Igby Goes Down

Name: Igby Goes Down
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Released: 2002-10-04
Duration: 1 h 38 min
Rating: 6.8
Cast: Kieran Culkin, Claire Danes, Jeff Goldblum, Jared Harris, Amanda Peet

IMDb ID: tt0280760 · Year: 2002 · Rating: 6.8 (37,096 votes)

Genres: Comedy · Drama

A young man's peculiar upbringing renders him unable to competently cope with the struggle of growing up.

IMDb Details

Content TypeMovieAlternate TitlesAustralia: Igby Goes Down
Canada: Igby Goes Down (English)
United Kingdom: Igby Goes Down
Ireland: Igby Goes Down (English)
India: Igby Goes Down (English)
New Zealand: Igby Goes Down (English)
United States: Igby Goes Down
South Africa: Igby Goes Down (English)
Austria: Igby
Germany: Igby
France: Igby
Italy: Igby
Slovakia: Igby
Argentina: Las locuras de Igby
Mexico: Las locuras de Igby
United States: Las locuras de Igby (Spanish)
Japan: 17 sai no shohousen
Japan: 17歳の処方箋 (Japanese)
Brazil: A Estranha Família de Igby
Portugal: A Estranha Vida de Igby
Serbia: Igbi je propao
Lithuania: Igbis išvažiuoja
Canada: Igby en chute libre (French)
Czech Republic: Igby jde ke dnu
Brazil: Igby Vai à Luta (Alternative Title)
Spain: La gran caída de Igby
Finland: Mieletön matka
Hungary: Minden jöhet
Greece: O Igby pianei pato (transliterated title)
Poland: Ucieczka od życia
Greece: Ο Ίγκμπι πιάνει πάτο
Greece: Ο κατήφορος του Ίγκμπι (Alternative Title)
Russia: Игби идет ко дну
Bulgaria: Падението на Игби (Bulgarian)
Taiwan: 伊比的墮落 (Alternative Title)
Taiwan: 玩酷子弟
Las locuras de IgbyContent RatingRRelease Date2002-10-04Runtime98 minutesMetascore72IMDb Popularity0User Reviews244Critic Reviews134Countries / RegionsGermany
United StatesLanguagesEnglishKeywordssex scene
teen drama
sex
sex in bed
chicago illinoisFilming LocationsCentral Park, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USAProduction CompaniesUnited Artists
Atlantic Streamline
Crossroads FilmsIMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0280760/Local Poster/d/file/imdb/02/tt0280760.jpgUpdated At2026-02-11T11:00:38

Directors

Burr Steers

Writers

Burr Steers

Full Cast & Crew

[Cast Group]
Actor: Kieran Culkin | Character: Igby
Actor: Claire Danes | Character: Sookie
Actor: Jeff Goldblum | Character: D.H.
Actor: Jared Harris | Character: Russel
Actor: Amanda Peet | Character: Rachel
Actor: Ryan Phillippe | Character: Oliver
Actor: Bill Pullman | Character: Jason
Actor: Susan Sarandon | Character: Mimi
Actor: Rory Culkin | Character: 10-year-old Igby
Actor: Peter Anthony Tambakis | Character: 13-Year-Old Oliver
Actor: Bill Irwin | Character: Lt. Smith
Actor: Kathleen Gati | Character: Ida
Actor: Gannon Forrester | Character: Little Cadet
Actor: Celia Weston | Character: Bunny
Actor: Elizabeth Jagger | Character: Lisa Fiedler
Actor: Nick Wyman | Character: Suit
Actor: Amber Gross | Character: Girl
Actor: Cassidy Ladden | Character: Hockey Player
Actor: Erin Fritch | Character: Hockey Player
Actor: Jim Gaffigan | Character: Hilton Manager
Actor: Arnie Burton | Character: Front Desk Clerk
Actor: Eric Bogosian | Character: Mr. Nice Guy
Actor: Cynthia Nixon | Character: Mrs. Piggee
Actor: Mistress Formika | Character: Peeka
Actor: Glenn Fitzgerald | Character: Surfer Tommy
Actor: Reg Rogers | Character: Therapist
Actor: Danny Tamberelli | Character: Turtle
Actor: David Arrow | Character: Waiter
Actor: Ronobir Lahiri | Character: Intern
Actor: Delancey Birzin | Character: Cadet
Actor: Aaron Boyum | Character: Cadet
Actor: Ty Copeman | Character: Diner
Actor: Marshall Factora | Character: Street Vendor
Actor: Gregory Itzin | Character: Eulogist #2
Actor: Gore Vidal | Character: First School Headmaster

