Butch Jamie (2008)
Life's A Drag
The film follows the story of Jamie, a struggling butch lesbian actress who gets cast as a man in a film. The main plot is a romantic comedy between Jamie's male alter-ego, "Male Jamie," and Jill, a heterosexual woman on set. The film's subplots include Jamie's bisexual roommate Lola and her cat actor Howard, Lola's abrasive butch German girlfriend Andi, and Jamie's gay Asian friend David.
- Date of release
- 2008-11-18
- TMDB
- 3.9 / 10 (8)
- Runtime
- 1h 24m
- Genres
- Comedy, Documentary, Romance
- Director
- Michelle Ehlen
Casting
- Michelle Ehlen — Jamie Klein
- Olivia Nix — Lola
- Tiffany Anne Carrin — Jill
- David Au — David
- Andrea Andrei — Andi
- Joe McDaniel — Dan
- Mary Lynch — Francine
- Nathan Edmondson — Glen
- Fiona Hickey — Girl In Waiting Room #1
- Nevada Stonbely — Girl In Waiting Room #2
- Kirsten Ehlen Poppen — Yelling Producer
- Sherri A. Ruark — Producer's Assistant
Interesting facts
Butch Jamie is a gender-bending romantic comedy film that premiered in July 2007 at Outfest: the Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Film Festival. Writer, director, and lead actress Michelle Ehlen won Outfest's Grand Jury Award for "Outstanding Actress in a Feature Film." The film was produced independently through the filmmaker's production company, Ballet Diesel Films.
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