Pumpkin

Pumpkin (2002)

Genres - Romance, Drama  |   Sub-Genres - Satire  |   Release Date - Jun 28, 2002 (USA - Limited), Jun 28, 2002 (USA)  |   Run Time - 113 min.  |   Countries - United States  |   MPAA Rating - R
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Synopsis by Perry Seibert

Adam Larson and Tony R. Abrams' directorial debut Pumpkin is an unconventional love story. College senior Carolyn McDuffy (Christina Ricci) agrees to coach handicapped athletes from a local town in order to help her sorority win an award. She and her sorority sister Jeanine (Dominique Swain) are put off by the activity. Carolyn's discomfort begins to dissipate after meeting Pumpkin Romanoff (Hank Harris), a young man in a wheelchair who has dreams of competing in the shot put. Slowly, Carolyn falls in love with Pumpkin, sending her into conflict with her boyfriend Kent (Sam Ball), her sisters, and Pumpkin's mother (Brenda Blethyn). This film was screened at the 2002 Sundance Film Festival.

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coed, disability, mental-retardation, sorority