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| name = Pumpkin
| name = Pumpkin
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| producer = [[Karen Barber]]<br />Albert Berger<br />[[Christina Ricci]]<br />[[Andrea Sperling]]<br />Ron Yerxa
| producer = [[Karen Barber]]<br />Albert Berger<br />[[Christina Ricci]]<br />[[Andrea Sperling]]<br />Ron Yerxa
| writer = Adam Larson Broder
| writer = Adam Larson Broder
| starring = [[Christina Ricci]]<br>[[Hank Harris]]<br>[[Brenda Blethyn]]<br>[[Dominique Swain]]<br>[[Marisa Coughlan]]<br>Sam Ball
| starring = Christina Ricci<br>[[Hank Harris]]<br>[[Brenda Blethyn]]<br>[[Dominique Swain]]<br>[[Marisa Coughlan]]<br>Sam Ball
| music = [[John Ottman]]
| music = [[John Ottman]]
| cinematography = [[Tim Suhrstedt]]
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| language = English
| budget =
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| gross = $308,552<ref>{{mojo title|pumpkin|Pumpkin}}</ref>
| gross = $308,552<ref name=mojo>{{mojo title|pumpkin|Pumpkin}}</ref>
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'''''Pumpkin''''' is a 2002 [[Romance film|romantic]] [[Black comedy|black comedy film]] starring [[Christina Ricci]]. It is a story of forbidden love between a developmentally-handicapped young man and a sorority girl. The film was directed by Anthony Abrams and Adam Larson Broder and written by Broder.
'''''Pumpkin''''' is a 2002 [[Satire|satirical]] [[Black comedy|dark]] [[romantic comedy]] film directed by Anthony Abrams and Adam Larson Broder and written by Broder. It is a story of forbidden love between a young man with a [[developmental disability]] and a sorority girl. It stars [[Christina Ricci]] (who also co-produced the movie) and [[Hank Harris]].


==Plot==
==Plot==
Carolyn McDuffy is a college senior beginning her last year of studies at an elite [[Southern California]] university. In an effort to help her [[Fraternities and sororities|sorority]] win a coveted award that has eluded them in the past years, Carolyn joins them in training some handicapped young adults for the Challenged Games (a fictional version of the [[Special Olympics]]). Carolyn is paired with Jesse "Pumpkin" Romanoff, and is horrified, mostly because she has never been in such an environment. Pumpkin is kind towards her and soon she finds herself developing affection toward him because he is genuine, unlike her boyfriend Kent Woodlands, or her sorority sisters, as led by Julie Thurber.
Carolyn McDuffy is a college senior beginning her last year of studies at a [[Southern California]] university. To help her [[Fraternities and sororities|sorority]] win a coveted award that has eluded them in past years, she joins them in training some handicapped young adults for the Challenged Games (a fictional version of the [[Special Olympics]]).


Carolyn is paired with Jesse "Pumpkin" Romanoff, and is horrified as she has never been around challenged people. He is kind towards her and soon she finds herself developing affection towards him as he is genuine, unlike her boyfriend Kent Woodlands, and her sorority sisters, as led by Julie Thurber.
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Carolyn experiences backlash and disdain about the relationship from her friends and family, including Pumpkin's own mother, Judy, despite the fact that Carolyn's love has inspired Pumpkin to get out of his wheelchair and become the best athlete on the team. Judy later walks into her son's room and discovers that Carolyn and Pumpkin have been sexually involved. Pumpkin's mother accuses her of [[Sexual assault|raping]] her son, claiming Carolyn "has no idea what she has done" to Pumpkin. Pumpkin's mother calls Carolyn's school, causing Carolyn to be kicked out of both her sorority and expelled from the university. Carolyn makes a suicide attempt by taking most of the pills and solutions from her medicine cabinet, but survives after vomiting the substances.


