Hedwig and the Angry Inch
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
John Cameron Mitchell
John Cameron Mitchell
Andrea Martin
Michael Pitt
Eli Janney
Ermes Blarasin
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
Adapted from the critically acclaimed off-Broadway rock theater hit, "Hedwig and the Angry Inch" tells the story of an 'internationally ignored' rock singer, Hedwig and her search for freedom and love. Born a boy named Hansel, whose life dream is to find his other half, Hedwig reluctantly submits to a sex change operation in order to marry an American G.I. and get over the Berlin Wall to freedom. The operation is botched, leaving her with the aforementioned angry inch. From East Berlin, she sets off for Kansas City with hopes of becoming a famous rocker. Finding herself high, dry and divorced in a Kansas trailer, Hedwig pushes to form a rock band--The Angry Inch. While supporting herself with babysitting gigs, she falls for a 16-year-old Jesus freak she renames Tommy Gnosis. Tommy steals her songs and becomes the rock star Hedwig always dreamed she'd be. Refusing to be defeated, she fiercely performs in crumbling theme restaurants seeking recognition and retribution.
Cast
John Cameron Mitchell
Andrea Martin
Michael Pitt
Eli Janney
Ermes Blarasin
Stephen Trask
Renate Options
Ben Mayer-goodman
Karen Hines
Alberta Watson
Miriam Shor
Maurice Dean Wint
Alexis Fleisig
Maggie Moore
Theodore Liscinski
Scott Mccloud
Max Toulch
Michael Aronov
Gene Pyrz
Johnny Temple
Rob Campbell
Crew
Richard E Aaron
Kevin Adams
Kevin Adams
Mike Adams
Gorett Ala
Doug Armitage
Sean Armstrong
Taryn Ash
Taryn Ash
Peter Askin
Steve Bachner
John Bair
Owen Baird
Anne Bakoulis
Shan Barr
Roger Bate
Studios Bearsville
Bradford F Bell
Robert Bertrand
Scott Bibrey
Tony Bifano
David Binder
Jason Blackburn
David Boulton
David Bowie
Bill Bowman
Dara Bratt
Paul Brennan
Susann Brinkley
Jonathan Brown
Randy Brown
John Bruce
Colin Brunton
Colin Brunton
Celia Bullwinkel
Randy Butcher
Luisa Cabbidu
Cristina Cacioppo
Andy Capelli
Ellen Cavolina
Harry Chaggaris
Ben Cheah
Michaela Cheyne
Michaela Cheyne
Cheryl Chung
Suzanne Colvin
Jozie Conte
Jonathan Contreras
Robin D. Cook
Marko Costanzo
Brent Cox
Dwight Cranes
Rae Crombie
Rae Crombie
Mark Cusack
Tom D'ambrosio
Anna Dal Farra
Brian Davey
Bob Davidson
Rachel Dawson
Michael De Luca
Danny De Vito
Darryl Deagan
Becca Demarco
Frankie Demarco
Danielle Depeyre
Jack Depoe
Therese Deprez
Patrick Derivaz
John Deslauriers
Liesl Deslauriers
Jeremiah Dickey
Jeremiah Dickey
Demitri Economou
Chad Edwards
Matthew Ellard
Arnie Engleman
Andreas Evdemon
Alli Farrell
Chris Faulkner
Tyler Faulkner
Tyler Faulkner
C J Fidler
Danny Fields
Douglas Foote
Brian Fowler
Rob French
James B Freydberg
John Furniotis
Gina Garan
Jean-paul Gaultier
Jennifer Gaylord
Michelle Gebert
Eric Gilliland
Sophie Giraud
Adriano Goldschmeid
Lewis Goldstein
Tim Good
Deanne Goulet
Felix Gray
Stewart Grayburn
Rich Green
Robert Haid
Doug Hamilton
Les Handrahan
Gary Hart
Gerhard Hauck
Peter Hawkins
Megan Hayes
Todd Hayes
Film Support Service Helie
Amy Henkels
Alistair Hepburn
Chris Hinton
Suzanne Hoffman
Howard Holden
George Hosek
Emily Hubley
Emily Hubley
Deidre Hughes
Scott Hunter
Joan Hutton
Roy Ignagni
Karl Irvine
Richie Jackson
Kenton Jakub
Perry L James
Debra Johnson
Chris Kairalla
Tom Kalin
Yoori Kang
Brian A Kates
Robert Kennedy
Myron Kerstein
James Kinnie
Zameret Kleiman
Scott Lawrence Klein
Tara Knight
Pamela Koffler
Phaedra Kolias
Dick Kondas
Andrea Kool
Stanley Kubrick
Annette Kudrak
Randy Kumano
Landridge Pau L
Biljana Labovic
Alison Lacourse
Don Lamoureaux
Andre Lapalme
Geaorge A Lara
Alexander Lasarenko
Alexander Lasarenko
Doug Lawrance
Doug Lawrence
Katrina Lee
Josh Levy
Ted Liscincki
Neil Lum Lock
Sandra Lum Lock
Lisa Logan
Lisa Logan
Brandon Long
Brandon Long
Arlene Lum Lock
Neil Lumlock
James Lyons
Mike Maccauley
Shana Macmahon
Sara Mae
Sal Mallimo
Alan Mandell
George Mantis
Andrew Marcus
Norine Mark
Steven M Martin
Jose Martinez
Raoul Martinez
Jim Mauro
Micky Mcallistar
Jen Mccann
Marlene Mccarty
Doug Mcclement
Scott Mccloud
Kimberly R Mccord
Kaelin Mccowan
Paul Mcglashan
Aaron Mcgrath
Stacey Mckay
Dave Mckinley
Brad Milburn
Debra Milburn
Steve Mita
Jerry Mitchell
John Cameron Mitchell
John Cameron Mitchell
John Cameron Mitchell
John Cameron Mitchell
Mary Monforte
Cate Montana
Film Details
Technical Specs
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Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Co-winner, along with Cheryl Dunye's "Stranger Inside", of the Audience award for Best Narrative Feature at the 2001 San Francisco International Film Festival.
