Choke (2008)

Cast: Sam Rockwell, Anjelica Huston, Kelly Macdonald

Director: Clark Gregg

Genre: drama, comedy

Few authors have as instantly distinctive a style as Chuck Palahniuk:
simply look for the most convoluted, scathingly hilarious, disturbingly
filthy and twisted narratives which somehow prove revelatory of
strikingly genuine nuggets of human nature, usually the ones we would
rather keep hidden. Perhaps for this reason, with the exception of his
enormous cult hit Fight Club, Palahniuk's work has seldom been adapted
for the big screen, with movie executives likely preferring to work
with plots which they can be sure their viewers will understand, and
not result in heart attacks from either repulsion or outrage. As such,
writer/director Clark Gregg's adaptation of Palahniuk's Choke is a
daring move – after all, how often does one see the tale of a sardonic
sex-addict playing on the sympathies of those who save him from choking
to death in restaurants to pay for his mother's hospital bills gracing
the marquees? And yet, as surprising as it may seem, for all of the
caustically humorous overtones, at the heart of Choke lies a
surprisingly tender and fascinatingly complex character study, brimming
with humanity and pathos… and yes, loads of gratuitous sex on the
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Trailer Choke