Twisted (1996)
This retelling of Charles Dickens's Oliver Twist may be populated by drug pushers, pimps and prostitutes, but the book's classic themes remain the same. Caught under the thumb of a lecherous brothel owner, 10-year-old Lee befriends an aspiring musician named Angel who helps him escape his servitude and sends a maternal drag queen to vanquish the boy's enemies.
- Date de sortie
- 1996-11-14
- TMDB
- 3.6 / 10 (7)
- Durée
- 1 h 40 min
- Genres
- Drame
- Réalisateur
- Seth Michael Donsky
Distribution
- Ray Aranha — Can Man, a homeless man
- Keivyn McNeill Grayes — Lee, a homeless boy
- Elise Ballard — Dumb Bitch
- Sharlene Brown — Woman with Can
- Erik Jensen — Man Who Kills Can Man
- Anthony Crivello — Eddie, a drug dealer
- David Norona — Angel, his boyfriend
- Billy Porter — Shiniqua, Angel's friend
- Kelly Coyle — Arthur's Girlfriend
- Simon Brook — Undercover Cop
- William Hickey — Andre - A Proprietor
- Jean Loup Wolfman — Arthur 'Fine Art', a hustler
Anecdotes
Twisted is a 1996 film written and directed by Seth Michael Donsky in his debut. The film, a Don Quixote and Miravista Films production, is a retelling of Charles Dickens' classic 1838 novel Oliver Twist, set in a New York City contemporary underground populated by drag queens, drug abusers and hustlers. The film was an official selection and debuted in 1997 at the 47th Berlin International Film Festival, and was also screened as an official selection at the Seattle International Film Festival. Donsky's film was made prior to Jacob Tierney's similar film Twist, starring American actor Nick Stahl.
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