Choke (2008)

Directed by

Clark Gregg

Genre

drama film, comedy film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 28m

Rated

R

Rating

6.1 of 10 from 442 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A man works at a colonial theme park and goes to sex addiction meetings. He intentionally chokes in restaurants so strangers will save him and give him money, which he uses to pay for his mother's Alzheimer's care.

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What happens

Choke is a 2008 American black comedy film written and directed by Clark Gregg, based on the 2001 novel by Chuck Palahniuk. It stars Sam Rockwell and Anjelica Huston, with Kelly Macdonald, Brad William Henke, and Jonah Bobo. It tells the story of a man who works in a colonial theme park, attends sexual addiction recovery meetings, and intentionally chokes on food in upscale restaurants so his "rescuers" give him money out of sympathy and thus cover his mother's Alzheimer's disease hospital bills. Production took place in New Jersey in 2007. Choke premiered at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival and was purchased by Fox Searchlight Pictures for distribution. It was released in select theaters in the United States on September 26, 2008, and on DVD on February 17, 2009. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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