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Carolyn experiences backlash and disdain about the relationship from her friends and family, including Pumpkin's own mother, Judy, despite the fact that her love has inspired him to get out of his wheelchair and become the best athlete on the team. Judy later walks into her son's room, discovering that Carolyn and Pumpkin have been sexually involved.
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After hearing of Carolyn's suicide attempt, the sorority convinces the university to allow her back in, and she is invited to attend a sorority ball with Kent; Julie feels the couple's attendance will help the sorority secure their award. At the ball, Pumpkin and his friends crash the party to allow Pumpkin a dance with Carolyn. Kent confronts Pumpkin and punches him repeatedly, who responds by tackling Kent to the ground, temporarily knocking him unconscious. Humiliated, Kent leaves the dance. Carolyn tries to take Pumpkin inside to the dance, but Julie and the sorority sisters block the door. Carolyn pushes her way through with Pumpkin and they dance alone. Soon, other attendees are impelled to join them on the dance floor.


Pumpkin's mother accuses Carolyn of [[Sexual assault|raping]] her son, saying she "has no idea what she has done" to him. Then she calls Carolyn's college, causing her to be kicked out of both her sorority and expelled from the university. Carolyn makes a suicide attempt by taking most of the pills and solutions from her medicine cabinet, but vomits them up.
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Kent leaves the dance in his car, sobbing and driving erratically. He swerves to avoid a truck and plunges off a cliff with the car exploding in mid-air, crashing to the bottom. Carolyn goes to the hospital to check on Kent and finds that he is now [[Paraplegia|paraplegic]], though not burned from the explosion. He blames Carolyn for his problems and she is left distraught. Carolyn drops out of college, swearing off Pumpkin forever. The sorority stops helping the team and their rival sorority wins the award. Carolyn enrolls at a public university, opening up to her peers who encourage her.


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Hearing of Carolyn's suicide attempt, the sorority convinces the university to allow her back in, and she is encouraged to attend the sorority ball with Kent; Julie feels their attendance will help the sorority secure their award. At the ball, Pumpkin and his friends crash the party to allow Pumpkin a dance with Carolyn. Kent confronts Pumpkin, punching him repeatedly, who responds by tackling Kent to the ground, temporarily knocking him unconscious.
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The sorority sisters have a change of heart and show up at the Olympic event. Kent is now the coach for Pumpkin's team and has become both a motivator and humble person. Pumpkin races his rival, a bully who berates Pumpkin at every chance given. Pumpkin is motivated by Kent, telling him to win it for Carolyn and saying she wouldn't want him to lose. As he is running, he sees Carolyn in the stands and gets a sudden boost of energy. Pumpkin wins the race, and at the finish line is congratulated by the sorority sisters, his mother, and Kent. Carolyn comes down to see Pumpkin as his mother is hugging him. She endears him to Carolyn, finally accepting her son's progress into a man. As Carolyn and Pumpkin walk off together, she asks him what name she should call him, and he replies that "Pumpkin will be fine." Carolyn glances back at those behind her with an ambiguous expression before continuing ahead.

Humiliated, Kent leaves the dance. When Carolyn tries to take Pumpkin inside to the dance, Julie and her sorority sisters block the door. She pushes her way through with Pumpkin and they dance alone. Soon, other attendees are impelled to join them on the dance floor.

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Kent leaves the dance in his car, sobbing and driving erratically. He swerves to avoid a truck and plunges off a cliff with the car exploding in mid-air, crashing to the bottom. Carolyn goes to the hospital to check on Kent and finds that he is now [[Paraplegia|paraplegic]], though not burned from the explosion.

Kent blames Carolyn for his problems and she is left distraught. She drops out of college, swearing off Pumpkin forever. The sorority stops helping the team and their rival sorority wins the award. Carolyn enrolls at a public university, opening up to her encouraging peers.

