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7.4/10   150 votes
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Director:
Laura Nix
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Genre:
Documentary more
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User Comments:
A very good documentary. more (2 total)

Cast

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Peter Askin ... Himself
Ashley Bachner ... Herself
Stephen Bachner ... Himself

Kevin Cahoon ... Himself

Francis Ford Coppola ... Himself
Frank G. DeMarco ... Himself
Mistress Formika ... Himself
Amy Henkels ... Herself
Emily Hubley ... Herself
Perry James ... Himself
Joan Jett ... Herself
Donovan Leitch ... Himself
Theodore Liscinski ... Himself

Ann Magnuson ... Herself
Andrew Marcus ... Himself

Andrea Martin ... Herself
Ben Mayer-Goodman ... Himself

John Cameron Mitchell ... Himself
Arianne Phillips ... Herself

Michael Pitt ... Himself

Parker Posey ... Herself
Mike Potter ... Himself
Katie Roumel ... Herself
Miriam Shor ... Herself
Stephen Trask ... Himself
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Runtime:
USA:87 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Company:
Automat Pictures more

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8 out of 9 people found the following comment useful.
A very good documentary., 17 April 2003
8/10
Author: Edward Lamberti from London, UK

This is a documentary account of the development of Hedwig and the Angry Inch from John Cameron Mitchell's original idea, through the stage show, to the movie. The producer-director Laura Nix has complied interviews with all the key personnel, such as Hedwig writer-director-star Mitchell, composer Stephen Trask, actress Miriam Shor, Mitchell's parents, and others. These are mixed with terrific footage of Hedwig stage performances, all the more thrilling for having been shot by amateur filmmakers at the time, and behind-the-scenes glimpses.

John Cameron Mitchell comes across as talented, articulate, and enormously charismatic; and this documentary manages to be entertaining and informative as well as being very clear-eyed about the creative process from which Hedwig grew. I especially enjoyed the stretch which depicted the transformation of a dilapidated hotel in New York City into a theatre. This is a very good documentary which transcends its 'DVD extra' origins to become a fascinating film in its own right.

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