Choke

(USA, 2008, 91 minutes)

A recovering sex addict with a difficult relationship with his ailing mother finds himself attracted to the new doctor taking care of her — to the point of actually losing his sex drive. Skewed but sweet romantic comedy posing as cynical sex satire.

ATO Pictures presents a Contrafilm/ATO Pictures production. Starring Sam Rockwell, Anjelica Huston; Kelly Macdonald, Brad William Henke, Jonah Bobo, Heather Burns, Paz de la Huerta, Clark Gregg, Joel Grey, Viola Harris, Gillian Jacobs, Matt Malloy, Bijou Phillips, Isiah Whitlock Jr. Directed by Clark Gregg; produced by Beau Flynn, Tripp Vinson, Johnathan Dorfman, Temple Fennell; screenplay by Clark Gregg, based on the novel by Chuck Palahniuk, Choke; music by Nathan Larson; director of photography (DeLuxe), Tim Orr; production designer, Roshelle Berliner; costume designer, Catherine George; film editor, Joe Klotz.