A story about a female impersonator who rooms with a pregnant schizophrenic.A story about a female impersonator who rooms with a pregnant schizophrenic.A story about a female impersonator who rooms with a pregnant schizophrenic.
- Awards
- 3 wins & 4 nominations
Michael Ironside
- Drunk
- (as Mike Ironside)
- Director
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Did you know
- TriviaFilm debut of Michael Ironside.
- Quotes
Liza Connors: We sleep in different worlds.
- Crazy creditsBette Midler's name is misspelled "Middler" in the end credits.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Homo Promo (1991)
- SoundtracksIt Ain't Easy
(1977)
Music by Paul Hoffert (uncredited)
Lyrics by Brenda Hoffert (uncredited)
Performed by Brenda Hoffert
Later sung by Craig Russell (uncredited) imitating Peggy Lee
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quite a document
At first I reacted against the sentimentality of the madness-as-nonconformism theme, which is really mostly down to Hollis McLaren; as Craig Russell's heavily medicated roommate, she gets more than a little familiar when she expresses her downturns with hushed gibberish or staring through her fingers. But in between episodes she really gets to articulate the bill of outsiders' rights, and Russell is right there with her. No comparable clichés in this film's depiction of the Toronto gay scene, a diverse yet claustrophobic enclave that places transvestites on the bottom of a depressingly rigid hierarchy - an economic threat to closeted hairdressers, stealth patriarchs to the second-wave dykes. At a time when cinematic queerness was synonymous with effete self-loathing, this sympathetic and detailed depiction of a complex, vital skid-row subculture was decades ahead of its time, and has real time-capsule value today. All of which to say is that they're far from just marking time between Russell's impersonations, which are definitive even if he did steal them from Mae West herself. Put the two together and you've got a film that synthesizes social engagement and entertainment value with almost unprecedented verve.
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- jonathan-577
- May 23, 2007
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- Budget
- CA$165,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 36 minutes
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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