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.
Directed by Greg Pritikin
jewish life
background singer
ventriloquist
puppet master
hobby
Trailer
IMDB
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Letterboxd
3.3 / 5
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Cast
Adrien Brody
Steven Schoichet
Milla Jovovich
Fangora "Fanny" Gurkel
Illeana Douglas
Heidi Schoichet
Vera Farmiga
Lorena Fanchetti
Jessica Walter
Fern Schoichet
Ron Leibman
Lou Schoichet
Jared Harris
Michael Foulicker
Helen Hanft
Mrs. Gurkel
Richmond Hoxie
Sorensen
Adam LeFevre
Theater Director
Crew
Greg Pritikin
Director
Greg Pritikin
Writer
Coralina Cataldi-Tassoni
Original Music Composer
Amanda Carroll
Art Direction
Roy Farfel
Stunts
Popular Reviews
62 reviews
malia
9.0★ · 02/26/26
i love everything about this
i love everything about this
Ileana Deppner
6.0★ · 01/14/26
the ventriloquist friend:
the ventriloquist friend:
Amy
6.0★ · 01/11/26
Veras only 3 apples tall She’s so wabi sabi
Veras only 3 apples tall She’s so wabi sabi
Adiya Sultangalieva
8.0★ · 11/30/25
obsessed with adrien brody in this movie.. loser..adrien..brody..
obsessed with adrien brody in this movie.. loser..adrien..brody..
Sam Lopez
8.0★ · 09/29/25
yeah this movie rocks even more on rewatch. perfect amount of funny and awkward that i love from a 2000s movie!!
yeah this movie rocks even more on rewatch. perfect amount of funny and awkward that i love from a 2000s movie!!
