John Cameron Mitchell is the creator of the off-Broadway hit HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH, which he and composer-lyricist Stephen Trask have transformed into a funny, dramatic, and curiously poignant self-described "post-punk neo-glam musical" film, with extra songs and a new instrumental score. Hedwig (played by Mitchell) was .. Read more
| Starring | John Cameron Mitchell, Michael Pitt, Miriam Shor, Stephen Trask |
|---|---|
| Director | John Cameron Mitchell |
| Genres | Comedy |
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John Cameron Mitchell is the creator of the off-Broadway hit HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH, which he and composer-lyricist Stephen Trask have transformed into a funny, dramatic, and curiously poignant self-described "post-punk neo-glam musical" film, with extra songs and a new instrumental score. Hedwig (played by Mitchell) was born as Hansel in East Berlin. In his twenties, Hansel agrees to undergo a sex change in order to marry a U.S. soldier (Maurice Dean Wint) and escape to America. Unfortunately, the procedure fails, and Hedwig is left with nothing but a sexless "angry inch" between her legs. After being abandoned in a Kansas trailer park by her husband, Hedwig decides to make the most of her situation: She develops a taste for outrageous wigs and costumes, forms a band, and becomes a singer. Hedwig soon meets and falls in love with 17-year-old Tommy (Michael Pitt), who also harbors rock star aspirations, and makes him her musical protege. But Tommy is the one who ends up stealing the superstardom that Hedwig worked for, after stealing Hedwig's songs and claiming them as his own. In order to expose him as a fraud, she embarks on a tour of strip mall restaurants, telling her story to the audience while trailing Tommy on his own tour across America.
| Starring | John Cameron Mitchell, Michael Pitt, Miriam Shor, Stephen Trask |
|---|---|
| Director | John Cameron Mitchell |
| Studio | ENTERTAINMENT IN VIDEO |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 35 mins |
| Certificate |  |
| Genres | Comedy |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Released | Production year: 2001 To Rent: DVD: 21 Jan 2002 |
"...HEDWIG is an exhilarating reinvention of the movie musical....Mitchell plays with the medium, blending flashbacks, fantasies, even bits of clever animation into a brilliantly stylized whole..."
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Hedwig is TRUTH
Within Hedwig and The Angry Inch the narrative construction and the character drive allow you to relate to these truly alienated individuals. By blurring social... read more »
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Like a lightning bolt
I was recommended this film quite a while back and I'm not sure why it took me so long to watch it. Certainly the subject might not necessarily have been a... read more »
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good stuff
this is a touching and unique film, really enjoyed it.
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Cult classic
Great music and lyrics- quirky storyline- great costumes- a real fun watch.
It seemed like almost all the best films on display at this year’s TIFF were not for the squeamish. The public screenings of Danny Boyle’s brilliant 127 Hours were too much for some audience members – some fainted, others just couldn’t handle it when the film reached its logical but decidedly extreme conclusion. But at least most people knew going in what was coming (the movie’s real life hero, the climber Aron Ralston, is pretty well known), so it shouldn’t Read more
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