Choke

see the full screen HD trailer here. Victor Mancini is a medical-school dropout who has devised an ingenious scam to pay elder care for his Alzheimer's-afflicted mother: he pretends to choke on pieces of food while dining in upscale restaurants. He then allows himself to be "saved" by fellow patrons who, feeling responsible for Victor's life, go on to send checks to support him. When he's not pulling this stunt, Victor cruises sexual addiction recovery workshops for action, visits his addled mom, and spends his days working at a colonial theme park. sam rockwell is one of my favorite actors and in this he's again great. the script certainly helps being absurd yet believable. he plays the 'lost soul' perfectly and if there was no dialogue, he could pull it off just with his expressions. if you have ever been on a Quest of sorts with crazy characters in your midst then wrapped up in it somehow, you will relate. if not, it does not matter as the film never strays from funny yet with hope and heart underlying. currently all over HBO...netflix...and super cheap dvds.