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Overview

User Rating:
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Director:
Goran Dukic
Writers:
Goran Dukic (screenplay)
Etgar Keret (short story "Kneller's Happy Campers")
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Release Date:
2 November 2007 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama | Fantasy | Romance more
Tagline:
Life is a trip, but the afterlife is one hell of a ride. more
Plot:
A film set in a strange afterlife way station that has been reserved for people who have committed suicide. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
9 wins & 5 nominations more
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(17 articles)
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Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Patrick Fugit ... Zia

Abraham Benrubi ... Erik

Shannyn Sossamon ... Mikal

Shea Whigham ... Eugene

Leslie Bibb ... Desiree
Mark Boone Junior ... Mike (as Mark Boone Jr.)

Cameron Bowen ... Kostya
Mikal P. Lazarev ... Nanuk

Clayne Crawford ... Jim

Tom Waits ... Kneller

Chase Ellison ... Kid Kostya
John Hawkes ... Yan

Will Arnett ... Messiah
Adam G. ... Gas Station Attendant

Mary Pat Gleason ... Eugene's Mother
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Pizzeria Kamikaze (International: English title) (informal title)
Pizzerija Kamikaze (Croatia)
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MPAA:
Rated R for language and disturbing content involving suicide.
Runtime:
88 min
Country:
USA | Croatia | UK
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.78 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital

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Trivia:
Shea Whigham's character (Eugene) is partly based on Gur Bentvich, Israeli writer/director and friend of Etgar Keret who wrote "Kneller's Day Campers". He is also partly based on Eugene Hutz, front-man of Gogol Bordello and friend of director Goran Dukic. more
Goofs:
Continuity: When Eugene's younger brother is threatening to hang himself at age 10, the jump rope around his neck constantly changes positions during the scene, between cuts. more
Quotes:
Eugene: Cute? That's what they say about the puppy. The only thing worse is good friend, or nice person. In plain English it means I'll leech off you as long as I can, but don't even think about getting into my pants. more
Movie Connections:
Featured in "Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: (2007-11-03)" (2007) more
Soundtrack:
Through the Roof 'n' Underground more

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40 out of 58 people found the following comment useful.
fish and whale, 4 April 2006
9/10
Author: zab from United States

this is a must see picture. if you enjoyed Garden State then you will most definitely enjoy this. A movie that deals with life, and the appreciation of it all, even from a dead perspective in a creative way. a must see for Tom Waits Fans and recommended to anyone who's a sucker for a love story. The movie deals with what's at the core of a person. Cinematography that let's a viewer sink into the story, and laugh at what most would refer to as a "dark" or "sad" topic. With all that's going on in the world, it's about time that we start to realize that life is what we have, it's something valuable, that we have the choice to live, and can start living it any day. When Mikal says, "most of my friends were already half dead or dead anyways.", it does make you think and the movie pushes the idea it's never to late to start your life. The actors are all well picked for this movie, it seems as though they all move with ease together. You will leave the theater feeling not so much better about life, but with a smile on your face. You'll feel not a huge sigh of a relief, but a sigh of delight. Something about the movie made me remember time and time again that the purpose is to enjoy what you have, and to love without regret. It's a movie that makes you appreciate life from a new angle.

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