Synopsis
The film follows the story of Duncan, a fourteen-year-old misfit farm boy trying to fill the void and alleviate the numbness left by his mother's passing. Unable to let her go quite yet, Duncan mimics his dead mother. He talks in her voice at the dinner table and wears her fur coat to bed. Edgar, Duncan's distant sixty-year-old father, doesn't understand the strange manifestations of his son's mourning. Why can't Duncan grieve like a normal person? Macho mate Perry Foley, who has it physically even harder on his dad's farm, usually comforts Duncan and defends his 'wimpiness' to their cocky ruffian mates Travis, Scotty and Brent. But although clearly attracted to gentle Duncan himself, the socially unacceptable suggestion of 'sissy' homosexuality makes Perry over-react and turn on his friend.
Scores
Popularity Percentile (Year)
39.4%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
24.4%
Critic Consensus
73.9% Fresh • 23 critic reviews
Critic reception is mixed, with 74% of 23 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize visually striking, tragic, suspenseful. Common reservations focus on execution consistency, even when reviewers praise standout elements.
visually strikingtragicsuspensefullightheartedstylizedcharacter-driven
Aggregated Reviews
Rotten Tomatoes critic score77.0
RT critic review count26
Rotten Tomatoes audience score72.0
RT audience rating count1,000
IMDb rating7.1
IMDb votes4,828
Box Office ?
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|
| Domestic | 2004 | $62,852 | $104,376 |
| International | 2004 | N/A | N/A |
| Worldwide | 2004 | $62,852 | $104,376 |
Earnings / Profitability
Estimated net revenues and net expenses for films based on reported and estimated numbers. This income statement should be considered most viable for the first 24 months after the inital movie's release (ie after most lucrative pay windows).
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|
| Revenues |
| Theatrical Net Revenue | 2004 | $31,426 | $52,188 |
| Digital Rentals ? | 2004 | $38,000 | $63,105 |
| Digital Purchases ? | 2004 | $1,000 | $1,661 |
| Physical Rentals ? | 2004 | $4,033,000 | $6,697,470 |
| Physical Purchases ? | 2004 | $8,439,000 | $14,014,369 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue | 2004 | $31,426 | $52,188 |
| Total Revenues | 2004 | $12,573,852 | $20,880,981 |
| Expenses |
| Budget ? | 2004 | $800,000 | $1,328,534 |
| Print & Advertising (P&A) ? | 2004 | $80,000 (est) | $132,853 (est) |
| Participations | 2004 | $503,000 | $835,315 |
| Residuals ? | 2004 | $917,000 | $1,522,832 |
| Interest & Overhead | 2004 | $160,000 | $265,707 |
| Total Expenses | 2004 | $2,460,000 | $4,085,241 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss | 2004 | $10,113,852 | $16,795,740 |
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Tooltips
- Digital Rentals: PVOD, VOD, & On-Demand
- Marketing & distribution costs to release Movie in Theaters. Includes: Online & Offline Ads, Posters, Trailer Production, and physical or digital copies (formerly "prints") sent to cinemas.
- Net Digital Purchase Revenue
- Net Revenues for Physical Rentals: VHS, DVD, BluRay (when appropriate)
- Physical Purchases: VHS $251,000, DVD $8,188,000, BluRay $0
- Reported or Estimated Net Budget (after tax, product placements, & grants)
- Theatrical box office grosses split into Domestic, International, and Worldwide totals.
- Union-modeled residuals using SAG-AFTRA and WGA schedules as a simplified estimate proxy.
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Budget Tooltip
Reported or Estimated Net Budget (after tax, product placements, & grants)
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