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The sorority sisters have a change of heart and show up at the Olympic event. Kent is now the coach for Pumpkin's team, becoming both a motivator and humble. Pumpkin races his rival, a bully who berates him at every chance. Pumpkin is motivated by Kent, telling him to win it for Carolyn, saying she wouldn't want him to lose. As he is running, seeing her in the stands gives him a sudden burst of energy.

Pumpkin wins the race, and at the finish line is congratulated by the sorority sisters, his mother, and Kent. Carolyn comes down to see him as his mother is hugging him. She endears him to Carolyn, finally accepting her son's progress into a man.

As Carolyn and Pumpkin walk off together, she asks him what name she should call him, and he replies that "Pumpkin will be fine." She then asks what he meant when he asked her early on in the film about the moon, wondering if the question was literal or metaphorical, to which he replies, "What?" Carolyn glances back with an ambiguous expression before continuing ahead.


==Cast==
==Cast==
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* [[Harry J. Lennix]] as Robert Meary
* [[Harry J. Lennix]] as Robert Meary
* [[Nina Foch]] as Betsy Collander
* [[Nina Foch]] as Betsy Collander
* [[Michelle Krusiec]] as Anne Chung
* [[Melissa McCarthy]] as Cici Pinkus
* [[Melissa McCarthy]] as Cici Pinkus
* [[Caroline Aaron]] as Claudia Prinsinger
* [[Caroline Aaron]] as Claudia Prinsinger
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* [[Amy Adams]] as Alex
* [[Amy Adams]] as Alex
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==Reception==
==Reception==
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===Box office===
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''Pumpkin'' opened in American theatres on June 28, 2002, in a [[limited release]]. It grossed $30,514 in eight theatres in its first weekend, with a per-screen-average of $3,814. The film expanded to 19 theatres the following weekend, but its theatre count declined from there. ''Pumpkin'' completed its theatrical run four months later with a final gross of $308,552.<ref name=mojo/>

===Critical response===
===Critical response===
''Pumpkin'' received mixed reviews from critics. On [[Rotten Tomatoes]] the movie so far has a score of 36% and an average rating of 4.9/10.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/pumpkin/|title=Pumpkin Movie Reviews | work = [[Rotten Tomatoes]] |access-date= 18 November 2018 }}</ref> On [[Metacritic]] the film has a score of 46 out of 100 based on reviews from 24 critics.<ref>https://www.metacritic.com/movie/pumpkin</ref>
''Pumpkin'' received mixed reviews from critics. On [[Rotten Tomatoes]] the movie has a score of 36% based on 74 reviews, with an average rating of 5.1/10.<ref name=RT>{{cite web |url= https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/pumpkin/|title=Pumpkin | work = [[Rotten Tomatoes]] |access-date= 24 February 2024 }}</ref> The site’s critics consensus reads: "The messy ''Pumpkin'' wastes its premise by not making the satire sharp enough."<ref name=RT/> On [[Metacritic]] the film has a score of 46 out of 100 based on reviews from 24 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/pumpkin|title = Pumpkin|website = [[Metacritic]] |access-date=2024-02-24}}</ref>


