Igby Goes Down

Sep 13, 2002

1h 37m

★ 6.6

Insanity is relative.

Overview

Igby Slocumb, a rebellious and sarcastic 17-year-old boy, is at war with the stifling world of old money privilege he was born into. With a schizophrenic father, a self-absorbed, distant mother, and a shark-like young Republican big brother, Igby figures there must be a better life out there -- and sets about finding it.

Genres

Comedy

Drama

Production Companies

United Artists

Atlantic Streamline

Helkon Media

Crossroads Films

Marco Weber/Lisa Tornell Productions

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Igby Goes Down Trailers

Cast

Igby

Kieran Culkin

Mimi

Susan Sarandon

D.H.

Jeff Goldblum

Sookie

Claire Danes

Russel

Jared Harris

Rachel

Amanda Peet

Oliver

Ryan Phillippe

Jason

Bill Pullman

10-Year-Old Igby

Rory Culkin

13-Year-Old Oliver

Peter Anthony Tambakis

Lt. Smith

Bill Irwin

Ida

Kathleen Gati

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