[Directors Group]
Name: Burr Steers | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: Burr Steers | Role: Writer

[Producers Group]
Name: Helen Beadleston | Role: Producer
Name: Susan Gee | Role: Producer
Name: Trish Hofmann | Role: Producer
Name: Stacy Kramer | Role: Producer
Name: Solomon J. LeFlore | Role: Producer
Name: Fran Lucci | Role: Producer
Name: Miggel | Role: Producer
Name: David Rubin | Role: Producer
Name: Lisa Tornell | Role: Producer
Name: Rainer Virnich | Role: Producer
Name: Marco Weber | Role: Producer

[Music Group]
Name: Uwe Fahrenkrog-Petersen | Role: Composer

[Cinematography Group]
Name: Wedigo von Schultzendorff | Role: Cinematographer

[Editing Group]
Name: William M. Anderson | Role: Editor
Name: Padraic McKinley | Role: Editor

[Casting Group]
Name: Richard Hicks | Role: Casting Director
Name: Ronnie Yeskel | Role: Casting Director

[Production Design Group]
Name: Kevin Thompson | Role: Production Designer

[Art Direction Group]
Name: Roswell Hamrick | Role: Art Director

[Set Decoration Group]
Name: Jennifer Alex Nickason | Role: Set Decorator

[Costume Design Group]
Name: Sarah Edwards | Role: Costume Designer

[Makeup Department]
Name: Ma Kalaadevi Ananda | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Milton Buras | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Quentin Harris | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Lisa Hazell | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Eileen Kastner-Delago | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Evelyne Noraz | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Maryann Marchetti | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Taurance F. Williams | Role: Makeup Department

[Production Management]
Name: Vanessa Coifman | Role: Production Manager
Name: Trish Hofmann | Role: Production Manager
Name: Jamie H. Zelermyer | Role: Production Manager

[Assistant Directors]
Name: Alexandra K. Browne | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Michael T. Meador | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Jonathan Starch | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director

[Art Department]
Name: Thom Bumblauskas | Role: Art Department
Name: Brian Buteau | Role: Art Department
Name: Julie Dubrow | Role: Art Department
Name: Akeo Ihara | Role: Art Department
Name: Linda Krantz | Role: Art Department
Name: Michael Mills | Role: Art Department
Name: Leann Murphy | Role: Art Department
Name: Dave Reardon | Role: Art Department
Name: Debra Sugarman | Role: Art Department
Name: Patrick Campbell | Role: Art Department
Name: Thomas Cukier | Role: Art Department
Name: Brent Godek | Role: Art Department
Name: Rebecca Meis DeMarco | Role: Art Department

[Sound Department]
Name: Brian Basham | Role: Sound Department
Name: Ron Bedrosian | Role: Sound Department
Name: Tim Boggs | Role: Sound Department
Name: Susan Cahill | Role: Sound Department
Name: Jon Christodoulou | Role: Sound Department
Name: Marty Church | Role: Sound Department
Name: Gary Coppola | Role: Sound Department
Name: Ken Dufva | Role: Sound Department
Name: Joe Earle | Role: Sound Department
Name: Thom 'Coach' Ehle | Role: Sound Department
Name: Jeanne Gilliland | Role: Sound Department
Name: Bill Higley | Role: Sound Department
Name: Frederick Howard | Role: Sound Department
Name: Bobby Johanson | Role: Sound Department
Name: Michael Kamper | Role: Sound Department
Name: George Leong | Role: Sound Department
Name: Tommy Louie | Role: Sound Department
Name: James Marchione | Role: Sound Department
Name: Diane Marshall | Role: Sound Department
Name: David Melhase | Role: Sound Department
Name: Michael Mullane | Role: Sound Department
Name: James H. Nau | Role: Sound Department
Name: William Sarokin | Role: Sound Department
Name: Richard Jay | Role: Sound Department
Name: Jeff Malham | Role: Sound Department