Nominated for the 2001 Award for Best Costume Design in a Feature Film - Period/Fantasy from the Costume Designers Guild (CDG).
Winner of the 2001 award for Best Directorial Debut from the National Board of Review of Motion Pictures.
Winner of the 2001 New Generation Award (John Cameron Mitchell) from the Los Angeles Film Critics Association.
Winner of the Audience Award for Best Film - Drama and the award for Best Director - Drama at the 2001 Sundance Film Festival.
Winner of the First Feature Award at the 2001 San Francisco Lesbian and Gay Film Festival.
Winner of the Golden Space Needle audience award for Best Actor (John Cameron Mitchell) at the 2001 Seattle International Film Festival.
Winner of the Grand Prix, the FIPRESCI Award and the Audience Award at the 2001 Deauville Festival of American Film.
Winner of the Teddy Award for Best Feature Film at the 2001 Berlin International Film Festival.
Expanded Release in United States August 3, 2001
Released in United States 2001
Released in United States August 2001
Released in United States February 2001
Released in United States January 2001
Released in United States July 2001
Released in United States June 2001
Released in United States March 2005
Released in United States on Video May 27, 2003
Released in United States Summer July 20, 2001
Shown at Berlin International Film Festival (Panorama) February 7-18, 2001.
Shown at Deauville Festival of American Film (in competition) August 31 - September 9, 2001.
Shown at Edinburgh International Film Festival (Gala) August 12-26, 2001.
Shown at Nantucket Film Festival June 20-24, 2001.
Shown at New York Lesbian and Gay Film Festival (Opening Night) May 31 - June 10, 2001.
Shown at OUTFEST 2001: The Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Film Festival (Opening Night) July 12-23, 2001.
Shown at San Francisco International Film Festival April 19 - May 3, 2001.
Shown at San Fransisco International Lesbian and Gay Film Festival June 14-24, 2001.
Shown at Seattle International Film Festival (New American Cinema) May 24 - June 17, 2001.
Shown at South by Southwest Film Festival March 11-19, 2005.
Jersey Shore, the arthouse label of Jersey Films, was previously involved with this project.
John Cameron Mitchell and Stephen Trask reportedly received $1,000,000 for this project.
"Hedwig and the Angry Inch" debuted off-Broadway in New York City in 1998 starring John Cameron Mitchell; the motion picture marks John Cameron Mitchell's feature directorial debut.
John Cameron Mitchell and Stephen Trask reportedly received $1,000,000 for this project.
Began shooting July 5, 2000.
Completed shooting August 11, 2000.
Released in United States 2001 (Shown at Deauville Festival of American Film (in competition) August 31 - September 9, 2001.)
Released in United States 2001 (Shown at New York Lesbian and Gay Film Festival (Opening Night) May 31 - June 10, 2001.)
Released in United States 2001 (Shown at San Francisco International Film Festival April 19 - May 3, 2001.)
Released in United States 2001 (Shown at Seattle International Film Festival (New American Cinema) May 24 - June 17, 2001.)
Released in United States January 2001 (Shown at Sundance Film Festival (Dramatic Competition) in Park City, Utah January 18-28, 2001.)
Released in United States February 2001 (Shown at Berlin International Film Festival (Panorama) February 7-18, 2001.)
Released in United States March 2005 (Shown at South by Southwest Film Festival March 11-19, 2005.)
Released in United States on Video May 27, 2003
Released in United States June 2001 (Shown at Nantucket Film Festival June 20-24, 2001.)
Released in United States June 2001 (Shown at San Fransisco International Lesbian and Gay Film Festival June 14-24, 2001.)
Released in United States July 2001 (Shown at OUTFEST 2001: The Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Film Festival (Opening Night) July 12-23, 2001.)
Released in United States Summer July 20, 2001
Released in United States August 2001 (Shown at Edinburgh International Film Festival (Gala) August 12-26, 2001.)
Expanded Release in United States August 3, 2001
