Alberta Watson, Andrea Martin, Ben Maver-Goodman
Hedwig was born a boy named Hansel in Communist East Berlin who dreamed of finding his other half and becoming a big American rock star. When a handsome American GI promises love and liberation, it se...( read more
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DVD Release Date: December 11, 2001
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September 18, 2009This is a great film! Watch the DVD because the documentary on the history of the theatre production is almost as good as the film itself! Brilliant and very funny!
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February 22, 2009I honestly thought I was going to hate this film. A friend of mine convinced me to rent it and frankly, after reading the synopsis, I was prepared to send it back unopened. I am so glad I didn't. This is a wonderful film. It reminds me of All About My Mother but it's a...( read more)
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September 24, 2008Amazing. Wildly witty, but also inventive, audacious and poignant. So well-written and acted that it can fairly be considered the only film capable of reaching Rocky Horror Picture Show cult status. Finally, an awesome musical for Rock fans! Bravo, Mr. John Cameron Mitchel...( read more)
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September 19, 2008Most overrated binary-biased queer film since....well it's still at the top. And good thing Mitchell moved on to work like Shortbus. It's a mirror image of how Neil Jordan did the (second) most (to Boys Don't Cry) binary-affirming ignorant view of trans people with Crying Game, ...( read more)
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June 25, 2008This movie was brilliant. The lyrics of the songs were better than most music today. Almost up there with Rufus Wainwright. Almost! The characters were meaty and the storyline compelling. Truly a brilliant film! I want the soundtrack!
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November 18, 2009Probably the only musical that I consider a great movie. It succeeds in giving the music a symbolic and expressive role in the storytelling. John Cameron Mitchell gave an amazing performance as well as a masterpiece bit of directing. Michael Pitt also did a great job at playing s...( read more)
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October 27, 2009So full of life, love, heart, soul, and energy. John Cameron Mitchell is definitely a filmmaker to keep an eye on! This really is a masterpiece. It works perfectly as a musical, a period piece, and a gay-themed film.
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October 23, 2009Absolutely magnificent in any way -- and you can't help falling in love with the soundtrack. features some pretty fucked-up, visceral rock n'roll, the way rock n'roll is supposed to be. simply brilliant !!!!!!
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October 20, 2009Writer-director John Cameron Mitchell's self-proclaimed "post-punk neo-glam rock musical" is more visually alive, musically delightful, hilarious and, ultimately, profoundly moving than we could ever have anticipated. Mitchell stars as Hedwig, the leader of a would-be punk band c...( read more)
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October 5, 2009I thought this was kinda overrated the first time and years later...I think the same. It has enjoyable moments and some good music but I think it gets overly caught up in being artistic, especially towards the very end.
Critic Reviews
August 3, 2001
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
July 20, 2001
Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com
It's that rarest of creatures: a rock musical that actually works. full review
July 19, 2001
Claudia Puig, USA Today
Wildly witty, but also inventive, audacious and poignant. full review
July 10, 2001
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
Is this a tour de force or what? As Hedwig would say, you do the math, honey. full review
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