

Screenplay by
Thomas
Moffett
Music Composed by
Brian
Reitzell and Ken Andrews
World Premiere
January 21,
2009 (Sundance Film Festival)
Theatrical Release Date
July 24, 2009 (New York and Los Angeles only)
July 31, 2009 (wider
release)
DVD Release Date
September 29, 2009
(Region 1 - North America -
Order here)
Production Companies
Ignite, Ithaka, Trigger Street
Distribution Company
Roadside Attractions (US)

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 exposé 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.


Henry
You love your wife?
Jack
Yeah, I do love my wife. I also love Paris, but that
doesn't mean I want to live there all my life.
Jack
I usually don't have this ride, but my wife took my
f***ing keys. Please take the wheel, I gotta take a piss.




Robin Williams
Jack Holden
Kevin Spacey
Henry Carter
Saffron Burrows
Kate Amberson
Jack Huston
Shamus
Pell James
Daisy
Robert Loggia
Robert Carter
Keke Palmer
Jemma
Laura Ramsey
Keira
Dallas Roberts
Patrick
Mark Webber
Jeremy
Jesse Plemons
"Jesus"


Dates
June 16, 2008 -
July, 2008
Location
Los Angeles,
CA

On July 24, 2009, the film screened in Los Angeles and
New York City. A week later, on July 31, 2009, the film opened in:
Atlanta,
GA
Austin,
TX
Boston,
MA
Chicago,
IL
Minneapolis,
MN
Philadelphia,
PA
San
Diego, CA
San
Francisco, CA
Seattle,
WA
Washington,
DC
Toronto,
ON, Canada

Greece
August 6, 2009 (as "Exomologiseis")
France
September 2009 (Deauville American Film
Festival)
Netherlands
September 3, 2009
Israel
September 10, 2009
Estonia
October 16, 2009
Russia
October 29, 2009
Portugal
November 5, 2009

Kevin Spacey also produced this film.
Shrink screened twice at the European Film Market (Berlin Film Festival), trying to find a distributor.

Gross
$189,621 (USA)
Opening Weekend
$16,443 (limited release - 2 theaters)
Widest Release
27 theaters
In Release
77 days / 11 weeks