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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.

Production
Killer Films; New Line Cinema;

Cast Names
Taylor Abrahamse; Shane Mackinnon; Alan Mandell; Mike Potter; Michael (XII) Stevens; Thérèse DePrez; Mary Krohnert; Eileen Murphy; Rosie O'Donnell; John Cameron Mitchell; Miriam Shor; Stephen Trask; Theodore Liscinski; Rob Campbell; Michael Aronov; Andrea Martin; Ben Mayer-Goodman; Alberta Watson; Gene Pyrz; Michael Pitt; Karen Hines; Max Toulch; Maurice Dean Wint; Ermes Blarasin; Sook-Yin Lee; Maggie Moore; Renate Options;

Box Office
USD 3,029,081

Release Date
2001-01-19 (Sundance Film Festival)
2001-06-02 (Connecticut Gay and Lesbian Film Festival)
2001-07-20 (limited)
2001-08-10 (North Carolina Gay and Lesbian Film Festival)

Genres
Comedy; Drama; Music;

MPAA Rating [?]
Rated R for sexual content and language.

Running Time
1 hr. 35 min.
1 hr. 33 min.

Director
John Cameron Mitchell

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