Combine Todd Solondz's rueful affection for life's weirdos with the queasy comic appeal of Adam Sandler's baby-man characters, and you have this creepy, sort-of stalker comedy. Buck O'Brien (screenwriter Michael White, supervising producer of TV's
Freaks and Geeks), 27, still lives with his ailing mother in the suburban house where he grew up, or more properly,
failed to grow up. When his mother dies, Buck invites childhood best friend Chuck Sitter (AMERICAN PIE producer Chris Weitz) to the funeral, and attempts to rekindle
their intense prepubescent closeness. But Chuck — now Charlie — a high-powered, LA music-industry executive with a polished fian...
Released:
2000
Rated:
R
Length:
96 mins