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The Mudge Boy

IMDb ID: tt0339419 · Year: 2003 · Rating: 7.1 (4,840 votes)

Genres: Crime · Drama · Romance

The film follows the story of Duncan, a fourteen-year-old misfit farm boy trying to fill the void and alleviate the numbness left by his mother's passing. Unable to let her go quite yet, Duncan mimics his dead mother. He talks in ...

IMDb Details

Content TypeMovieAlternate TitlesAustralia: The Mudge Boy
Canada: The Mudge Boy (English)
Germany: The Mudge Boy
United Kingdom: The Mudge Boy
Ireland: The Mudge Boy (English)
India: The Mudge Boy (English)
New Zealand: The Mudge Boy (English)
Philippines: The Mudge Boy (English)
United States: The Mudge Boy
South Africa: The Mudge Boy (English)
Mexico: El hijo de Mudge
United States: El hijo de Mudge (Spanish)
Hungary: Anyja fia
Mexico: Extraño dolor (Alternative Title)
Poland: Kurczak
Croatia: Mudgeovo odrastanje
Brazil: O Despertar da Adolescência
Brazil: O Despertar de uma Adolescência (Alternative Title)
Russia: Маменькин сынок
Serbia: Маџово одрастање
Bulgaria: Момчето на Мъдж (Bulgarian)
El hijo de Mudge
Content RatingRRelease Date2003-01-17Runtime94 minutesMetascore62IMDb Popularity0User Reviews35Critic Reviews21Countries / RegionsUnited StatesLanguagesEnglishKeywordsgay kiss
father son relationship
farm
male underwear
gay sex
Filming LocationsRutland, Vermont, USAProduction CompaniesFirst Cold Press Productions
Showtime Pictures
IMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0339419/Local Poster/d/file/imdb/03/tt0339419.jpgUpdated At2025-11-08T16:22:04

Stars

Emile Hirsch
Tom Guiry
Richard Jenkins
Pablo Schreiber
Zachary Knighton
Ryan Donowho
Meredith Handerhan
Beckie King
Sandra Gartner
Tara Arielle O'Reilly

Directors

Michael Burke

Writers

Michael Burke

Full Cast & Crew

[Cast Group]
Actor: Emile Hirsch | Character: Duncan Mudge
Actor: Tom Guiry | Character: Perry Foley
Actor: Richard Jenkins | Character: Edgar Mudge
Actor: Pablo Schreiber | Character: Brent
Actor: Zachary Knighton | Character: Travis
Actor: Ryan Donowho | Character: Scotty
Actor: Meredith Handerhan | Character: Tonya
Actor: Beckie King | Character: April
Actor: Sandra Gartner | Character: Lydia Mudge
Actor: Tara Arielle O'Reilly | Character: Emily Foley
Actor: Barbara Lloyd | Character: Irene Blodgett
Actor: Sam Lloyd | Character: Ray Blodgett
Actor: Hannah Franzoni | Character: Tracey Foley
Actor: George Woodard | Character: Merrit Foley
Actor: Munson Hicks | Character: Minister
Actor: Rose Marie Perfect | Character: Store Owner
Actor: Macklen Makhloghi | Character: Drunken Teen
Actor: Sean Flood | Character: Teen's Friend
Actor: John D. Alexander | Character: Juster
Actor: Joshua J. Masters | Character: Hay Bailer

[Directors Group]
Name: Michael Burke | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: Michael Burke | Role: Writer

[Producers Group]
Name: Elizabeth W. Alexander | Role: Producer
Name: Alison Benson | Role: Producer
Name: Kevin Burke | Role: Producer
Name: Randy Ostrow | Role: Producer
Name: George Paaswell | Role: Producer
Name: Stanley Tucci | Role: Producer

[Music Group]
Name: Marcelo Zarvos | Role: Composer

[Cinematography Group]
Name: Vanja Cernjul | Role: Cinematographer

[Editing Group]
Name: Affonso Gonçalves | Role: Editor

[Casting Group]
Name: Kathleen Chopin | Role: Casting Director
Name: Michele Ortlip | Role: Casting Director

[Production Design Group]
Name: David Doernberg | Role: Production Designer

[Art Direction Group]
Name: Bartholomew Miali | Role: Art Director

[Set Decoration Group]
Name: Victoria Morris | Role: Set Decorator

[Costume Design Group]
Name: Toni Fusco | Role: Costume Designer

[Makeup Department]
Name: Brian Abbott | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Leo Won | Role: Makeup Department

