Dummy

September. 12,2002      R
Rating:
6.6
Trailer Synopsis Cast

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.

Adrien Brody as  Steven Schoichet
Milla Jovovich as  Fangora "Fanny" Gurkel
Illeana Douglas as  Heidi Schoichet
Vera Farmiga as  Lorena Fanchetti
Jessica Walter as  Fern Schoichet
Ron Leibman as  Lou Schoichet
Jared Harris as  Michael Foulicker
Helen Hanft as  Mrs. Gurkel
Richmond Hoxie as  Sorensen
Adam LeFevre as  Theater Director

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