This movie is so bizarre LOL. I have seen it several times on TV over the years, and I was always lost. Now, I think I kind of get the direction they were taking this in, but it is still strange. I give it 3 stars for originality, and making my family laugh heartily at several parts. I think they leave this ambiguous on purpose, upon further inspection, because I used to just think the writers were weird fruitcakes, and the movie was utter garbage. It is still really stupid, and doesn't quite work, but again, I can at least give them points for entertaining us with something that makes you go "What? What does this mean?" The funniest parts that kill the film, though are: 1)How does a sorority girl ever fall in love with a handicapped person?2)Why is this poor kid named Pumpkin?3)Romanoff makes us think of Romanov, which had me picturing the Russian Revolution and murder of the czar's family. Maybe that one is just weird on my part.4)Pumpkin seems to fluctuate between MENTALLY retarded and PHYSICALLY handicapped. This greatly diminishes other aspects of the story, and how to truly approach or understand the meaning of the material. This makes it funny in a stupid writing sort of way, instead of comedic way. For instance, at the start, Pumpkin can only sit in a wheelchair, barely throw a frisbee, and barely stand up or talk without falling over. Are we really to believe that a few weeks of loving moments from the girl suddenly gives him the ability to be punched 10 times, and throw a muscular college guy on the ground, attempt to drive cars, compete in the special olympics, have sex, ride a bus to find someone, or a myriad of other actions that his invalid former self couldn't do 40 mins. earlier?????? This leaves you wondering if the sorority girl is really in love with a mentally-challenged guy, a physically-challenged guy with a normal brain, or an alien mutant that assumes random forms of body and intelligence at will.5) Did they really all forget that they left a boy in a wheelchair on the beach, and leave to drive the fat girl(from Mike and Molly) all the way home, leaving him sunburned, at the mercy of the ocean or attackers????? So stupid I had to laugh.6)Would the tennis player dude really be mean to everyone, and then be that nice to the fat friend at the beach, and concerned over her feelings?7) The irony of the tennis player ending up in a wheelchair, and then coaching the special team?!?!?!?! Kind of brilliant, kind of idiotic.8)The suspension of disbelief is just beyond ridiculous. A sorority girl sneaks into a retarded guy's bedroom to bang him, and then ruins her sorority sisters' chances of winning SOY awards? The premise of sorority airheads was very true, and comical, but they kind of use it to the extreme. 9)Why are neighbors lined up on the streets of Christina Ricci's community when she drops out of college. Do random people know when you are driving up to talk to your mom and about dropping out of school? This scene is really hilarious in a subtle way.10) Does a college, community, or sorority really give a damn if you do stupid stuff and drop out of the club or school??? They acted like they would really put on an intervention for this girl to get her back to the campus because everyone needed her so badly to win prestigious awards and hold up the pillars of the college society on campus. Most people would have already appointed a new chick to run things and just moved on.11)Everyone in the movie looks like they are from anther era in time, and Pumpkin's expressions are just idiotic. He goes from not being able to do anything, to being able to talk and play sports and fight.12)NONE OF THIS WOULD EVER HAPPEN ANYWHERE IN A MILLION YEARS!!!!!!!!This is funny, but so stupid on so many levels. I hope that was the point, because the meandering from dark comedy, to tragedy, to drama, to satire, to action, to fantasy-- and back again, throughout the film, really leaves you like WTF???? Plus, I would have rated it higher if the film was shorter. It feels like torture and punishment after the first hour or so. The run time for something this awkward and experimental should not be so grueling and drawn out. You get the whole point 100 times, long before the movie ends. The 1st half is funny; the 2nd is just moronic.

I was looking for something to watch on TV last night because there was nothing on and I turned the channel where Pumpkin was showing.I was bored at first but I got engaged within the last 10 minutes.Carolyn, a sorority girl decides to help disabled athletes for an sporting event to get the title of Sorrority of the year.She is horrified at first when she pairs up with Pumpkin but once she gets to know Pumpkin she sees this genuine person who actually has feelings.She thinks that Pumpkin is more genuine than every one that sh knows.This movie actually taught me that mentally challenged people can go out with anyone.Much to everyones dismay Carolyn becomes an outcast for going out with a disabled man.When she has sex with Pumpkin and Pumpkin's mother finds out - Carolyns life goes down the drain.After much persuading from people from her college she goes back to the college and her life goes downhill.Pumpkin and Kent have a massive fight which leads Kent to a freak accident because he was so upset.This changed Kent's ways and he turns out to be caring person.In the end Carolyn ends up with Pumpkin.I really liked this movie and would give it 10 stars because it moved me in a way

This is one of those films that I can watch a thousand times and never tire of. Yes, the story is crazy, the characters ridiculous, but in the world of this film, everything is perfect. Caroline McDuffy has the perfect life. She's from a rich family, in college in a top sorority, dating the school hunk, and has a perfect blonde flip. Her biggest concern is winning sorority of the year. Well, until she meets Pumpkin, and her life is turned up-side down. It's a beautiful story of how falling in love with someone you never expected could turn your whole life around. There are also some classic lines from this film... "How retarded are we talking here?" "Retarded, retarded."

Movie starts out on a fairly even, believable keel and then subtly skews into some alternate universe. Believable, I guess due to the proliferation of chicks flicks, is the stereotype of the white girl with the 'perfect'life boyfriend etc whose greatest challenge in life is winning some sorority award. Unbelievable is the transition to self-discovery via a relationship that develops with a mentally challenged guy who does little more than stare at her initially. The girl's character fills in much of the formation of the relationship as though it were all happening in her head and the challenged character seems to comply and follow through independently. A key question is asked seemly innocently and then revisited at the movie's end "Caroline why does the moon ..change..?" Caroline asks in the end if pumpkin meant it literally or metaphorically to which he gives the audience's collective "What!?!?" reply. Not so much that the question is not understood but one is left wondering what that had to do with the overall message of the movie. It was as if to suggest that there be no real tangible reason why things happen the way they do.It is a touching movie, it is nice to believe that good things can happen to all people. I just think that the way it is told is a disservice to the audience.