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10 February 2006 (Denmark) moreTagline:
Life is more than the sum of its parts. morePlot:
A pre-operative male-to-female transsexual takes an unexpected journey when she learns that she fathered a son, now a teenage runaway hustling on the streets of New York. full summary | add synopsisAwards:
Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 26 wins & 12 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(34 articles)
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Felicity Huffman's wry performance is Oscar quality moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Andrea James | ... | Voice Coach | |
| Felicity Huffman | ... | Bree | |
| Danny Burstein | ... | Dr. Spikowsky | |
| Maurice Orozco | ... | Fernando | |
| Elizabeth Peña | ... | Margaret | |
| Craig Bockhorn | ... | Sergeant | |
| Paul Borghese | ... | New York City Cop | |
| Kevin Zegers | ... | Toby | |
| Jon Budinoff | ... | Alex | |
| Venida Evans | ... | Arletty | |
| Raynor Scheine | ... | Bobby Jensen | |
| Kate Bayley | ... | Tennessee Waitress | |
| Stella Maeve | ... | Taylor | |
| Teala Dunn | ... | Little Girl | |
| Jim Frangione | ... | Taylor's Father |
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Rated R for sexual content, nudity, language and drug use.Parents Guide:
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103 minCountry:
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1.85 : 1 moreSound Mix:
Dolby DigitalCertification:
USA:R | UK:15 | Australia:MA | Finland:K-15 | Ireland:16 (theatrical rating) | Netherlands:MG6 | Malaysia:18PL | Philippines:R-13 | Singapore:R21 | Portugal:M/16 | Germany:12 | Canada:18A | Sweden:7 | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Argentina:16 | China:(Banned) | Japan:R-15 | Brazil:14 | Iceland:14 (original rating) | Iceland:16 (video rating) | France:U (with warning) | South Korea:18 | Chile:14 | Ireland:15 (DVD rating)Fun Stuff
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Felicity Huffman had to finish shooting her scenes earlier than scheduled when she secured a role on "Desperate Housewives" (2004). moreGoofs:
Continuity: When Bree is watching Calvin play a song on his guitar, his fingers never touch the guitar, the strings don't move at all. moreQuotes:
Bree Osbourne: My body may be a work-in-progress, but there is nothing wrong with my soul. moreSoundtrack:
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I first saw Transamerica as the closing film for the Frameline film festival in San Francisco where it won the "The Frameline Audience Award for Best Feature". The film was obviously a labor of love. Duncan Tucker wrote, directed and wisely cast Felicity Huffman as Bree (before she had been cast as a "desperate housewife"). Huffman's husband William Macy was executive producer.
The plot line is certainly the tried and true formula of the transformational road trip, yet the irony of Bree's concurrent sexual transformation freshens a story that could easily have been cliché. Kevin Zegers and the rest of the supporting cast are superb, but Huffman's characterization of Bree is Oscar caliber.
See Transamerica! It's not tragic like "Boys Don't Cry". It's not about sexuality, fetish, or camp. It's a movie about otherness, transformation, family, and ultimately acceptance. Felicity Huffman's Golden Globe winning and Oscar nominated performance is absolutely astounding. Her acting skill fills Bree with insecurity, pathos, warmth, humor, and growth which ultimately transforms the audience's involvement from freak show curiosity to empathy and identification.
Thankfully the Weinstein brothers recognized just how outstandingly strong this performance is and decided that Transamerica would be one of the first films they would choose to distribute after their great success at Miramax.
I saw this movie again during it's limited distribution, again in general distribution and now own the DVD. Each time I've watched it I find even more to like. Transamerica is an indie classic.