The Mudge Boy2003
The Mudge Boy (2003)
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Movie Info
Cast
as Duncan Mudge
as Edgar Mudge
as Perry Foley
as Brent
as Travis
as Scotty
as Tonya
as April
as Juster (uncredited)
as Lydia Mudge
as Ray Blodgett
as Hay Bailer (uncredited)
as Merrit Foley
as Minister
Critic Reviews for The Mudge Boy
All Critics (26) | Top Critics (14) | Fresh (20) | Rotten (6) | DVD (3)
Condescending tone ... contrivance ... and cliché.
Like a sturdy, well-observed short story, its narrative pieces put together with a plain elegance.
The Mudge Boy is odd and intense, very well acted, and impossible to dismiss.
Because the camera so closely follows Duncan -- there's scarcely a scene he's off-frame; his awkwardness is bold and unapologetic -- he sticks close to our sympathies.
A little picture -- the names of the entire cast would fit on half a sheet of paper -- but it's more heartfelt than movies with 50 times the budget.
It's not an easy film to watch, but it is a memorable one.
Audience Reviews for The Mudge Boy
This was very disturbing, but I liked it. Emile Hirsch was great as always!
Super Reviewer
A film quite unlike anything I've seen before, The Mudge Boy deserves a larger audience then it is ever likely to get, thanks to its peculiar title, cheap, 70s looking cover art and "funded by cable" credentials. But it's a stunning film.
Duncan (Emile Hirsch) is a teenager trying to come to terms with the unexpected death of his mother. An outsider who doesn't have the self-awareness to express himself adequately and without any support in friends or his emotionally unavailable father, Duncan, who helps out on the farm he lives on, cycles the countryside with his favorite chicken and begins to form relationships with some of the people he meets.
Psychologically rich and complex, realistic, beautifully photographed and stunningly performed (Emile Hirsch, Richard Jenkins and Tom Guiry are all superb), The Mudge Boy builds to a devastating conclusion that is truly shocking and difficult to watch; a brilliant depiction of teenage life, sexuality and grief in all its forms.
Nominated for the Grand Jury Prize at Sundance, winner of the Grand Jury Award at L.A. Outfest.
Super Reviewer
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