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Totally F***ed Up

Totally F***ed Up (1993)

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Release Date: Jan 1, 1993 Wide

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A group of gay and lesbian teen characters addresses the camera directly in this pseudo-documentary about the travails of queer adolescence in early-'90s Los Angeles. Andy (James Duval), who hides his sensitive side beneath a nihilistic exterior, really yearns to find a nice boyfriend and settle down the way his pal Steven (Gilbert Luna), an aspiring filmmaker, has with boyfriend Deric (Lance May). Meanwhile, their sex-crazed friend Tommy (Roko Belic) has been kicked out by his parents for being

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Drama, Gay & Lesbian

Gregg Araki

Jul 5, 2005

Strand Releasing

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All Critics (11) | Top Critics (4) | Fresh (7) | Rotten (0) | DVD (2)

The film has more than enough angst and alienation to go around, though the spiky humor and compassion push it well over its rough spots.

June 29, 2005 Full Review Source: Slant Magazine
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Life is f***ed up, Araki is saying, but it is worth living.

June 29, 2005 Full Review Source: Slant Magazine
Slant Magazine

Audience Reviews for Totally F***ed Up

Gregg Araki's first part in his Teenage Apocalypse Trilogy is an atmospheric film with very authentic feel and natural performances by it's young cast. Araki's characters here are young people who are still looking for their place in a society or in a life overall. They experience with sex, booze and drugs and they hang round in nearby malls or backyards of their homes. Totally F***ed Up is perfect example of what it was to be an teenager in 90's. Araki also does have a very good taste in music of it's era and so the soundtrack is filled with bands like Ministry, Coil, My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult, 16 Volt and so on.

This film still today transfers us magically into a early 90's and i like how smoothly it does that. I admire how brilliantly Araki captures the feeling of being a teenager so well. His documentary style approach here suits the film perfectly and makes it all more fresh to watch. Some of his editing tricks does have echoes of Jean-Luc Godard, but this is much more narrative driven film than many of Godard's works. While at times the lack of a real story does come up as a minor distraction, it still is surprisingly easy to spend time with these characters, even if the film does not have a certain destination when it comes to a story.

Well written dialogue, black humour and a good cast, especially the magnetic James Duval, makes this a enjoyable film to watch. In the end i felt that Araki is trying shows us that life can be very sad and ugly as it is happy and beautiful. Anyone who is interested in character driven independent films will most likely find this film a pleasant experience to sit through. Go and seek it out.
January 7, 2012
emilkakko

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Gregg Araki's low budget, independent, vignette style experimental film has a palpable sense of anarchy. The film follows a group of gay and lesbian teenagers throughout Los Angeles. We get to know them and their experiences through a video camera.. The film is structured in about 14 chaotic segments featuring text, video clips, (fake) interviews and narrative film. The film may dip into schmaltz here and there due to the low craftsmanship and (non)actors, but it's fun, real and when it needs to be very heartfelt. The emotions and situations may be over stylized by Araki but they are at least variations on real life trials and tribulations. This is an intriguing little movie.

Side note: while the DVD lists the title as "Totally Fucked Up" nowhere in the film does a title card show up, so essentially it's untitled.
June 2, 2011
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