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Date Posted: 11:21:43 07/03/03 Thu
An anatomically incorrect rock odyssey
HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH
Genre:
Comedy / Drama / Musical
Plot Keywords:
berlin-wall
betrayal
concert-tour
drag-queen
east-berlin
flashback-sequence
limousine
part-animated
restaurant-chain
rock-band
rock-star
sex-change
tabloid
trailer-park
transsexual
wig
adaptation-directed-by-original-author
interracial-romance
east-germany
musician
plagiarism
transvestite
transvestitism
self-identity
gummi-bear
masturbation-scene
glam-rock
rock-odyssey
self-acceptance
based-on-play
drag
gay
music
transgender
bathtub-scene
gay-interest
Plot Summary:
Hedwig, born a boy named Hansel in East Berlin, fell in love with an American G.I. and underwent a sex-change operation in order to marry him and flee to the West. Unfortunately, nothing worked out quite as it was supposed to - years later, Hedwig is leading her rock band on a tour of the U.S., telling her life story through a series of concerts at Bilgewater Inn seafood restaurants. Her tour dates coincide with those of arena-rock star Tommy Gnosis, a wide-eyed boy who once loved Hedwig... but then left with all her songs.
MPAA: Rated R for sexual content and language.
Runtime: 95 min / Argentina:93 min
Country: USA
Language: English / German
Color: Color
AmQ’s Movie Rating:
4.5* out of 5*
A REVELATION.
No movie after ROCKY HORROR PICTURE had an actor playing a transvestite created a character with such passion and life. John Cameron Mitchell is awesome as Hedwig. A truly enjoyable film. Watch out for the song lyrics that would make you sing a long. Soundtrack is a plus.
Acknowledgements: IMDB and Strand Releasing
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