Dummy (2002) on Netflix
Steven Schoichet cannot hold a conversation, so he buys a ventriloquist dummy named Woody to help him. He loses his office job, and at the unemployment office he meets Lorena Fanchetti.
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Plot summary
Steven Schoichet still lives with his parents, Lou and Fern, and his sister Heidi. Talking to people is hard for him, so he buys a ventriloquist's dummy, Woody, hoping it will help. He destroys a copy machine at work and loses his office job. His only friend, Fangora "Fanny" Gurkel, an aspiring musician, tells him he will be a famous ventriloquist. At the unemployment office he meets Lorena Fanchetti, who is amused by his ambition to perform with Woody, and he signs up for classes.
Cast
- Mirabella Pisanias Bonnie
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Dummy (2002)
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- Adrien Brody had never worked as a ventriloquist before Dummy, yet he performed all the ventriloquism and puppetry live himself during shooting, with no puppeteering stand-ins and no voiceover dubbing. He was coached before and during production by veteran actor-ventriloquist-puppet maker Alan Semok, credited as special consultant and creator of the dummy.
