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  • 2004
  • R
  • Virgil Films & Entertainment
  • 1 h 34 m
  • 2004
  • R
  • Virgil Films & Entertainment
  • 1 h 34 m

Summary 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...

Directed By: Todd Stephens

Written By: Tim Kaltenecker, Todd Stephens

  • 2004
  • R
  • Virgil Films & Entertainment
  • 1 h 34 m
  • 2004
  • R
  • Virgil Films & Entertainment
  • 1 h 34 m

Gypsy 83

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 13 Critic Reviews
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Summary 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...

Directed By: Todd Stephens

Written By: Tim Kaltenecker, Todd Stephens

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 13 Critic Reviews
47
38% Positive
5 Reviews
46% Mixed
6 Reviews
15% Negative
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Mixed or Average Based on 13 Critic Reviews
47
38% Positive
5 Reviews
46% Mixed
6 Reviews
15% Negative
2 Reviews

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75
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.
By Peter Debruge FULL REVIEW
70
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.
By Chuck Wilson FULL REVIEW
63
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.
By Elizabeth Weitzman FULL REVIEW
50
This offering is a mostly undistinguished addition to the long list of films about alienated and self-pitying young people.
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40
The outsider road picture Gypsy 83 means well, but writer-director Todd Stephens can't keep his aesthetic out of the way.
By Noel Murray FULL REVIEW
40
Couldn't be less involving and more sentimentalized.
By Robert Koehler FULL REVIEW
30
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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Production Company Luna Pictures, Staccato Films, Velvet Films
Release Date Apr 16, 2004
Duration 1 h 34 m
Rating R
Genres
Tagline Some of us were never meant to fit in.
Website http://www.gypsy83.com/
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Awards

Torino International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
L.A. Outfest
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Seattle Queer Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

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