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Starting from childhood attempts at illustration, the protagonist pursues his true obsession to art school. But as he learns how the art world really works, he finds that he must adapt his vision to the reality that confronts him.

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Jerome
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Audrey
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Professor Sandiford
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Jimmy
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Jonah
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Vince
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Bardo
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Matthew
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Art History Teacher
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Marvin Bushmiller
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Professor Okamura
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Army-Jacket
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Eno
Monika Ramnath ...
Flower
Isaac Laskin ...
Kiss-Ass
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Shilo
Finneus Egan ...
Vegan
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Filthy-Haired Girl
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Mom
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Preppy Girl
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Donald Baumgarten
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Candace (as Katherine Moennig)
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Leslie
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Beat Girl
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Richard Natwick
Paul Collins ...
Professor David Zipkin
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Lonny
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Mikey (as Chris L. McKenna)
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Kevin
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Jonah's Wife - Marie
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Mom Platz
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Dad Platz (as Osman Soykut)
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Cynthia Platz
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Cliffy
Edith Jefferson ...
Doddering Aunt
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Art Dealer
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Lawyer
Marie L. Bain ...
Helena Sandiford
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Cranky Guard (as Dick Bakalyan)
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Vince's Grandpa
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Vince's Editor
Amy Gross ...
Vince's Editor's Girlfriend
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Suburban Girl
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Nympho Slut (as Alex Ryan)
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Hector
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Woman Strangled
Zachary Maurer ...
Young Jerome (as Zach Maurer)
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Eugene
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Stoob
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Cute Girl
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Cute Girl's Boyfriend (as Oliver Anderson)
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Coach
Jesse Flanagan ...
Hurst
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Coed
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Coed
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Female Student
Amanda Paytas ...
Female Student (as Amanda Leigh Paytas)
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Questioner
Wesley Rodgers ...
Questioner
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Kid
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Teacher
Erik Walker ...
Punching Bully (as Erik M. Walker)
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Other Bully (as Andre Ashton Marcus)
Wendy Haines ...
Grenadine Woman
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Martel Drinker
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Cop
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Cop
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Scary Local
Chris C. Mitchell ...
Scary Local (as Chris Mitchell)
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Green Paint Guy
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Girl Who Steps on Glass
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Student Actor (uncredited)
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Tattooed Basketball Player (uncredited)
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Art Dork #1 (uncredited)
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Lecherous Dad (uncredited)
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Broadway Bob D'Annunzio (uncredited)
Julius Callahan ...
Bearded Weirdo (uncredited)
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Football Announcer (uncredited) (voice)
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Student #5 (uncredited)
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Waiter (uncredited)
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Art Dork #2 (uncredited)
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Future Critic #1 (uncredited)
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Baked Sophomore (uncredited)
Jobi Graham ...
Speek Freak (uncredited)
Nikki Gray ...
Angry Lesbian (uncredited)
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Effeminate Basketball Player (uncredited)
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Art Student (uncredited)
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Art Student (uncredited)
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Future Critic #2 (uncredited)
Sean LoGrasso ...
Art Student (uncredited)
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Art Student (uncredited)
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Female Student #2 (uncredited)
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Dad Natwick (uncredited)
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School Janitor (uncredited)
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Girl Student (uncredited)
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College Student (uncredited)
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Mom Natwick (uncredited)
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Next in Line (uncredited)
Victoria Lea Rudd ...
Art Student - Tree Girl (uncredited)
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Professor Pidgeon (uncredited)
Arthur Thomas ...
Art Student (uncredited)
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Art Student (uncredited)
Hunter Woo ...
Art Student (uncredited)

Directed by

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Terry Zwigoff

Written by

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Daniel Clowes ... (screenplay)
 
Daniel Clowes ... (comic story) (as Dan Clowes)

Produced by

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Daniel Clowes ... co-producer
Lianne Halfon ... producer
Barbara A. Hall ... executive producer
John Malkovich ... producer
Russell Smith ... producer

Music by

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David Kitay

Cinematography by

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Jamie Anderson ... director of photography

