The Mudge Boy

The Mudge Boy (2003)

R 17 Jan 2003 • Crime, Drama, Romance • 1h 34m
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The film follows the story of Duncan, a fourteen-year-old misfit farm boy trying to fill the void and alleviate the numbness left by his mother's passing. Unable to let her go quite yet, Duncan mimics his dead mother. He talks in her voice at the dinner table and wears her fur coat to bed. Edgar, Duncan's distant sixty-year-old father, doesn't understand the strange manifestations of his son's mourning. Why can't Duncan grieve like a normal person? Macho mate Perry Foley, who has it physically even harder on his dad's farm, usually comforts Duncan and defends his 'wimpiness' to their cocky ruffian mates Travis, Scotty and Brent. But although clearly attracted to gentle Duncan himself, the socially unacceptable suggestion of 'sissy' homosexuality makes Perry over-react and turn on his friend.

Michael Burke
Director
Michael Burke
Writer
Emile Hirsch, Richard Jenkins, Tom Guiry
Starring

Language: English
Awards: 1 win & 2 nominations
Country: United States
Metacritic Score: 62
DVD Release Date:
Box Office Total: $62,852

7.1

IMDb (4719 votes)
77%
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