TY  - ADVS
AU  - Gregg Araki
AU  - Gregg Araki
AU  - James Duval
AU  - Roko Belic
AU  - Susan Behshid
TI  - Totally F***ed Up
AV  - PN1997 .T683 1994
PY  - 2005///
CY  - United States
PB  - Strand Releasing, Blurco, Desperate Pictures, Muscle + Hate Studios
N1  - Includes director and actors' commentary, original poster art and press kit, still photos
N2  - 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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