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Gypsy 83
Small Planet Pictures
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FILM:
MPAA RATING: Not Rated
Starring
Sara Rue,
Kett Turton,
Karen Black,
John Doe,
Carolyn Baumler,
Anson Scoville,
Paulo Costanzo,
and
Stephanie McVay
Two outcasts who feel small-town Sandusky, Ohio closing in on them, Gypsy and Clive lose themselves in Gothic fantasies, soothed by the retro sounds of The Cure, Siouxie and the Banshees, and Bauhaus. When Gypsy and Clive learn about the annual "Night of 1000 Stevies" in New York City, their deep-seeded dreams are unleashed. With Clive's encouragement, Gypsy crushes her fears and vows to be the best Stevie Nicks impersonator Gotham has ever seen. (Small Planet Pictures)
| GENRE(S): |
Drama
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| WRITTEN BY: |
Todd Stephens (also story)
Tim Kaltenecker (story)
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| DIRECTED BY: |
Todd Stephens
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| RELEASE DATE: |
DVD: November 23, 2004
Video: November 23, 2004
Theatrical: April 16, 2004
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| RUNNING TIME: |
95 minutes, Color |
| ORIGIN: |
USA |
Outstading Actor in a Feature Film (Turton) (tie), 2001 L.A. Outfest; Award for Excellence, Best New Director, 2001 Seattle Lesbian & Gay Film Festival; Audience Award, Best Feature Film, 2002 Torino International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival

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75
Premiere
Peter Debruge
Films like this have a way of finding their own devoted fan base, and Gypsy 83 deserves to be discovered not only by Goth and gay crowds, but by anyone who runs screaming from all things average.

70
LA Weekly
Chuck Wilson
Karen Black gives her sharpest performance in years as Bambi LeBleau, a roadside-dive karaoke hostess who invites the kids back to her house for a night of booze and lounge classics.

70
Los Angeles Times
Kevin Thomas
They are tremendously appealing, and under Stephens' direction, Anson Scoville as an Amish runaway and Paulo Costanzo as a closeted gay college fraternity man are also memorable.

70
TV Guide
Ken Fox
Stephens has a gentle touch and an unflagging sense of humor, but this is Rue's show: She's a natural with a million-dollar smile who deserves to escape TV land for more interesting work.

63
New York Daily News
Elizabeth Weitzman
Only slightly less awkward than its young protagonists, Todd Stephens' earnest coming-of-age drama is able to coast a long way on two engaging performances and some endearing moments.

60
The Hollywood Reporter
Frank Scheck
Rue plays her with just the right combination of sweetness, sexuality and sass.

50
San Francisco Chronicle
Walter Addiego
This offering is a mostly undistinguished addition to the long list of films about alienated and self-pitying young people.

40
The New York Times
Dave Kehr
This is a tiny, vulnerable, rather treacly film at heart, one that would probably float away were it not for Ms. Rue's generous presence.

40
Variety
Robert Koehler
Couldn't be less involving and more sentimentalized.

40
Village Voice
Jorge Morales
A surprisingly pragmatic take on the joys and perils of diva worship, Gypsy 83 has as many emotional ups and downs as its protagonists' road trip: Emerging love interests threaten to disrupt the delicate goth boy/fag hag balance, only to fade after the glitter.

40
The Onion (A.V. Club)
Noel Murray
The outsider road picture Gypsy 83 means well, but writer-director Todd Stephens can't keep his aesthetic out of the way.

38
New York Post
Lou Lumenick
A depressingly predictable journey of self-discovery.

30
Chicago Reader
Staff (Not credited)
Unfortunately the story lurches like the characters' beat-up T-bird...and the film's rebellious attitude wears thin long before its sentimental denouement.


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