[Visual Effects]
Name: Christopher Dusendschon | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Adam Hawkey | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Kevin Mullican | Role: Visual Effects

[Stunts]
Name: Danny Aiello III | Role: Stunts
Name: Jodi Pynn Gabree | Role: Stunts
Name: Tim Gallin | Role: Stunts
Name: Janet Paparazzo | Role: Stunts

[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: Will Arnot | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Myles Aronowitz | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Matt Blades | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Craig Burfeindt | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Geb Byers | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Tony Campenni | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Joel Carucci | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Jack Coffen | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Michael Gallart | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: William Hines | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Chaim Kantor | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Lee Kazista | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Robert Dan Kelley | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Tom Kerwick | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Neal Luberda | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: David Norris | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Stephen Martin Paull | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Michael Proscia Jr. | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Mark Proscia | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Daniel Salk | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: William M. Weberg | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Amanda Hannan | Role: Camera and Electrical Department

[Casting Department]
Name: Bradford Cholmondeley | Role: Casting Department
Name: Kelly Foster | Role: Casting Department
Name: Mark Scott | Role: Casting Department

[Costume and Wardrobe Department]
Name: Jill E. Anderson | Role: Costume Department
Name: Natalie Arango | Role: Costume Department
Name: Kevin P. Faherty | Role: Costume Department
Name: Jennifer Joseph | Role: Costume Department
Name: Kate Southern | Role: Costume Department

[Editorial Department]
Name: Robert Frazen | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Padraic McKinley | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Eric O. Schusterman | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Audrey Tallard | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Angela Williamson | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Chad Mochrie | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Joseph Virzi | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Melissa Wegman | Role: Editorial Department

[Location Management]
Name: Tom Yeager | Role: Location Management
Name: Michael Fucci | Role: Location Management
Name: Clare Lord | Role: Location Management
Name: Collin Smith | Role: Location Management

[Music Department]
Name: M. Sid Behrend | Role: Music Department
Name: René Decker | Role: Music Department
Name: Lori L. Eschler | Role: Music Department
Name: Nic Harcourt | Role: Music Department
Name: Rudi Masacz | Role: Music Department
Name: Alberto Mompellio | Role: Music Department
Name: Daniel Nielsen | Role: Music Department
Name: Rainer Oleak | Role: Music Department
Name: David Sardy | Role: Music Department
Name: Enrique Ugarte | Role: Music Department
Name: John Wilson | Role: Music Department

[Production Department]
Name: Heath Jacob Baldwin | Role: Production Department
Name: Marc de Keller | Role: Production Department
Name: Eric Dean | Role: Production Department
Name: Rob Dickerson Jr. | Role: Production Department
Name: Vanessa Hoffman | Role: Production Department
Name: Stacey Menegay | Role: Production Department
Name: Mark Mistretta | Role: Production Department
Name: Michael O'Connor | Role: Production Department
Name: Kara Ryan | Role: Production Department
Name: Peter Sabat | Role: Production Department
Name: Michael Anthony Scott | Role: Production Department
Name: Doug Webster | Role: Production Department
Name: Dickens Whitley | Role: Production Department
Name: Luke Gale | Role: Production Department
Name: Anna Novick | Role: Production Department

[Script and Continuity Department]
Name: Julie Oppenheimer | Role: Script and Continuity Department

[Transportation Department]
Name: Michael C. Bauer | Role: Transportation Department
Name: Kenny Gaskins | Role: Transportation Department

[Additional Crew]
Name: Andreas Berner | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Gaycia Bowen | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Gilbert Carreras | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Al Cerullo | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Amy Gorin Chapman | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Ophelia Chong | Role: Additional Crew
Name: John Diemer | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Larry Donahue | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Karen G. Fairbank | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Laurie Gershon | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Tim Grimes | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Gian Claudio Guiducci | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Hubert Hagg | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Michael Hansen | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Michael John Hertzler | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Shane Hughes | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Eric Kops | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Shane Kuhn | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Alma Victoria LeMarr | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Eddie Michaels | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Erika Pappa | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Erin Pond | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Bebe Reynolds | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Dave Richardson | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Brad Ross | Role: Additional Crew
Name: J. Max Ruschak | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Kathi Scharer | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Julie Schroeder | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Jill Simpson | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Nicole Whelan | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Scott Challgren | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Samuel V. Franco | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Miura Kite | Role: Additional Crew
Name: John Palermo | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Laura Sevier | Role: Additional Crew