Editing by

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Robert Hoffman

Editorial Department

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Kenny Becker ... color timer
Coral D'Alessandro ... post-production assistant
Rick Downey ... negative cutter
Michael Gay ... assistant editor
Thomas M. Harrigan ... first assistant editor: avid
David Hopper ... assistant editor
C.J. Hsu ... assistant editor
Jon Rocke ... colorist: dailies
Michael Underwood ... colorist: video mastering

Casting By

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Ann Goulder
Cassandra Kulukundis

Production Design by

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Howard Cummings

Art Direction by

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Peter Borck

Set Decoration by

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Barbara Munch

Costume Design by

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Betsy Heimann

Makeup Department

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Mustaque M. Ashrafi ... assistant makeup department head (as Mustaq Ashrafi)
David Forrest ... makeup department head (as David Craig Forrest)
Bunny Parker ... hair department head
Susan Schuler-Page ... assistant department head hair (as Susan Schuler)

Production Management

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Tad Driscoll ... production supervisor
Beau J. Genot ... post-production supervisor
Barbara A. Hall ... unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Joe Camp III ... first assistant director
Polly Ann Mattson ... second assistant director (as Polly Ann Mattson-Bock)
Shawn Pipkin ... additional second assistant director
Carrie Rudolf ... second second assistant director

Art Department

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Russell R. Anderson ... set dresser (as Russ Anderson)
Peter Bankins ... property master
Robert Bankins ... prop assistant
Tristan Paris Bourne ... set designer (as Tristan Bourne)
Daniel Clowes ... artwork: Jonah (as D. Clowes)
Paul Detlefson ... set dresser
David R. Evans ... art department assistant (as David Evans)
Rob Garlow ... construction general supervisor
Rick Glenn ... set dresser
Sarah Graddy ... artist liaison
Linda Griffis ... art department coordinator
Bryan Hill ... set dresser
Tom Hrupcho ... paint supervisor
Tyler Kettenburg ... set dresser
Kim Lincoln ... graphic artist
Larry Lira ... drapery foreman
Eric Luling ... on-set dresser (as Eric J. Luling)
Caitlin Mitchell-Dayton ... artwork: Jerome
Mark Mothersbaugh ... artwork: Bushmiller
Joe Ondrejko ... construction coordinator
Stuart Rankine ... assistant property master
Nicholas Rymond ... set dresser (as Nick Rymond)
Greg Sanger ... leadman
Charles Schneider ... artwork
Mila Shah ... art department production assistant
Brian Shupper ... additional artwork (as Bryan Hurley)
Mayuka Thais ... contributing artist (uncredited)
Garrett Shane Norlin ... contributing artist (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Mandy Chan ... accounts manager: Saul Zaentz
Lawrence L. Commans ... boom operator
Mark Fay ... boom operator
Kim Foscato ... associate dialogue editor
Anna Geyer ... sound recordist
Chris Gridley ... associate effects editor
Samuel H. Hinckley ... sound effects editor
Pete Horner ... re-recording mixer
George Hubbard ... chief engineer
Matthew Iadarola ... Supervising Re-Recording Sound Mixer
Mark Levinson ... adr editor
Marnie Moore ... foley artist
Chris Navarro ... adr recordist
John Nutt ... supervising sound editor
Margie O'Malley ... foley artist
Dan Olmsted ... sound recordist
David Parker ... supervising sound re-recording mixer
Gene Radzik ... consultant: Dolby
Frank Rinella ... foley mixer
Ted Swanscott ... adr mixer
Patti Tauscher ... foley editor
Eric Thompson ... adr mixer
Mark Weingarten ... production sound mixer
James Willetts ... foley recordist
Nick Foley ... adr recordist (uncredited)
Bob Giammarco ... adr recordist (uncredited)

Special Effects by

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Chris Bailey ... special effects coordinator
Scott Dwyer ... special effects technician

