Fresh
Though Pumpkin extends its jaundiced joke too far, it's almost worth it for Ricci's final scene, which tells us everything we need to know about what will become of her.
Terry Lawson, Detroit Free Press
Pumpkin
a comedy for the romantically challenged
2002 · 1h 53m · R
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Directed by
Anthony Abrams
,
Adam Larson Broder
Overview
Carolyn's sorority sisters set their sights on the Sorority of the Year award and coaching challenged athletes is their ticket to the trophy. But when the queen of formals finds herself mentoring Pumpkin, a disabled athlete, their two worlds collide.
Director and cast
- Anthony Abrams Director
- Adam Larson Broder Director
- Christina Ricci as Carolyn McDuffy
- Hank Harris as Pumpkin Romanoff
- Brenda Blethyn as Judy Romanoff
- Dominique Swain as Jeanine Kryszinsky
- Marisa Coughlan as Julie Thurber
- Harry Lennix as Robert Meary (Poetry teacher)
- Nina Foch as Betsy Collander
- Caroline Aaron as Claudia Prinsinger
- Lisa Banes as Chippy McDuffy
- Julio Oscar Mechoso as Dr. Frederico Cruz
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
37%
Tomatometer
Rotten
Though Harris is affecting at times, he cannot overcome the sense that Pumpkin is a mere plot pawn for two directors with far less endearing disabilities.
Chuck Wilson, L.A. Weekly
Rotten
This is the sort of Pumpkin that really deserves to be smashed.
Jay Boyar, Orlando Sentinel
Fresh
By presenting an impossible romance in an impossible world, Pumpkin dares us to say why either is impossible -- which forces us to confront what's possible and what we might do to make it so.
Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader
Fresh
Weird. Rewarding.
Scott Steinberg, Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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