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Igby Goes Down

  • 2002
  • R
  • 1h 38m
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
38K
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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.

  • Director
    • Burr Steers
  • Writer
    • Burr Steers
  • Stars
    • Kieran Culkin
    • Susan Sarandon
    • Jeff Goldblum
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    6.8/10
    38K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Burr Steers
    • Writer
      • Burr Steers
    • Stars
      • Kieran Culkin
      • Susan Sarandon
      • Jeff Goldblum
    • 246User reviews
    • 111Critic reviews
    • 72Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 7 wins & 17 nominations total

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    Top Cast35

    Kieran Culkin
    Kieran Culkin
    • Igby
    Susan Sarandon
    Susan Sarandon
    • Mimi
    Jeff Goldblum
    Jeff Goldblum
    • D.H.
    Claire Danes
    Claire Danes
    • Sookie
    Jared Harris
    Jared Harris
    • Russel
    Amanda Peet
    Amanda Peet
    • Rachel
    Ryan Phillippe
    Ryan Phillippe
    • Oliver
    Bill Pullman
    Bill Pullman
    • Jason
    Rory Culkin
    Rory Culkin
    • 10-year-old Igby
    Peter Anthony Tambakis
    Peter Anthony Tambakis
    • 13-Year-Old Oliver
    • (as Peter Tambakis)
    Bill Irwin
    Bill Irwin
    • Lt. Smith
    Kathleen Gati
    Kathleen Gati
    • Ida
    Gannon Forrester
    Gannon Forrester
    • Little Cadet
    Celia Weston
    Celia Weston
    • Bunny
    Elizabeth Jagger
    • Lisa Fiedler
    Nick Wyman
    • Suit
    Amber Gross
    • Girl
    Cassidy Ladden
    • Hockey Player
    • Director
      • Burr Steers
    • Writer
      • Burr Steers
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    User reviews246

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    Storyline

    Did you know

    • 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 Columbia.
      • 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 Kodô
      Beats and scratches by DJ Krush
      Courtesy of Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) Inc.
      By Arrangement with Sony Music Licensing

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    Details

    • Release date
      • October 4, 2002 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • Germany
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Las locuras de Igby
    • Filming locations
      • Central Park, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
    • Production companies
      • United Artists
      • Atlantic Streamline
      • Crossroads Films
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

    • Budget
      • $9,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $4,777,465
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $306,705
      • Sep 15, 2002
    • Gross worldwide
      • $6,919,198
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 38m(98 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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