| Description |
1 videodisc (91 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.. |
| Series |
New Line platinum series |
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New Line platinum series.
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| System Details |
DVD; Region 1; Dolby digital 5.1 surround, DTS 5.1 surround, Dolby digital stereo; presented in a 'letterbox' widescreen format, aspect ratio 1.85:1. |
| Note |
Adapted from a work for the stage 'Hedwig and the Angry Inch' music & lyrics by Steven Trask, text by John Cameron Mitchell. |
| Cast |
John Cameron Mitchell, Andrea Martin, Michael Pitt, Alberta Watson, Stephen Trask, Rob Campbell, Theodore Liscinski, Michael Aronov, Miriam Shor. |
| Credits |
Music, lyrics, and original score by Stephen Trask ; director of photography, Frank G. DeMarco ; editor, Andrew Marcus ; production designer, Thérèse DePrez ; Hedwig's hair and make-up by Mike Potter ; costume designer, Arianne Phillips. |
| Note |
Originally produced as a motion picture in 2001. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: Rated R for sexual content and language. |
| Summary |
Adapted from the off-Broadway musical hit, "Hedwig and the Angry Inch" presents a drama queen getting not only what she needs, but also what she wants: love, unfettered and unconditional. Hedwig, a surgically botched transsexual from East Germany, travels the States with his band, playing a string of Red Lobster-type restaurants to audiences rendered incredulous by his boyish brand of girl glam; he reveals his story in flashbacks between musical numbers. For Hedwig, who exists in an indeterminate but politically charged space between freedom and frustration, life is about looking for her personal dividing wall - to smash it into ruin. |
| Contents |
'America the Beautiful' -- 'Tear Me Down' -- Yitzhak -- St. Louis -- East Berlin 1968 -- 'Origin of Love' -- Wild side -- Menses fair -- Luther and Gummy Bears -- 'Sugar Daddy' -- Cut and paste -- 'Angry Inch' -- Freedom -- 'Wig in a Box' -- Mall appearance -- 'Tommy Speck' -- 'Wicked Little Town' -- Knowledge -- Love is immortal -- "I'm going to Guam!" -- Reunion -- 'Hedwig's Lament/Exquisite Corpse' -- 'Wicked Little Town' -- 'Midnight Radio' -- 'Origin of Love'/End credits -- 'Wig in a Box'/End credits. |
| Note |
Special features: Commentary with actor/writer/director John Cameron Mitchell and director of photography Frank DeMarco [ optional audio feature]; "Whether You Like It or Not: The Story of 'Hedwig'" [featurette] (85 min.); Deleted scenes (13 min.); Select-a-song [selective menu feature]; Theatrical trailer (3 min.); Cast & crew [text feature]; DVD-ROM features [requires a DVD-ROM drive and installation of interActual player 2.0 (included)]. |
| Language |
In English or dubbed French, with optional subtitles in English ; closed-captioned. |
| Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
| Subject |
Transsexuals -- Drama.
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Rock musicians -- Drama.
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Punk rock musicians -- Drama.
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Interpersonal relations -- Drama.
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Identity (Philosophical concept) -- Drama.
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| Genre/Form |
Musical films.
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Feature films.
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Film adaptations.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Hubley, Emily.
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Vachon, Christine.
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Roumel, Katie.
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Koffler, Pamela R.
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Mitchell, John Cameron.
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Martin, Andrea, 1947-
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Pitt, Michael, 1981-
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Watson, Alberta.
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Trask, Stephen.
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Campbell, Rob.
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Shor, Miriam.
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Mitchell, John Cameron.
Hedwig and the Angry Inch.
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Trask, Stephen.
Hedwig and the Angry Inch.
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Fine Line Features.
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New Line Cinema Corporation.
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Killer Films.
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New Line Home Entertainment (Firm)
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| ISBN |
0780636872 |
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9780780636873 |
| Standard No. |
794043540127 |
| Music No. |
N5401 New Line Home Entertainment |
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