Directed by:
John Cameron MitchellScreenplay:
John Cameron MitchellCinematography:
Frank G. DeMarcoComposer:
Stephen TraskCast:
John Cameron Mitchell, Michael Pitt, Miriam Shor, Stephen Trask, Andrea Martin, Rob Campbell, Alberta Watson, Maurice Dean Wint, Rosie O'Donnell (more)VOD (3)
Plots(1)
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 seems like a dream come true. But there's a catch-in order to marry and emigrate Hansel must "leave a little something behind." Hedwig survives a botched sex change operation that leaves her with an "angry inch" only to be stranded in a Kansas trailer park the very day the Berlin Wall comes down. Undeterred, Hedwig dons immaculate makeup and a Farrah Fawcett wig and forms 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, retribution, and reconciliation with her other half. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
John Cameron Mitchell
USA
Best movies:
Vinyl (2016) (series)
Hedwig and the Angry Inch (2001)
Band of the Hand (1986)
Michael Pitt
USA
Best movies:
Hedwig and the Angry Inch (2001)
I Origins (2014)
Finding Forrester (2000)
Miriam Shor
USA
Best movies:
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023)
Mildred Pierce (2011) (series)
Hedwig and the Angry Inch (2001)
Stephen Trask
Best movies:
Hedwig and the Angry Inch (2001)
Andrea Martin
USA
Best movies:
Hedwig and the Angry Inch (2001)
Harrison Bergeron (1995) (TV movie)
Gypsy (1993) (TV movie)
Rob Campbell
Best movies:
Unforgiven (1992)
Madonna: The Video Collection 93:99 (1999) (video compilation)
Boys Don't Cry (1999)
Alberta Watson
Canada
Best movies:
Women of Valor (1986) (TV movie)
Hedwig and the Angry Inch (2001)
The Sweet Hereafter (1997)
Maurice Dean Wint
UK
Best movies:
Hedwig and the Angry Inch (2001)
Cube (1997)
The Kid Detective (2020)
Rosie O'Donnell
USA
Best movies:
Tarzan (1999)
Hedwig and the Angry Inch (2001)
A League of Their Own (1992)
Thérèse DePrez
Best movies:
Hedwig and the Angry Inch (2001)
Sook-Yin Lee
Canada
Best movies:
Hedwig and the Angry Inch (2001)
Shortbus (2006)
3 Needles (2005)
Taylor Abrahamse
Canada
Best movies:
Hedwig and the Angry Inch (2001)
Crossing the Line (2002) (TV movie)
Maggie Moore
Best movies:
The Visitor (2007)
Hedwig and the Angry Inch (2001)
The Incredibly True Adventure of Two Girls in Love (1995)