Six queer teenagers struggle to get along with each other and with life in the face of varying obstacles.
Director:
Gregg ArakiWriter:
Gregg Araki
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Title: Totally F***ed Up (1993)
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| James Duval | ... | Andy | |
| Roko Belic | ... | Tommy | |
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Susan Behshid | ... | Michele |
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Jenee Gill | ... | Patricia |
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Gilbert Luna | ... | Steven |
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Lance May | ... | Deric |
| Alan Boyce | ... | Ian | |
| Craig Gilmore | ... | Brendan | |
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Nicole Dillenberg | ... | Dominatrix |
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Johanna Went | ... | Excalibur Lady |
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Robert McHenry | ... | Andy's Trick |
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Brad Minnich | ... | 'don't touch mine' Guy |
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Michael Costanza | ... | Everett |
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Babyland | ... | Club Band (as Dan and Smith of Babyland) |
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Joyce Brouwers | ... | Deric's Mom |
Life really sucks for a group of gay and lesbian teenagers living in Los Angeles. Their parents kicked them out, they're broke and bored, their lovers cheat on them, they're harassed by gay-bashers. If things are going to be this way, maybe suicide isn't a bad idea; at least not in the mind of Andy, our major protagonist, who gives the film its title by describing himself as "totally fucked up." Written by Marty Cassady <martyc@bev.net>
I thought the movie, "Totally F***ed UP," was a rather good movie. The movie attempts to look at the lives of some troubled gay teens and how they attempt to deal with the complexity and pressures of homosexuality in advent of the approaching new millennium. The interviewing style of the movie was a different approach to viewing a teen movies compared to the main stream movies formulas, but I found the movie entertaining in spite of the narration, and at times, it was very funny. If you ever really been around the teens of today, they do act and talk like these teens. All teens have problems trying to adjust and assimilate into adult life. Having the added pressure of being gay, makes their lives even more complex. I could identify with some of the characters and some of their actions and reactions and their problems trying to become independent, gay adults. I first saw this movie on the Independent Film Channel of cable and eventually I bought my own DVD copy, but I'd like to see more movies like this and more from the writer and director, Gregg Araki. Who knows, eventually these movies will be in main stream too and not just presented only on the Independent Film Network.