An ex-office worker becomes a ventriloquist, leading to a date with his unemployment counselor; but his quirky family and a gauche female friend may thwart his new career and love life.
Acting
Brody commits fully to ventriloquist awkwardness.
Costume
Milla Jovovich's punk-rock disaster fits perfectly.
Writing
Deadpan Jewish family banter hits different.
Director
Greg Pritikin
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Brody learned ventriloquism for real and performed with his dummy in public to prepare.
The film quietly captures early-2000s indie comedy's obsession with awkward male protagonists finding redemption through manic pixie dream girls.
US
