Pumpkin

Jun 28, 2002

1h 53m

★ 5.9

a comedy for the romantically challenged

Overview

Carolyn's sorority sisters set their sights on the Sorority of the Year award and coaching challenged athletes is their ticket to the trophy. But when the queen of formals finds herself mentoring Pumpkin, a disabled athlete, their two worlds collide.

Genres

Comedy

Drama

Romance

Production Companies

American Zoetrope

Bona Fide Productions

Pumpkin Trailers

Cast

Carolyn McDuffy

Christina Ricci

Pumpkin Romanoff

Hank Harris

Judy Romanoff

Brenda Blethyn

Jeanine Kryszinsky

Dominique Swain

Julie Thurber

Marisa Coughlan

Kent Woodlands

Sam Ball

Robert Meary (Poetry teacher)

Harry Lennix

Betsy Collander

Nina Foch

Claudia Prinsinger

Caroline Aaron

Chippy McDuffy

Lisa Banes

Dr. Frederico Cruz

Julio Oscar Mechoso

Burt Wohlfert

Phil Reeves

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