As a child, he would blame his toy bear, Digby, for things he had done only he was mispronouncing it as "Igby". To get him to take responsibility for his actions, his family would call him Igby whenever he lied. Igby is informed by D. H. that his mother Mimi is dying from breast cancer and so he returns to see her. She asks Igby to be present for her death. She has arranged to commit suicide with help from Ollie, who feeds her drug-laden strawberry yogurt before ultimately placing a plastic bag over her head. Before she dies, Mimi makes a final revelation, casually inquiring of Igby, "I take it you know that D. H. is your father?" Igby visits his father Jason in the hospital before leaving for Los Angeles to finally make a clean break by getting 3,000 miles away from his family. Cast Kieran Culkin as Jason "Igby" Slocumb Jr. Rory Culkin as 10-year-old Igby Claire Danes as Sookie Sapperstein Jeff Goldblum as D. H. Banes Bill Pullman as Jason Slocumb Sr. Susan Sarandon as Mimi Slocumb Ryan Phillippe as Oliver "Ollie" Slocumb Bill Irwin as Lt. Ernest Smith Jared Harris as Russel Amanda Peet as Rachel, D. H. Banes's mistress Celia Weston as Bunny, Mrs. D. H. Banes Cynthia Nixon as Mrs. Piggee Jim Gaffigan as Hilton manager Gore Vidal as Catholic priest Gregory Itzin as the eulogist (uncredited) Production Igby Goes Down was filmed in locations throughout New York City, including Central Park, Washington Square Park, and SoHo. It is one of the last films to show the Twin Towers of the original World Trade Center. Soundtrack The soundtrack was released on February 25, 2003, by Spun Records. Additional music credits Kodo – "Ibuki Reconstruction" M. Tardieu – "Nocturne" Supreme Beings of Leisure – "Golddigger" Herman Beeftink – "Flamenco" 60 Ft. Dolls – "No. 1 Pure Alcohol" Hans Enrlinger – "Esta Noche" Liquido – "Narcotic" Ramsay Midwood – "Waynesboro" Pete Yorn – "Murray" Reception Igby Goes Down received positive critical reaction, with a 76% "fresh" rating on Rotten Tomatoes; the consensus states: "In the vein of The Catcher in the Rye, Igby Goes Down is scathingly witty and sharply observant" and a 72/100 on Metacritic. Critics have compared aspects of the story to J. D. Salinger's novel The Catcher in the Rye. Film critic Roger Ebert gave the film a positive review and a