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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.
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| Production Status: |
Released |
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| Logline: |
An East German boy survives betrayal, bad love and a botched sex-change operation to pursue his dreams of rock stardom. |
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| Genres: |
Comedy, Drama, Musical/Performing Arts and Adaptation |
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| Running Time: |
1 hr. 35 min. |
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| Release Date: |
January 19, 2001 Sundance '01; July 20, 2001 Limited |
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| MPAA Rating: |
R for sexual content and language. |
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| Production Co.: |
Killer Films
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| Studios: |
New Line Cinema
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| U.S. Box Office: |
$3,029,081 |
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| Filming Locations: |
New York, New York, USA
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| Produced in: |
United States |
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