A Family Finds Entertainment
2005/03/12 (US) | Comedy
Ryan Trecartin’s film A Family Finds Entertainment is a camp extravaganza of epic proportions. Starring Trecartin’s family and friends, and the artist himself in a plethora of outrageous roles, A Family Finds Entertainment chronicles the story of mixed up teenager Skippy and his adventures in ‘coming out’. In this over the top celebration of queerness, Trecartin’s film mines the bizarre and endearing in an unabashed pastiche of ‘bad tv’ tropes. Cheesy video special effects, dress-up chess costumes, desperate scripts, and ‘after school special’ melodrama combine in the fluency of youth-culture lingo, reflecting a generation both damaged and affirmed by media consumption.
Ryan Trecartin
Director
Lead Cast
Ryan Trecartin
Shin / Skippy / Closet Monster / Booty Girl / Snowy White Girl / Video Face
Lizzie Fitch
Cosmos Bitch / Linda / Fisher Woman / Orange Tamber
Alison Powell
Phalangena
No Image
Lindsay Beebe
Little Boogerface / Blueberry Muffin / Hell Boy
No Image
Annette K. Bonin
Mom
Muffy Brandt
The Married Virgin
No Image
Kathleen Brennan
Michelella
Budget
$ 0
Revenue
$ 0
Status
Released
Production Company
- XPPL
- Electronic Arts Intermix
Crews
Leeanne Williams
Camera Operator
Ryan Trecartin
Editor
Lindsay Beebe
Set Decoration
Jesse Greenberg
Set Decoration
Laura Colella
Camera Operator
Rhett LaRue
Camera Operator
Brian McKelligott
Camera Operator
Will Gurly
Set Decoration