Splinterheads (2009)
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27% of critics liked it
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48% of users liked it
(685 ratings)
In this independent comedy, Justin (Thomas Middleditch) is a twentysomething slacker who has a hard time getting out of bed before noon and works part-time mowing lawns with his buddy Wayne (Jason Rogel), who is only slightly more ambitious. Justin hears a lot from his family about making something… More In this independent comedy, Justin (Thomas Middleditch) is a twentysomething slacker who has a hard time getting out of bed before noon and works part-time mowing lawns with his buddy Wayne (Jason Rogel), who is only slightly more ambitious. Justin hears a lot from his family about making something of himself, but he doesn't pay much attention until he and Wayne check out a traveling carnival one evening. Justin meets Galaxy (Rachael Taylor), a beautiful and spunky girl who works at a dunk-tank concession, and he is so taken with her he doesn't mind when she takes his money in a fixed game. Justin unexpectedly crosses paths with Galaxy the next day, and before long he's spending most of his time with her and her fellow carnies. Has Justin finally found his destiny with Galaxy, or is he just another stop on the road for her? Also starring Lea Thompson, Christopher McDonald, and Frankie Faison, Splinterheads received its world premiere in 2009 at the South by Southwest Film Festival, where director Brant Sersen's first feature, Blackballed: The Bobby Dukes Story, won the Audience Award in 2004. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Directed By
- Brant Sersen
- Written By
- Brant Sersen
- Genres
- Comedy
R,
- In Theaters
- Nov 6, 2009 Wide
- Studio
- Paladin
Critic Reviews
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V.A. Musetto, New York Post
Splinterheads might suffice some late night on cable, but that's about it.
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Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times
A shaggy comedy with more heart than heft.
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Peter Debruge, Variety
Attempts to compensate for its too-familiar romantic setup by defining its characters through idiosyncratic hobbies and traits.
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Chris Nashawaty, Entertainment Weekly
Splinterheads, which aims to be a quirkier Adventureland, never rises above mildly amusing.
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Andrew Grant, Time Out New York
For a better courtship story set amongst the world of cotton candy and Tilt-a-Whirls, rent Adventureland instead.
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Cast
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Thomas Middleditch
as Justin Frost
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Jason Rogel
as Wayne Chung
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Rachael Taylor
as Galaxy
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Lea Thompson
as Susan Frost
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Christopher McDonald
as Sgt. Bruce Mancuso
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Frankie Faison
as Pope
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Dean Winters
as Reggie
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Jason Mantzoukas
as The Amazing Steve
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Edmund Lyndeck
as Albert Hale
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Pamela Shaw
as Aunt Betty Frost
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Lennon Parham
as Wyoming
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John Lutz
as The Guinness Man
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Brendan McFeat-Burke
as Thad
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Noa Seigel
as Little Girl
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Jenn Schatz
as Splinterhead Girl
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Paul Pontieri
as Judge
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Schuylar Dane Croom
as Might As Well Jump Guy
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Lauren Hunter
as Hot Blonde Metal Chick
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Jenny Jordon
as Hot Brunette Metal Chick
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Shiro Aoki
as Metal Dude
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Emmett Harty Jr.
as Gas Station Attendant
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Nancy Buccola
as Big Top
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Gary Buccola
as Slim JIm
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Lucia Matioli
as Janice
