Freak Show (2017)

Follows the story of teenager Billy Bloom who, despite attending an ultra conservative high school, makes the decision to run for homecoming queen.

Director:

Trudie Styler

Writers:

Patrick J. Clifton (screenplay by), Beth Rigazio (screenplay by)

Stars:

Alex Lawther, Ian Nelson, AnnaSophia Robb

4 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Alex Lawther	...	Billy (as Alex J. Lawther)
Ian Nelson	...	Flip
AnnaSophia Robb	...	Blah Blah Blah
Celia Weston	...	Florence
Walden Hudson	...	Bib (as Walden Bryan Hudson)
Abigail Breslin	...	Lynette
Daniel Bellomy	...	Bo-Bo
Bette Midler	...	Muv
Larry Pine	...	William
Christopher Dylan White	...	Bernard
Willa Fitzgerald	...	Tiffany
Michael Park	...	Principal Onnigan
John McEnroe	...	Coach Carter
Mickey Sumner	...	Dr. Veronica Vickers
Wally Dunn	...	Mr. Reamer

Storyline

In the vein of CLUELESS and NAPOLEON DYNAMITE, FREAK SHOW tells the moving, heartwarming, and hilarious story of Billy Bloom, a boldly confident, wildly eccentric teenager, who faces intolerance and persecution at his ultra conservative high school, and decides to fight back on behalf of all the misunderstood freaks of the world by running for the title of homecoming queen.

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Plot Keywords:

title directed by female | two word title | high school | queer | homecoming queen | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Did You Know?

Trivia

Both Abigail Breslin and AnnaSophia Robb had been in American Girl Doll movies. Abigail was in Kit Kittredge: An American Girl (2008), a feature film, and AnnaSophia was in An American Girl Holiday (2004), a television movie made four years earlier.

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Quotes

William: I'm here.
Billy Bloom: I'm queer.

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Crazy Credits

AnnaSophia Robb is credited as Blah Blah Blah instead of Mary Jane.

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Connections

References Glee (2009)

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Soundtracks

Viva Las Vegas
Performed by Boy George

User Reviews

Noice.

This is as good as a teenager movie can get. Realising who you are and who your parents and friends are in the most realistic way ever showed. I love that movie. Period.

Details

Country:

USA UK Sweden

Language:

English

Release Date:

12 January 2018 (USA)

Also Known As:

Freak Show

Filming Locations:

Mill Neck Manor, Mill Neck, Long Island, New York, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$4,809, 14 January 2018

Gross USA:

$19,696

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$20,657

Company Credits

Production Co:

Maven Pictures, Flower Films (II), Bruno Wang Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

91 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Stereo Dolby Digital (English Dolby Digital 5.1ch 48kHz)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1