Wristcutters: A Love Story

2006
R
1h 28m

IMDb RATING

7.2/10

58K

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Dark Comedy Comedy Drama Fantasy Romance

A film set in a strange afterlife way station that has been reserved for people who have committed suicide.A film set in a strange afterlife way station that has been reserved for people who have committed suicide.A film set in a strange afterlife way station that has been reserved for people who have committed suicide.

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IMDb RATING

7.2/10

58K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 9 wins & 6 nominations

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Trailer 2:33

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Trivia
Shea Whigham's character (Eugene) is partly based on Gur Bentwich, Israeli writer/director and friend of Etgar Keret who wrote "Kneller's Happy Campers". He is also partly based on Eugene Hutz, front-man of Gogol Bordello and friend of director Goran Dukic.

Goofs
Pouring a beer on electric guitar strings, even with the amp turned on, would be very unlikely to cause electrocution. There is no high voltage current on the guitar itself; about the only way to get electrocuted on stage is through faulty grounding in the sound system and stage set-up, and that would kill you, beer or no beer!

Quotes
Kneller: Once upon a time there was a crooked tree and a straight tree. And they grew next to each other. And every day the straight tree would look at the crooked tree and he would say, "You're crooked. You've always been crooked and you'll continue to be crooked. But look at me! Look at me!" said the straight tree. He said, "I'm tall and I'm straight." And then one day the lumberjacks came into the forest and looked around, and the manager in charge said, "Cut all the straight trees." And that crooked tree is still there to this day, growing strong and growing strange.

Crazy credits
The first credit, for distributor Autonomous Films, has a syllabification breakdown and a definition.

Connections
Featured in Siskel & Ebert: Bee Movie/Wristcutters: A Love Story/No Country for Old Men/Martian Child/Jimmy Carter: Man from Plains (2007)

Soundtracks
Dead and Lovely
Written by Kathleen Brennan and Tom Waits
Performed by Tom Waits
Courtesy of Anti

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Review

Featured review

10/10

Roadtrip meets black comedy meets love story

This is one of the best movies I've seen in a while! It's also one of the funniest movies I've seen recently.

The beginning definitely sets you up for the action to come and adds shock value. The first half hour or so was hilarious, filled with nice little humorous tidbits. Then it launches into the whole road trip scheme and focuses a lot more on the characters' emotional journey.

What's also neat for anyone who's spent a lot of time in Los Angeles and the valley is that you can recognize most of the scenery. This brings the plot into our world a little and makes it sort of familiar. The characters bring you along with them on their journey.

Patrick Fugit was fantastic in his role, as were all of the other actors. There were even a few surprise castings that had the audience roaring with laughter and cheering towards the end of the film.

This is truly a character-driven film of the type that you don't find much anymore. You won't regret any minute of it!