
Perry: There's only so much I can do with traditional orthodontics. Justin, are you ready to let go of your thumb?
Justin: Why are you talking like that?
Justin: Why are you talking like that?
Thumbsucker is a 2005 American comedy-drama film directed by Mike Mills and adapted from the Walter Kirn novel of the same name. The movie focuses on teenager Justin Cobb as he copes with his thumb-sucking problem, and on his experiments with hypnosis, sex, and drugs.
This movie provides examples of:
- Pop-Star Composer: The Polyphonic Spree, with some posthumous cover songs by Elliott Smith make up the soundtrack.
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Throw It In: Justin's reaction to Rebecca "breaking up" with him was ad-libbed by Lou Pucci.