Wristcutters: A Love Story
Wristcutters: A Love Story is a 2006 comedy film written and directed by Goran Dukić. It stars Patrick Fugit, Shea Whigham, and Shannyn Sossamon as denizens of a strange afterlife way-station that has been reserved for people who committed suicide. It is based on Etgar Keret's short story "Kneller's Happy Campers." A graphic novel version was titled Pizzeria Kamikaze. The film was produced on an estimated budget of $1 million. It premiered at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival and was distributed in limited release on October 19, 2007, before being expanded into wide release on November 2, 2007. Lionsgate Home Entertainment released it on DVD on March 25, 2008. The film received positive reviews and has since garnered a cult following.
Plot
After Zia takes his own life, he finds himself in an afterlife limbo much the same as life, but slightly worse. The color is dim, there are no stars, and no one can smile. This strange realm is populated by people who have died by suicide, such as Eugene, a Russian musician who lives with his mother, father, and brother – all suicide victims. Together they waste most of their afterlives in bars, until Zia learns from a friend, Brian, that his ex-girlfriend, Desiree, took her own life shortly after Zia's death. He and Eugene take to the road in Eugene's rundown car to find her. Early on, it is revealed that Eugene's car has two idiosyncrasies, a black hole underneath the passenger seat where items that are dropped disappear forever, and broken headlights that cannot be fixed by even the most adept mechanics. On their trip, they pick up a hitchhiker, Mikal, who insists she has arrived by mistake, and is seeking the "people in charge" (a.k.a. the PIC) in order to be sent back.
Cast
- Abraham Benrubi
- Amy Seimetz
- Anthony Azizi
- Azazel Jacobs
- Azura Skye
- Chase Ellison
- Chris Hanley
- Clayne Crawford
- Eddie Steeples
- Jake Busey
- John Hawkes
- Jonathan Schwartz
- Leslie Bibb
- Mark Boone Junior
- Mary Pat Gleason
- Nick Offerman
- Patrick Fugit
- Sarah Roemer
- Shannyn Sossamon
- Sharone Meir
- Shea Whigham
- Tom Waits
- Will Arnett
More details
| author | Etgar Keret Goran Dukić |
|---|---|
| director | Goran Dukić |
| editor | Jonathan Alberts |
| events | suicide |
| genre | comedy fantasy |
| keywords | abduct black hole car seat cassette tape create cult leader morning pick up ritual suicide russian music talk turn undercover agent young woman |
| musicBy | Bobby Johnston |
| producer | Adam Sherman Chris Coen Mikal P. Lazarev Tatiana Kelly |
| productionCompany | AFI Catalog of Feature Films |
| publisher | Autonomous Films |
| recordedAt | California Los Angeles |
| theme | black comedy dance independent lgbt-related road movie romantic comedy romantic fantasy |