Ticked-Off Trannies with Knives (Video 2010)

A group of trannies are violently bashed and left for dead. The surviving ladies regain consciousness, confidence, and courage ready to seek out revenge on the ones who attacked them.

Director:

Israel Luna

Writer:

Israel Luna

Stars:

Krystal Summers, Kelexis Davenport, Willam Belli

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Krystal Summers	...	Bubbles Cliquot
Kelexis Davenport	...	Pinky La'Trimm
Willam Belli	...	Rachel Slurr
Erica Andrews	...	Emma Grashun
Jenna Skyy	...	Tipper Sommore
Tom Zembrod	...	Boner
Richard D. Curtin	...	Fergus
Kenny Ochoa	...	Nacho
Gerardo Davila	...	Chuey
Todd Jenkins	...	Doctor Laccio
Chase Wade	...	Nurse Connie Lingus
Molly Spencer	...	La'Trice
Melissa Timmerman	...	Marcy
Souk Burrows	...	Flash
Curt Wheeler	...	Squirt

Storyline

A group of trannies are violently bashed and left for dead. The surviving ladies regain consciousness, confidence, and courage ready to seek out revenge on the ones who attacked them.

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Plot Keywords:

left for dead | revenge | sexual violence | drag queen | punctuation in title | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Thriller

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

15 October 2010 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Arlington, Texas, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$300,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

La Luna Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Connections

References The Bionic Woman (1976)

User Reviews

The Grindhouse Lovechild of John Waters and Quentin Tarantino

Quentin Tarantino and John Waters are pleased to announce the birth of their bastard child. It's a bouncing, healthy transvestite exploitation/revenge movie! Wait, did I say healthy? Strike that. It is, however, a whole lot of fun to watch. It's Kill Bill meets Pink Flamingos and, yes, there are ticked-off trannies with knives here, and they're the best ones you're likely to ever see. So see them, already.

This flick is camp, knows it, flaunts it and works it. Never once did I get the feeling it was trying to take itself seriously, although there are some grind-house-style grueling moments involving large knives and foreign objects inserted uncomfortably into body cavities (the latter never explicitly shown). The eponymous trannies are of the convincingly feminine type and include a dark-skinned stand-in for Divine who plays the psychotically vengeful mama-tranny almost too well. I can't imagine why John Waters hasn't heard of him yet. Witty and catty lines spill effortlessly and convincingly, with grind-house intensity mixing perfectly with comedy throughout. The culmination is a very dark but twistedly satisfying ending that you will NOT forget anytime soon.

This is far from a perfect film. Its low budget shows through in many places, and the "reel missing" gag goes on a bit too long. The main villain isn't a very good actor; he comes across hammy and his timing is just off in a number of scenes. The effort to shoehorn in pop culture references as comedy sometimes fall flat, too. It's not enough to make this anything less than a worthwhile, fun and uniquely off-the-wall experience, though, and the presence of a subtly scary drag queen nurse with the name Helluva Bottom-Carter makes up for all of the shortcomings in a single five-minute scene.

If you like John Waters, you'll definitely like Ticked-Off Trannies with Knives. If you like Both Waters and Quentin Tarantino, you'll like this gem even more. This one is destined for cult status.