Visual Effects by

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Jeff Barnes ... production executive: CafeFX
Travis Baumann ... inferno artist: Digiscope
Everett Burrell ... visual effects supervisor
Lawrence Carroll ... compositing supervisor: Digiscope
Lorenzo Contreras ... senior compositor
Travis Dutch ... film scanning recording
Fortunato Frattasio ... digital artist
Vicki Galloway-Weimer ... visual effects executive producer: CafeFX (as Vicki Galloway Weimer)
Bill Georgiou ... visual effects designer and compositor
Derek Krauss ... digital paint and roto lead
Ed Mendez ... digital compositor: CafeFX
Terron Pratt ... visual effects coordinator: Digiscope
Laurel Lyn Schulman ... visual effects producer: Digiscope (as Laurel Schulman)
Christopher Stack ... colorist: Digiscope / imaging supervisor: Digiscope
Mary Stuart ... visual effects executive producer: Digiscope
David Van Dyke ... visual effects producer: Cafe FX
O.D. Welch ... production executive: CafeFX
Toby Newell ... compositor (uncredited)
Danny Torres ... systems administrator (uncredited)

Stunts

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Dan Bradley ... stunt coordinator
Richard Cetrone ... stunts
Paul Farber ... stunt double
Jeremy Fry ... stunts
Mike Massa ... stunts
Darrin Prescott ... stunt coordinator
J.P. Romano ... stunts

Camera and Electrical Department

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Michael Avallon ... generator operator
Clyde E. Bryan ... first assistant camera
Rocky Buzzini ... rigging electric
Craig Campbell ... electrician
Billy Clevenger ... camera operator (as Bill Clevenger)
Mark Cueto ... electrician
Mark Shane Davis ... key grip (as Mark Davis)
David Dunbar ... assistant rigging electrician
Brent Egan ... camera loader
Tracy Estes ... electrician
Eddie Evans ... grip
Adam Feinberg ... rigging electrician (as Adam R. Feinberg)
Sean P. Fickert ... best boy grip (as Sean Fickert)
Earl Gayer ... rigging electrician (as Earl D. Gayer)
David Golia ... camera operator: "b" camera (as David John Golia)
Suzanne Hanover ... still photographer
Daniel Kauahi ... grip (as Daniel H. Kauahi)
Kevin J. Lang ... electrician (as Kevin Lang)
Melton Maxwell ... chief lighting technician (as Mel Maxwell)
Peter McAdams ... grip
Ryan Nelson ... grip
Chris Pavlu ... rigging electrician
David D. Scott ... video engineer
Barnaby Shapiro ... second assistant camera
Chuck Sharp ... assistant lighting technician
Gary Slemp ... electrician
Peter Sorel ... still photographer
Rodney Veto ... key rigging grip
Troy N. Wade ... dolly grip
Peter McAdams ... dolly grip: "b" camera (uncredited)

Casting Department

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John Barba ... casting associate
Vesper Burnett ... extras casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Suzanne Cranfill ... costume supervisor
Laurel Frushour ... set costumer
Alexis Jacks ... key costumer / set costumer
Hayley Stuppel ... set costumer
Anya Teresse ... assistant to costume designer

Location Management

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Carrie Cantore ... location manager
Judy Heinzen Culotta ... key assistant location manager (as Judy Heinzen)
Ralph B. Meyer ... location manager

Music Department

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Michael Aarvold ... music scoring mixer (as Mike Aarvold) / score recordist (as Mike Aarvold)
Daniel Birczynski ... score recordist
Lynn Hobensack ... music clearance
Todd Kasow ... music consultant / music editor
David Kitay ... conductor
Robin Lee ... music editor
William Levine ... orchestrator (as Bill Levine)
Dan Wallin ... music scoring mixer (as Danny Wallin) / score recordist (as Danny Wallin)

Script and Continuity Department

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Scott Peterson ... script supervisor

Transportation Department

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Morris Aroesti ... driver
John W. Barbee ... transportation captain
Charley Bob Burnham ... driver
Gary Jackson ... driver
Alan Kaminsky ... transportation
Hugh Kelly ... transportation
Dana Schisler ... driver
Chris Walden ... driver
Harold L. Woods ... driver generator operator