[Production Management]
Name: Tom Wallin | Role: Production Manager

[Assistant Directors]
Name: Thomas Fatone | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Patrick D. Gibbons | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Brian Wray | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director

[Art Department]
Name: Damon Chessé | Role: Art Department
Name: Joey Pelletier | Role: Art Department

[Sound Department]
Name: Joshua Anderson | Role: Sound Department
Name: Kevin Bowe | Role: Sound Department
Name: Damian Canelos | Role: Sound Department
Name: Tom Efinger | Role: Sound Department
Name: Joseph Hyun | Role: Sound Department
Name: Thomas Kodros | Role: Sound Department
Name: Nicholas Montgomery | Role: Sound Department
Name: John Moros | Role: Sound Department
Name: Eric Offin | Role: Sound Department
Name: Jay Peck | Role: Sound Department
Name: Toby Rymkus | Role: Sound Department
Name: Abigail Savage | Role: Sound Department
Name: Craig Spencer | Role: Sound Department

[Special Effects]
Name: Robert Firpo | Role: Special Effects
Name: Ron Marcus | Role: Special Effects
Name: Yuji Yoshimoto | Role: Special Effects

[Visual Effects]
Name: Drake Conrad | Role: Visual Effects

[Stunts]
Name: Art Howard | Role: Stunts
Name: Gary Littlejohn | Role: Stunts

[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: Sebastián Almeida | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Matthew Clark | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Pierrot Colonna | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Matt Craig | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Catriona 'Cat' Crosby | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Amy Hall | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Matthew J. Hall | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Brian Rigney Hubbard | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Deidre Lally | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Thomas Orbon | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Matt Schuman | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Debbie Stampfle | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: David Stern | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Andy Westbrook | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: JoJo Whilden | Role: Camera and Electrical Department

[Casting Department]
Name: Sandy Gartner | Role: Casting Department
Name: Eric Zuckerman | Role: Casting Department

[Costume and Wardrobe Department]
Name: Morgan Bennison | Role: Costume Department
Name: Carrie Rees | Role: Costume Department

[Editorial Department]
Name: Sean Cooney | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Leo Curbelo | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Joshua Lawrence | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Dave Muscat | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Catherine Rankin | Role: Editorial Department

[Location Management]
Name: Kat Donahue | Role: Location Management
Name: Daniel Pollack | Role: Location Management

[Music Department]
Name: Andy Barbera | Role: Music Department
Name: Junah Chung | Role: Music Department
Name: Cenovia Cummins | Role: Music Department
Name: Ralph Farris | Role: Music Department
Name: Brian Godshall | Role: Music Department
Name: Susan Jacobs | Role: Music Department
Name: Dorothy Lawson | Role: Music Department
Name: Lawrence Manchester | Role: Music Department
Name: David Nichols | Role: Music Department
Name: Mark Stewart | Role: Music Department
Name: Timothy J. Trudeau | Role: Music Department
Name: Marcelo Zarvos | Role: Music Department

[Production Department]
Name: Vicki Adams | Role: Production Department
Name: Benjamin J. Baker | Role: Production Department
Name: Jon Bevins | Role: Production Department
Name: Mary Donovan | Role: Production Department
Name: Lori Hornung | Role: Production Department
Name: Stephen Levin | Role: Production Department
Name: Zachary May | Role: Production Department
Name: James Puleo | Role: Production Department
Name: Carlin Reagan | Role: Production Department
Name: Jason Rosegren | Role: Production Department
Name: Kim Thompson | Role: Production Department

[Script and Continuity Department]
Name: Katherine Lindberg | Role: Script and Continuity Department

[Transportation Department]
Name: Thomas Orbon | Role: Transportation Department

[Additional Crew]
Name: Andrew Cambell | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Andrea F. Cannistraci | Role: Additional Crew
Name: John Dempsey | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Dylan Flood | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Sean Flood | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Alfredo Frasson | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Lee 'Flea' Griffin | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Robert A. Holland | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Art Howard | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Andrew Hurwitz | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Paul Jardine | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Willie Kennedy | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Alan 'Muscle' Kenter | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Sol McLeilan | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Gil Richardson | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Scott Zweizen | Role: Additional Crew