One of the most positive reviews was by [[Roger Ebert]] for the ''[[Chicago Sun-Times]]''; he wrote, "''Pumpkin'' is alive, and takes chances, and uses the wicked blade of satire in order to show up the complacent [[political correctness]] of other movies in its campus genre."<ref>https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/pumpkin-2002</ref> Michael O'Sullivan of the ''[[Washington Post]]'' also approved of the film, calling it "an odd and oddly endearing romantic [[black comedy]]."{{citation needed|date=November 2018}} On the other end of the spectrum, [[Todd McCarthy]] of ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' wrote that the film "gets along on curiosity value for a while, but becomes increasingly unconvincing and ludicrous as it staggers endlessly toward the finish line."<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.variety.com/index.asp?layout=review&reviewid=VE1117916788&categoryid=31&cs=1|title=Pumpkin Review - Variety|access-date=24 May 2010 | first=Todd | last=McCarthy | date=18 January 2002}}</ref>
One of the most positive reviews was by [[Roger Ebert]] for the ''[[Chicago Sun-Times]]''; he wrote, "''Pumpkin'' is alive, and takes chances, and uses the wicked blade of satire in order to show up the complacent [[political correctness]] of other movies in its campus genre."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/pumpkin-2002|title = Pumpkin movie review & film summary (2002) |last=Ebert |first=Roger |website=RogerEbert.com |date=July 5, 2002}}</ref> Michael O'Sullivan of ''[[The Washington Post]]'' also approved of the film, calling it "an odd and oddly endearing romantic [[black comedy]]."<ref>{{Cite news |last=O'Sullivan |first=Michael |date=July 4, 2002 |title=A Quirky Taste Of 'Pumpkin' |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/2002/07/05/a-quirky-taste-of-pumpkin/44e37062-91a0-4134-a0cc-8660f1934921/ |access-date=2024-02-24 |work=[[The Washington Post]]}}</ref> On the other end of the spectrum, [[Todd McCarthy]] of ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' wrote that the film "gets along on curiosity value for a while, but becomes increasingly unconvincing and ludicrous as it staggers endlessly toward the finish line."<ref>{{cite news |url= https://variety.com/2002/film/markets-festivals/pumpkin-1200551822/ |title=Pumpkin |work=Variety|access-date=24 May 2010 | first=Todd | last=McCarthy | date=18 January 2002}}</ref>


Since its DVD release, the film has become a [[cult film]]. Ricci herself has called it "a great movie"<ref>{{cite web |last=Bond |first=Jeff |date=May 22, 2008 |title=Christina Ricci interview |url=http://geekmonthly.com/blog/?p=132 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080705185852/http://geekmonthly.com/blog/?p=132 |archive-date=July 5, 2008 |access-date=24 May 2010 |website=Geek Monthly Online}}</ref> and Jeff Weiss of ''Stylus'' magazine called it "one of the most underrated films of the decade."<ref>{{Cite news |last=Weiss |first=Jeff |date=August 29, 2006 |title=A Second Take: Pumpkin |url=http://www.stylusmagazine.com/articles/asecondtake/pumpkin.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120911005650/http://www.stylusmagazine.com/articles/asecondtake/pumpkin.htm |archive-date=September 11, 2012 |access-date=May 24, 2010 |work=Stylus Magazine}}</ref> Albert Nowicki of ''Movies Room'' ranked it among the fifteen best overlooked 21st century indie films.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://moviesroom.pl/publicystyka/rankingi/359-top-15-przegapione-filmy-niezalezne-xxi-wieku/|title=Top 15: Best Overlooked 21st Century Indie Films|work=Movies Room|first=Albert|last=Nowicki|date=February 5, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161011041610/https://moviesroom.pl/publicystyka/rankingi/359-top-15-przegapione-filmy-niezalezne-xxi-wieku/|archive-date=October 11, 2016|access-date=September 23, 2024}}</ref>
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===Box office and DVD===
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''Pumpkin'' opened in American theatres on June 28, 2002, in a [[limited release]]. It grossed $30,514 in eight theatres in its first weekend, with a per-screen-average of $3,814. The film expanded to 19 theatres the following weekend, but its theatre count declined from there. ''Pumpkin'' completed its theatrical run four months later with a final gross of $308,552.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=weekend&id=pumpkin.htm|title=Pumpkin at Box Office Mojo|access-date=24 May 2010}}</ref>


==See also==
Since its DVD release, the film has become a cult hit. Ricci herself has called it "a great movie"<ref>{{cite web |url=http://geekmonthly.com/blog/?p=132|title=Christina Ricci interview from Geek Monthly Online|author=Jeff Bond|date=May 22, 2008|access-date=24 May 2010}}</ref> and Jeff Weiss of ''Stylus'' magazine called it "one of the most underrated films of the decade."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.stylusmagazine.com/articles/asecondtake/pumpkin.htm|title=Pumpkin - A Second Take |author=Jeff Weiss |date=2006-08-29|publisher=Stylus Magazine|access-date=24 May 2010}}</ref>
* [[List of films about the sport of athletics]]


