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Synopsis: Seventeen year old Jason Slocumb, Jr. - Igby to most that know him - comes from east coast old money, the second son of self-absorbed and controlling Mimi Slocumb and medically-diagnosed schizophrenic Jason Slocum, Sr., the latter who has for several years been institutionalized in a Maryland psychiatric facility. While Igby's economics-studying Columbia-attending older brother Ollie Slocum has embraced and aspires to continue their wealthy life, Igby has rebelled against it, considering his brother a fascist (although he could soften that label to Republican). Because of Jason's situation, Mimi has largely left the role of male role model for Ollie and Igby to their godfather, D.H. Banes. Igby's rebellion has led to him being kicked out of one prep school after another, the latest, a military academy, from which Igby escapes before he can graduate. As such, Mimi and D.H. arrange for Igby to live in New York with Ollie for the summer while working for D.H. renovating some of his proper
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Director(s): Burr Steers
Production: United Artists Pictures
  Nominated for 2 Golden Globes. Another 7 wins & 15 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.0
Metacritic:
72
Rotten Tomatoes:
75%
R
Year:
2002
98 min
$4,624,014
Website
991 Views


Great job.

Thank you.

Aunt Penelope?

- It's lgby.

- This all seems to be in order.

I'm in Washington.

This is for you and your helpers.

Thank you very much.

That's very generous of you.

I'm sure she'd love to, Aunt Penelope.

Except for one thing.

Yes, Aunt Penelope, I'm sure she was.

Tuesday.

Thank you.

Bye-bye.

It's ironic...

...that the first time

in my entire life that I feel...

...remotely affectionate toward her

is when she's dead.

You beat up her corpse.

After that.

The service is in two days.

You can stay in your old room.

You killed her. You bury her.

I'm joking.

Listen, I've got this discount fare, and...

...it'd be kinda hypocritical of me.

You know.

- You'll handle it like everything else, right?

- Right.

You should hate me.

I don't.

- You should.

- I don't hate you.

Don't be indulgent.

Never that.

- You're going to California?

- Yep. The Sunshine State.

Actually, Florida's the Sunshine State.

Really?

Three thousand f***in' miles

away from here.

Is there a number where we can reach you?

We? No.

You'll call when there is.

There really isn't that much

between us, is there?

Just an ever-diminishing amount of blood.

Bye.

Well done.

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Burr Steers

Burr Gore Steers (born October 8, 1965) is an American actor, screenwriter, and director; notable films include Igby Goes Down (2002) and 17 Again (2009). He is also the nephew of writer Gore Vidal. more…

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