Pretty/Handsome (2008) (TV)

User Rating:

7.9/10   

Director:

Ryan Murphy

Writers:

Brad Falchuk (written by) and
Ryan Murphy (written by)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

A married father of two tells his wife and teenage sons that he is transsexual. |

Plot Keywords:

Makeup | Family Relationships | Husband Wife Relationship | Surgery | Marriage

Cast

Joseph Fiennes	...	Bob Fitzpayne
Carrie-Anne Moss	...	Elizabeth Fitzpayne
Blythe Danner	...	Bunny Fitzpayne
Robert Wagner	...	Scotch Fitzpayne
Jonathan Groff	...	Patrick Fitzpayne
Mike O'Malley	...	Chip Fromme
Sarah Paulson	...	Corky Fromme
Christopher Egan	...	Beckett Bromley
Jake Cherry	...	Oliver Fitzpayne
Dot Jones	...	Mario Wallace (as Dot-Marie Jones)
Alexandra Billings	...	Christina Carpenter
Niecy Nash	...	Regina
Jessica Lowndes	...	Cassie Booth
Susan Chuang	...	Connie Wang
Philip Moon	...	William Wang

Also Known As:

4 oz. (USA) (working title)
Pretty Handsome (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

67 min (pre-release version)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Company:

20th Century Fox Television

Trivia:

Creator Ryan Murphy says the show's original title, "4 oz." referred to the average weight of a man's penis.

Soundtrack:

Serpentine

Great movie!! Very complex and entertaining.

*** This comment may contain spoilers ***

I was very surprised that this movie was so good, its very entertaining from the first minute to the end, and has some great, great acting, including: Joseph Fiennes as the transvestine father/doctor, he's really good - the mimics, the whole acting, Dot-Marie Jones as the transsexual male, and some really well-developed characters and plots. Every character in this movie has an different problem of sexual nature: 18-year old son's girlfriend is pregnant, his younger 10-year old brother seeks sexual experience online and he when finally meets his encounter, it turns out to be an overweight teenage boy instead of a 17-year old hot girl (who btw. handles the situation in a very mature way), his mother complains about hers and her husband's intimate life, and finally is almost seduced by her son's friend, a really cute Tranny couple (great applaud for Marie Jones and Alexandra Billings) and finally, the father, who likes to wear women's clothes and when he chooses to dress up as a female nurse for a Halloween party, its the best thing thats ever happened to him, and who disinterestedly helps a troubled trans-gender couple living close by. Very worth watching and with some great acting and great music.