", but he also praised the achievements of Milla Jovovich, Illeana Douglas, Vera Farmiga and Jared Harris. He credited the comedy " charm " and " humor".
The lexicon of international film praised the " excellent " staging, the script and the " better " representations.
Background
The film was shot in New York City and in Wayne (New Jersey). After its premiere on February 21, 2002, he was shown at several festivals, including on 7 September 2003 at the Toronto Film Festival.