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What happens when the people we count on to hold us together are barely holding it together themselves? Jonas Pate's Shrink is a striking, fast-paced expose of the other Hollywood, featuring folks living outside their comfort zone and the people who put them there. Henry Carter (Kevin Spacey) is a psychiatrist with an A-list clientele, including a once-famous actress (Saffron Burrows), an insecure young writer (Mark Webber), and a comically obsessive-compulsive superagent (Dallas Roberts). Henry is not in a good place, however. He has been asked to take his first pro bono case, a troubled teenage girl from a neighborhood far from the Hollywood hills. Considering his present state of mind, is he ready for the real-life troubles of a young woman who loves the world of movies he has become so jaded by? At its core, Shrink is a study of control and our endless need for it, even when it grows increasingly impossible to obtain. Writer Thomas Moffett uses classic archetypes in this modern Hollywood tale, but never pushes them over the edge of credibility. Performed by a well-matched cast at the top of their form, the result is both satisfying and exhilarating. Watching Shrink makes us feel like voyeurs looking through a window into the lives of people who look great, feel worse, and end up behaving badly.
Original Release
07/24/2009
US Release
07/24/2009
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Joe Nunez | Recording Supervisor |
Mark Webber | Jeremy |
Keke Palmer | Jemma |
Sierra Aylina McClain | Carina |
Ada Luz Pla | Teacher |
Saffron Burrows | Kate |
Jack Huston | Shamus |
Dallas Roberts | Patrick |
Andrew Sibner | Richie |
Kendall Clement | Uncle Jim |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Joe Nunez | Recording Supervisor |
Mark Webber | Jeremy |
Keke Palmer | Jemma |
Sierra Aylina McClain | Carina |
Ada Luz Pla | Teacher |
Saffron Burrows | Kate |
Jack Huston | Shamus |
Dallas Roberts | Patrick |
Andrew Sibner | Richie |
Kendall Clement | Uncle Jim |
Jesse Plemons | Jesus |
Braxton Pope | Braxton |
Robert Loggia | Dr. Robert Carter |
Clayton Rohner | Dr. McBurney |
Ken Weiler | Jason |
Joel Gretsch | Evan |
Aimee Garcia | Check-out Girl |
Tiernan Burns | Tiernan |
Mystro Clark | Dr. Morton |
Justin Alston | Rio |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Kevin Spacey | Producer |
Pell James | Producer |
Dana Brunetti | Producer |
Michael Burns | Producer |
Kelly Funke | Producer |
Alex Plapinger | Producer |
Braxton Pope | Producer |
John Saviano | Producer |