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Hedwig and the Angry Inch
Raised a boy in East Berlin, Hedwig undergoes a personal transformation in order to emigrate to the U.S., where she reinvents herself as an 'internationally ignored' but divinely talented rock diva, inhabiting a 'beautiful gender of one'.
2001 · Directed by John Cameron Mitchell · 95 min · Comedy · Music · Drama · 12 frames
Tagline
An anatomically incorrect rock odyssey.
Crew
- Written by: John Cameron Mitchell
- Cinematography: Frankie DeMarco
- Edited by: Andrew Marcus
- Music: Stephen Trask
- Production design: Thérèse DePrez
- Produced by: Pamela Koffler, Katie Roumel, Christine Vachon
Cast
- John Cameron Mitchell as Hedwig
- Miriam Shor as Yitzhak
- Stephen Trask as Skszp
- Theodore Liscinski as Jacek
- Rob Campbell as Krzysztof
- Michael Aronov as Schlatko
- Andrea Martin as Phyllis Stein
- Ben Mayer-Goodman as Hansel - 6 years old
- Alberta Watson as Hansel's Mom
- Gene Pyrz as Hansel's Dad
Production
- Country: United States of America
- Language: German, English
- Studios: New Line Cinema, Killer Films
- Budget: $6,000,000
- Box office: $3,660,081
- Themes: rock 'n' roll, transvestism, transsexuality, singer, glam rock, lgbt, self identity, rock odyssey, military brat, restaurant chain
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