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* {{official website|http://www.pumpkin-themovie.com/index2.html}}
* {{official website|https://web.archive.org/web/20061108201535/http://www.pumpkin-themovie.com/index2.html}} (archived)
* {{IMDb title|0265591|Pumpkin}}
* {{IMDb title|0265591|Pumpkin}}
* {{Amg movie|260311|Pumpkin}}
* {{mojo title|pumpkin|Pumpkin}}
* {{mojo title|pumpkin|Pumpkin}}
* {{rotten-tomatoes|pumpkin|Pumpkin}}
* {{rotten-tomatoes|pumpkin|Pumpkin}}
* [http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20020705/REVIEWS/207050302/1023 Roger Ebert's review of ''Pumpkin'']


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Pumpkin
Theatrical release poster
Directed byAnthony Abrams
Adam Larson Broder
Written byAdam Larson Broder
Produced byKaren Barber
Albert Berger
Christina Ricci
Andrea Sperling
Ron Yerxa
StarringChristina Ricci
Hank Harris
Brenda Blethyn
Dominique Swain
Marisa Coughlan
Sam Ball
CinematographyTim Suhrstedt
Edited byRichard Halsey
Sloane Klevin
Music byJohn Ottman
Production
companies
Distributed byMGM Distribution Co.
Release date
  • June 28, 2002 (2002-06-28)
Running time
117 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$308,552[1]

Pumpkin is a 2002 satirical dark romantic comedy film directed by Anthony Abrams and Adam Larson Broder and written by Broder. It is a story of forbidden love between a young man with a developmental disability and a sorority girl. It stars Christina Ricci (who also co-produced the movie) and Hank Harris.

Plot

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Carolyn McDuffy is a college senior beginning her last year of studies at a Southern California university. To help her sorority win a coveted award that has eluded them in past years, she joins them in training some handicapped young adults for the Challenged Games (a fictional version of the Special Olympics).

Carolyn is paired with Jesse "Pumpkin" Romanoff, and is horrified as she has never been around challenged people. He is kind towards her and soon she finds herself developing affection towards him as he is genuine, unlike her boyfriend Kent Woodlands, and her sorority sisters, as led by Julie Thurber.

Carolyn experiences backlash and disdain about the relationship from her friends and family, including Pumpkin's own mother, Judy, despite the fact that her love has inspired him to get out of his wheelchair and become the best athlete on the team. Judy later walks into her son's room, discovering that Carolyn and Pumpkin have been sexually involved.

Pumpkin's mother accuses Carolyn of raping her son, saying she "has no idea what she has done" to him. Then she calls Carolyn's college, causing her to be kicked out of both her sorority and expelled from the university. Carolyn makes a suicide attempt by taking most of the pills and solutions from her medicine cabinet, but vomits them up.

Hearing of Carolyn's suicide attempt, the sorority convinces the university to allow her back in, and she is encouraged to attend the sorority ball with Kent; Julie feels their attendance will help the sorority secure their award. At the ball, Pumpkin and his friends crash the party to allow Pumpkin a dance with Carolyn. Kent confronts Pumpkin, punching him repeatedly, who responds by tackling Kent to the ground, temporarily knocking him unconscious.

Humiliated, Kent leaves the dance. When Carolyn tries to take Pumpkin inside to the dance, Julie and her sorority sisters block the door. She pushes her way through with Pumpkin and they dance alone. Soon, other attendees are impelled to join them on the dance floor.

Kent leaves the dance in his car, sobbing and driving erratically. He swerves to avoid a truck and plunges off a cliff with the car exploding in mid-air, crashing to the bottom. Carolyn goes to the hospital to check on Kent and finds that he is now paraplegic, though not burned from the explosion.