Additional Crew

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Cassandra Barbour ... rights and clearances
Michael Barnes ... financial legal services
Jaclyn Bashoff ... assistant: Anjelica Huston
Will Blomquist ... production assistant
Allison Bona ... production assistant
John R. Brewer ... production assistant
Francie Brown ... dialect coach
Giacun Caduff ... production assistant
Elizabeth C. Camp ... set production assistant
Sarah Catizone ... key construction medic
William Conacher ... dialect coach
Shelly Darden ... production associate
Susan Dukow ... production coordinator
Erin Forrest ... set production assistant
Steven Fulton ... production assistant
Lisa Garvey ... assistant to executive producer
Joel Goldes ... dialect coach
Jesec Griffin ... production assistant
Nathan Gunn ... assistant: Mr. Zwigoff, post-production
Charles Heaphy ... production financing
Bryan Hurley ... Buyer
Jimmy Kaminsky ... production assistant: Mr. Minghella
Michael G. Kehoe ... craft service company (as Michael Kehoe)
Louis A. Lanni ... set production assistant
Tim McGee ... craft service assistant
Randy McKenney ... extras coordinator
Huey Redwine ... stand-in: John Malkovich
Ben Scissors ... key set production assistant (as Benjamin Scissors)
Laura Sevier ... rights & clearances
Ann Shimabukuro ... additional set production assistant
Eric J. Spiegelman ... production counsel
E. Michael Stankevich ... assistant to producers
Sara Van der Voort ... production assistant
Allen Wong ... accountant
Lavinia Zetina ... assistant accountant
Andrew Zilch ... assistant production coordinator
Alan Blackney ... stand-in (uncredited)
Saxon Eldridge ... assistant to cast (uncredited)
Marc C. Geschwind ... extras coordinator (uncredited)
Andy Steinlen ... hand double (uncredited)

Thanks

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Steve Shurtz ... Our Special Thanks to
Jonathan Steinberg ... Our Special Thanks to

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Special Effects

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Storyline

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Plot Summary

Jerome, a kid from the suburbs who loves to draw, goes to New York City's Strathmore College for his freshman year as a drawing major. Competition and petty jealousy consume faculty and students, with an end-of-first-semester best-student award held out as a grand plum. Worse, a strangler is on the loose, killing people on or next to campus. The idealistic Jerome falls in love with Audrey, a student who models for life-drawing classes and who responds to his sweetness. But he has a rival: the clean-cut, manly Jonah, also a first-year drawing student, whose primitive work draws raves and Audrey's attention. As cynicism seems to corrode everything, Jerome is desperate to win. Written by

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Also Known As
  • El arte de estrangular (Spain)
  • Uma Escola de Arte Muito Louca (Brazil)
  • Αποστολή: «Πικάσσο» εμπιστευτικό (Greece)
  • Ízlésficam (Hungary)
  • El arte de la seducción (Argentina)
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Runtime
  • 102 min
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Box Office

Opening Weekend United States $135,733, 07 May 2006

Did You Know?

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Trivia The art college in the movie is based on the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn. According the published screenplay, the minimalist paintings Jonah brings to class were painted by author Daniel Clowes when he was a student at the Pratt Institute. See more »
Goofs When Jerome visits Professor Sandiford, Sandiford is smoking a cigarette that disappears and reappears between shots. See more »
Movie Connections Features The Facts of Life (1979). See more »
Soundtracks In Storm and Sunshine See more »
Crazy Credits The "Facts of Life" theme song plays during the final part of the end credits. See more »
Quotes Bardo: Why are you such an asshole?
Marvin Bushmiller: Now that's a great question. No, really. It really is. I am an asshole because... that is my true nature. Maybe it's everybody's true nature. Every single one of you looks like a fuckin' asshole to me, but... who knows? The difference between you and me is that I have gained the freedom to express my true nature. And what could be more beautiful than truth and freedom?
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