The Mudge Boy

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The Mudge Boy
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R,1hr 30min
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May 7, 2004
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Strand Releasing
Synopsis: Writer/director Michael Burke makes his feature-length debut with the coming-of-age drama The Mudge Boy. Known as a weird kid, Duncan Mudge (Emile Hirsch) is a naïve 14-year-old farm boy with an aging father, Edgar (Richard Jenkins), and very little social life. When Duncan's mother suddenly dies, he develops a strange fascination with her clothes, speaks in her voice, and spends his time with his pet chicken. His father and the other people in the town just don't understand his behavior, while the ... Full Synopsis
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Odd and intense, very well acted, and impossible to dismiss. Full Review
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Featured Cast
Duncan
Perry Foley
Edgar Mudge
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