Ernest & Bertram (2002)

A reimagining of the lives of Sesame Street muppets Bert and Ernie, who face a crisis when "Variety" magazine brands them as closeted homosexuals.

Director:

Peter Spears

Writers:

Lillian Hellman (play), T.C. Smith,

Stars:

Rob Helms, Philip Pavel, T.C. Smith

Cast

Cast overview:
Rob Helms	...	Ernest
Philip Pavel	...	Ernest (voice)
T.C. Smith	...	Bertram
Quinton Flynn	...	Bertram (voice)

Storyline

A reimagining of the lives of Sesame Street muppets Bert and Ernie, who face a crisis when "Variety" magazine brands them as closeted homosexuals.

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Plot Keywords:

sesame street | closeted homosexual | gay interest

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Genres:

Short

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

January 2002 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Petit Mal Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

8 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

This movie was pulled from release when its director was served a cease and desist order by Sesame Workshop's lawyers.

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Soundtracks

"Sunny Day"
Performed and arranged by Spencer Day

User Reviews

Sad, Disturbing, but funny.

I happened to find this controversial film online. And I was on a mission to watch all banned films in the USA, so I decided to watch it. And it was sick, sad, disturbing, putrid, and so many other terms. But funny.

It begins with Ernie coming home to Bert however he noticed that Miss Piggy wasn't there. It was because of the rumors that Bert and Ernine were gay... Ernie is, however Bert isn't... And I won't say the ending, but it is rather sad.

The Muppets actually look like the actual ones besides being life-size instead of puppets. And I love how it makes them seem like real people in real life. So if you manage to find this film online, watch it. (Before the cops find out!!!)

Overall: 7/10