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| Director: | Clark Gregg | 
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| Writer: | Clark Gregg, Chuck Palahniuk | 
| Staring: | 
| A sex-addicted con-man pays for his mother's hospital bills by playing on the sympathies of those who rescue him from choking to death. | |
| Release Date: | Sep 26, 2008 | 
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| Director: | Clark Gregg | 
| Writer: | Clark Gregg, Chuck Palahniuk | 
| Genres: | Comedy, Drama | 
| Keywords | based on novel or book, restaurant, strip club, alzheimer's disease, sex addiction, friends, scam, hospital, choking | 
| Production Companies | Fox Searchlight Pictures, Contrafilm, ATO Pictures, Aramid Entertainment, Dune Entertainment III, Choke Film | 
| Box Office | Revenue: $3,982,459 Budget: $3,000,000 | 
| Updates | Updated: Feb 01, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 | 
| Name | Character | 
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| Sam Rockwell | Victor Mancini | 
| Anjelica Huston | Ida J. Mancini | 
| Kelly Macdonald | Paige Marshall | 
| Brad William Henke | Denny | 
| Clark Gregg | Lord High Charlie | 
| Bijou Phillips | Ursula | 
| Gillian Jacobs | Cherry Daiquiri / Beth | 
| Jonah Bobo | Young Victor | 
| Paz de la Huerta | Nico | 
| Viola Harris | Eva Muller | 
| Joel Grey | Phil | 
| Heather Burns | Internet Date / Gwen | 
| Matt Gerald | Detective Ryan | 
| David Fonteno | Edwin | 
| Kate Blumberg | Edwin's Wife | 
| Matt Malloy | Detective Foushee | 
| Isiah Whitlock Jr. | Detective Palmer | 
| Mary B. McCann | Detective Dorfman | 
| Peggy Pope | Sister Angela | 
| Suzanne Shepherd | Waitress | 
| Judith Roberts | Elegant Lady | 
| Yolonda Ross | Cute Teacher | 
| Teodorina Bello | Jamaican Lady | 
| Michelle Hurst | Shapely Nurse | 
| Jen Jones | Old Lady with note | 
| David Shumbris | First Trooper | 
| Chuck Palahniuk | Passenger (uncredited) | 
| Sebastian Sozzi | Tito | 
| Kate Udall | Tall Nurse | 
| Melinda Wade | Mob Leader | 
| Marty Murphy | Second Trooper | 
| Jordan Lage | Mob Member #1 | 
| Solo Scott | Mob Member #2 | 
| Name | Job | 
|---|---|
| Clark Gregg | Screenplay, Director | 
| Nathan Larson | Original Music Composer | 
| Roshelle Berliner | Production Design | 
| Joe Klotz | Editor | 
| Matteo De Cosmo | Art Direction | 
| Tim Orr | Director of Photography | 
| Christine Fennell | Key Hair Stylist | 
| Melissa Miller Costanzo | Art Department Coordinator | 
| Kirsten Kearse | Script Supervisor | 
| Richard Hebrank | Construction Coordinator | 
| Stacey Panepinto | Makeup Artist | 
| Kate Foster | Set Decoration | 
| Mark Sonderskov | Construction Coordinator | 
| Alan D. Sacks | Legal Services | 
| Chuck Palahniuk | Novel | 
| Mary Vernieu | Casting | 
| Suzanne Smith Crowley | Casting | 
| Catherine George | Costume Design | 
| Kimberly Shannon Murphy | Stunts | 
| Name | Title | 
|---|---|
| Johnathan Dorfman | Producer | 
| Laurie May | Associate Producer | 
| Beau Flynn | Producer | 
| Temple Fennell | Producer | 
| Mia Lee | Associate Producer | 
| Mike S. Ryan | Executive Producer | 
| Gary Ventimiglia | Executive Producer | 
| Derrick Tseng | Executive Producer | 
| Tripp Vinson | Producer | 
| Lisa Zambri | Associate Producer | 
| Mary Vernieu | Executive Producer | 
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