Kent blames Carolyn for his problems and she is left distraught. She drops out of college, swearing off Pumpkin forever. The sorority stops helping the team and their rival sorority wins the award. Carolyn enrolls at a public university, opening up to her encouraging peers.

The sorority sisters have a change of heart and show up at the Olympic event. Kent is now the coach for Pumpkin's team, becoming both a motivator and humble. Pumpkin races his rival, a bully who berates him at every chance. Pumpkin is motivated by Kent, telling him to win it for Carolyn, saying she wouldn't want him to lose. As he is running, seeing her in the stands gives him a sudden burst of energy.

Pumpkin wins the race, and at the finish line is congratulated by the sorority sisters, his mother, and Kent. Carolyn comes down to see him as his mother is hugging him. She endears him to Carolyn, finally accepting her son's progress into a man.

As Carolyn and Pumpkin walk off together, she asks him what name she should call him, and he replies that "Pumpkin will be fine." She then asks what he meant when he asked her early on in the film about the moon, wondering if the question was literal or metaphorical, to which he replies, "What?" Carolyn glances back with an ambiguous expression before continuing ahead.

Cast

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Reception

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Box office

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Pumpkin opened in American theatres on June 28, 2002, in a limited release. It grossed $30,514 in eight theatres in its first weekend, with a per-screen-average of $3,814. The film expanded to 19 theatres the following weekend, but its theatre count declined from there. Pumpkin completed its theatrical run four months later with a final gross of $308,552.[1]

Critical response

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Pumpkin received mixed reviews from critics. On Rotten Tomatoes the movie has a score of 36% based on 74 reviews, with an average rating of 5.1/10.[2] The site’s critics consensus reads: "The messy Pumpkin wastes its premise by not making the satire sharp enough."[2] On Metacritic the film has a score of 46 out of 100 based on reviews from 24 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[3]

One of the most positive reviews was by Roger Ebert for the Chicago Sun-Times; he wrote, "Pumpkin is alive, and takes chances, and uses the wicked blade of satire in order to show up the complacent political correctness of other movies in its campus genre."[4] Michael O'Sullivan of The Washington Post also approved of the film, calling it "an odd and oddly endearing romantic black comedy."[5] On the other end of the spectrum, Todd McCarthy of Variety wrote that the film "gets along on curiosity value for a while, but becomes increasingly unconvincing and ludicrous as it staggers endlessly toward the finish line."[6]

Since its DVD release, the film has become a cult film. Ricci herself has called it "a great movie"[7] and Jeff Weiss of Stylus magazine called it "one of the most underrated films of the decade."[8] Albert Nowicki of Movies Room ranked it among the fifteen best overlooked 21st century indie films.[9]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Pumpkin at Box Office Mojo
  2. ^ a b "Pumpkin". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved February 24, 2024.
  3. ^ "Pumpkin". Metacritic. Retrieved February 24, 2024.
  4. ^ Ebert, Roger (July 5, 2002). "Pumpkin movie review & film summary (2002)". RogerEbert.com.
  5. ^ O'Sullivan, Michael (July 4, 2002). "A Quirky Taste Of 'Pumpkin'". The Washington Post. Retrieved February 24, 2024.
  6. ^ McCarthy, Todd (January 18, 2002). "Pumpkin". Variety. Retrieved May 24, 2010.
  7. ^ Bond, Jeff (May 22, 2008). "Christina Ricci interview". Geek Monthly Online. Archived from the original on July 5, 2008. Retrieved May 24, 2010.
  8. ^ Weiss, Jeff (August 29, 2006). "A Second Take: Pumpkin". Stylus Magazine. Archived from the original on September 11, 2012. Retrieved May 24, 2010.
  9. ^ Nowicki, Albert (February 5, 2016). "Top 15: Best Overlooked 21st Century Indie Films". Movies Room. Archived from the original on October 11, 2016. Retrieved September 23, 2024.
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