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Totally F***ed Up [videorecording] = Gregg Araki

By: Contributor(s): Material type: FilmFilmLanguage: English Summary language: English Original language: English Publication details: United States Strand Releasing Blurco Desperate Pictures Muscle + Hate Studios 2005Description: 1 videodisc (ca. 85 min.) sound, color. 4 3/4 inOther title:
  • Totally Fucked Up
LOC classification:
  • PN1997 .T683 1994
Summary: From case cover: "In his fourth and best feature, TOTALLY F***ED UP, provocative and talented independent filmmaker Gregg Araki delves into the troubled world of gay teenagers. Akari here addresses the disproportionately high suicide rates among gay teens. Principle among six friends, two of them a solid good-humored lesbian couple, is the lonely Andy, an appealing youth with a James Dean look and vulnerability, who doesn't believe love exists - until he's swept off his feet by the handsome, slightly older but vastly more experienced Ian. Meanwhile, Andy's pals Steven, an aspiring filmmaker, and his lover Deric soon experience a crisis in their relationship when Steven strays, trying to blame it on the fact that the new guy in his life just happened to have a bootleg Nine Inch Nails tape to tempt him with. Rounding out the group is easygoing skater dude Tommy. Akari effectively punctuates his story with quotes in the manner of one of his acknowledges idols, Jean-Luc Godard, and probing interviews with Steven, who's always poking a camcorder in his friends' faces. Araki present none of his young people as gay stereotypes, and manages to create a spontaneous, off-the-cut quality while actually maintaining right control of his material."
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Books Books SILC Learning Support Services PN1997 .T683 1994 Available 002342
DVD - Video DVD - Video SILC Learning Support Services DH132-DVD-E: DVD Cabinet E PN1997 .T683 1994 Available English audio. 001243

Includes director and actors' commentary, original poster art and press kit, still photos.

From case cover:
"In his fourth and best feature, TOTALLY F***ED UP, provocative and talented independent filmmaker Gregg Araki delves into the troubled world of gay teenagers. Akari here addresses the disproportionately high suicide rates among gay teens.
Principle among six friends, two of them a solid good-humored lesbian couple, is the lonely Andy, an appealing youth with a James Dean look and vulnerability, who doesn't believe love exists - until he's swept off his feet by the handsome, slightly older but vastly more experienced Ian.
Meanwhile, Andy's pals Steven, an aspiring filmmaker, and his lover Deric soon experience a crisis in their relationship when Steven strays, trying to blame it on the fact that the new guy in his life just happened to have a bootleg Nine Inch Nails tape to tempt him with. Rounding out the group is easygoing skater dude Tommy.
Akari effectively punctuates his story with quotes in the manner of one of his acknowledges idols, Jean-Luc Godard, and probing interviews with Steven, who's always poking a camcorder in his friends' faces.
Araki present none of his young people as gay stereotypes, and manages to create a spontaneous, off-the-cut quality while actually maintaining right control of his material."

DVD video; Dolby Digital 5.1, 2.0; surround, stereo; NTSC; Region 1; 1.5:1 letterbox.

English audio.

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