Trailers

Official Trailer | Type: Trailer | IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi429179673/ | Playback: https://imdb-video.media-imdb.com/vi429179673/1434659379400-8cjq25-1633458157738.mp4?Expires=1788329273&Signature=Fub6xqiMp53uh-pKNARlKLE7c~ODeworAlkP~cqdOMn3Nh~YE1gukLfDDAYr487QGmQIZLuLZGE71dhAZHWWJ5QHr7w9EW5qM3gCA5cLEHHIsV4D0pr-ugt-P-ZX54oVkydyqKbffDvSz1HQALoLeyqaYBz178Sf6dUeWBHEc91MUE5Y4tNlUmTqeE8-1SjFaRAifD4mBxnyAGfYyVVfpue2pwB7VJjveZqhDZ8ptL1tGsc7tsxRcwZKYYN-Z2rDYB921qa8~FbZcljNiN7dZwmBUKCw6C5ZHUWR5BvEd1BpoaaWXZIlhBndOIXA5TiKzSd1mSBq1P7VoR8p4QFW4A__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIFLZBVQZ24NQH3KA

Release Schedule

United States: January 17, 2003 (Sundance Film Festival, premiere)
United States: May 7, 2004 (Los Angeles, California)
United States: May 7, 2004 (New York City, New York)
Canada: June 5, 2004 (Calgary Fairy Tales International Gay and Lesbian Film Festival)
United States: June 17, 2004 (Provincetown International Film Festival)
United States: October 16, 2004 (Reel Affirmations International Gay and Lesbian Film Festival)
Hungary: February 22, 2006 (TV premiere)
Philippines: May 9, 2006 (DVD premiere)

Awards

Nominee | 2003 | Sundance Film Festival | Grand Jury Prize | Dramatic | Michael Burke, The Mudge Boy
Nominee | 2005 | GLAAD Media Awards | GLAAD Media Award | Outstanding Film - Limited Release | The Mudge Boy
Winner | 2003 | L.A. Outfest | Grand Jury Award | Outstanding American Narrative Feature | Michael Burke, The Mudge Boy

Box Office

Domestic: USD 62852
Period: Sep 10 – 12, 2004 | Rank: 121 | Weeks in release: 19 | Theaters: 1 | Gross to date: USD 62544 | Interval gross: USD 496 | Per theater average: USD 496
Period: Aug 13 – 15, 2004 | Rank: 122 | Weeks in release: 15 | Theaters: 1 | Gross to date: USD 61908 | Interval gross: USD 352 | Per theater average: USD 352
Period: Aug 6 – 8, 2004 | Rank: 95 | Weeks in release: 14 | Theaters: 2 | Gross to date: USD 60058 | Interval gross: USD 2163 | Per theater average: USD 1081
Period: Jul 23 – 25, 2004 | Rank: 100 | Weeks in release: 12 | Theaters: 2 | Gross to date: USD 56574 | Interval gross: USD 2132 | Per theater average: USD 1066
Period: Jul 16 – 18, 2004 | Rank: 123 | Weeks in release: 11 | Theaters: 1 | Gross to date: USD 54132 | Interval gross: USD 295 | Per theater average: USD 295
Period: Jul 2 – 4, 2004 | Rank: 74 | Weeks in release: 9 | Theaters: 1 | Gross to date: USD 51002 | Interval gross: USD 1696 | Per theater average: USD 1696
Period: Jul 2 – 5, 2004 | Rank: 94 | Theaters: 1 | Gross to date: USD 51736 | Interval gross: USD 2430 | Per theater average: USD 2430
Period: Jun 25 – 27, 2004 | Rank: 104 | Weeks in release: 8 | Theaters: 2 | Gross to date: USD 46662 | Interval gross: USD 2535 | Per theater average: USD 1267
Period: Jun 4 – 6, 2004 | Rank: 96 | Weeks in release: 5 | Theaters: 3 | Gross to date: USD 40721 | Interval gross: USD 5384 | Per theater average: USD 1794
Period: May 28 – 30, 2004 | Rank: 91 | Weeks in release: 4 | Theaters: 1 | Gross to date: USD 33256 | Interval gross: USD 1808 | Per theater average: USD 1808
Period: May 28 – 31, 2004 | Rank: 130 | Theaters: 1 | Gross to date: USD 34270 | Interval gross: USD 2822 | Per theater average: USD 2822
Period: May 21 – 23, 2004 | Rank: 113 | Weeks in release: 3 | Theaters: 1 | Gross to date: USD 29010 | Interval gross: USD 4135 | Per theater average: USD 4135
Period: May 14 – 16, 2004 | Rank: 122 | Weeks in release: 2 | Theaters: 2 | Gross to date: USD 21932 | Interval gross: USD 4496 | Per theater average: USD 2248
Period: May 7 – 9, 2004 | Rank: 96 | Weeks in release: 1 | Theaters: 4 | Gross to date: USD 11102 | Interval gross: USD 11102 | Per theater average: USD 2775