[Thanks]
Name: Sandra Aldenhoff | Role: Thanks
Name: Chris Andrews | Role: Thanks
Name: Michael Donnelly | Role: Thanks
Name: Roland Emmerich | Role: Thanks
Name: Christoph Haesner | Role: Thanks
Name: Albert Kriemler | Role: Thanks
Name: Barbara Baynes Mahoney | Role: Thanks
Name: Marc Schlotterbeck | Role: Thanks

Trailers

Official Trailer | Type: Trailer | IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi370525209/ | Playback: https://imdb-video.media-imdb.com/vi370525209/1434659529640-260ouz-1679953401199.mp4?Expires=1788254197&Signature=FBmAK2pPDA85KUhJF6bX~BOjlA77GdRlCauHpxXhnsHJ1uOwyG1eqzhgaBeAbnywHMZhYygBle7a-1V5Lblu6pgzxBUnSYH~wiTHs5o3-pvkndtOphXHOXkovUl76pBmwnTTSJ9YGKhLnw~HfBFSfjyjHpL19q6oCqteFzFFfazsOBNZHHzH8mtrV7XVz~7LQEuiVOZBlh-8y5LZ16KEVHum56yVtu8mIjVkcAXhV9gDGeKvVlI2xK68pgto6P0S~6N0F5gymwqWJTn9B2yVuSehD42r1ZGoucUPw3COQsy2cLvviUu4mDDYopPCvTjkchYUMPfTQpYQPnZEwFKp8g__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIFLZBVQZ24NQH3KA
Trailer [EN] | Type: Trailer | IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi3614359833/ | Playback: https://imdb-video.media-imdb.com/vi3614359833/1434659607842-pgv4ql-1612188985894.mp4?Expires=1788254196&Signature=NpDhBde6m1ZghSA5bj~uB0N5sdRsdzMtTdAPXV80t3WE4485JyAk0MWQMY6UjcB6uaESKdYoKIJpsd6Q379tWdL2Dptx1adh2nCU9u0R8YqOGjfDC2xMMjmVVfpeu2zAB1P2QKRWIDXIhK~nhZOjAcvJNbdQuB61qz9uT~Gs~4J4xQeKbd~T2DhpMdDxoSf7UyifHB4PmgQriuApUTlcCgcopc~tVMHqgze52XukTTi6GlecJO4-mEwk~Ef7c1EozJHSX6cC4oHh6VNzhFqybsXzgggV9P6bMMrRp1DITtvD3c8Ifjo6ap2abrAQf-b2Cksn~DVUmKFVPrw2vhXSCQ__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIFLZBVQZ24NQH3KA

Release Schedule

United States: May 23, 2002 (Seattle International Film Festival)
United States: September 13, 2002 (limited)
United States: October 4, 2002
Canada: October 18, 2002 (limited)
Denmark: April 1, 2003 (NatFilm Festival)
Argentina: April 16, 2003 (Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema)
Austria: May 1, 2003
Germany: May 1, 2003
Switzerland: May 7, 2003 (French speaking region)
France: May 7, 2003
Australia: June 5, 2003
Switzerland: June 5, 2003 (German speaking region)
United Kingdom: June 13, 2003
Ireland: June 13, 2003
Mexico: June 13, 2003
New Zealand: June 26, 2003
Denmark: July 18, 2003
Switzerland: July 25, 2003 (Italian speaking region)
Netherlands: August 21, 2003
Belgium: September 3, 2003
Brazil: September 5, 2003
Greece: September 12, 2003 (Athens Film Festival)
Greece: September 19, 2003
Taiwan: October 30, 2003 (DVD premiere)
Argentina: November 5, 2003 (video premiere)
Norway: November 7, 2003
Singapore: November 20, 2003
Sweden: December 23, 2003 (DVD premiere)
Portugal: January 8, 2004
Finland: January 20, 2004 (DVD premiere)
Iceland: February 27, 2004
Italy: May 12, 2004 (DVD premiere)
Hungary: August 25, 2004 (video premiere)
Japan: September 11, 2004 (Tokyo)
Poland: March 3, 2017 (TV release)

Awards

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