Tangerine (2015)
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Critic Consensus: Tangerine shatters casting conventions and its filmmaking techniques are up-to-the-minute, but it's an old-fashioned comedy at heart -- and a pretty wonderful one at that.
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Cast
as Sin-Dee
as Chester
as Alexandra
as Ashken
as Karo
as Razmik
as Dinah
as The Cherokee
as Retch Chunder
as Parsimonious John
as Selena
as Nash
as Selena
as Retch Chunder
as Madam Jillian
as Mamasan
as Officer Jules
as Joey the Doorman
as Miss Willy
as Angel
as WhiteBoy
as Pinkberry
as Toni
as Alfie's Mourner
as Selfie Girl
as Squirtel
as Color Wall Instigator
as Zonked Lightweight
as El Gran Burrito Cashier
as Kay-Kay
as Corner Girl #1
as Spent Bag Man
as Corner Girl #2
as Officer Ray
as Corner Girl #3
as Bedbug Trick
as Shower Head
as Backseat Complainer
as Donut Time Patron
as Late Night Walker
as Food Line Bob
as Wibbly Wobbly Walker
as Food Line Volunteer
as Holiday Bartender
as Friend On The Block
as Friend On The Block
as Crackhead Adam
as Bedbug Prostitute
as John John
as PooBear
as Razmik's Daughter
as Nicholas The Dog
as Simonian House Guest
as Simonian House Guest
as Simonian House Guest
as Club Patron
as Club Patron
as Club Patron
as Club Patron
as Hate Crime Gang
as Hate Crime Gang
as Hate Crime Gang
as Hate Crime Gang
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Critic Reviews for Tangerine
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"Tangerine" has generated interest partly because it was made using iPhones augmented by other devices. But technology can only take a film so far - it's the story that really matters.
Smart, antic comedy that's eager to offend.
Baker gets great, sly, unforced performances from his two leads, but it's not all a rollicking good time: There are moments of quietude, inquietude, moments when a sense of wariness and loneliness settles over the women.
"Tangerine" is the wildest screwball transgender comedy since Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon donned lipstick, mascara and full-tilt female get-ups in "Some Like It Hot."
Rodriguez and Taylor are terrific. Their confidence is infectious, yet they never let us forget the challenges their lives offer.
It's not the technology and law-breaking that make this movie so ingeniously unique. It's the people, the place, the electric sense of movement and the biting sense of humor.
Audience Reviews for Tangerine
Transgender stories have been gaining traction in the past several years. The newest and most important civil rights issue of the past five years has been getting rights for transgendered people. This is especially because nearly half of all transgendered teens attempt suicide, one-fifth has been homeless and one-fourth have lost their jobs due to discrimination. With the emergence of trans stories in "Orange is the New Black," and "Transparent," and the public supporting Caitlyn Jenner, the landscape and visibility of trans peoples has increased greatly. Director Sean S. Baker (a cisgender man) gives a voice to the very real subset of transgendered people on Hollywood's streets. Read more at bluefairyblog.com
Super Reviewer
A refreshing proof that you can make a funny and insightful film with a simple plot, naturalistic performances and an iPhone 5s - which adds to it and makes it look even more authentic, like a realistic fairy tale in the streets of L.A. (the character's name is even Sin-Dee Rella).
Super Reviewer
This knocked my socks off. Groundbreaking from a technical point of view, 'Tangerine' takes us on a hectic trip through the streets of Los Angeles with two brassy, troubled but compelling trans women. The first half offers the biggest laughs of any film in 2015 so far, but where the movie really takes flight is in its second half, where it offers an insight into people who, in a vast city during one of the busiest times of the year, are forced to bear a life of loneliness and discomfort. It earns the unorthodox music cues, it earns the howls of laughter, it earns the tonal shifts, it earns the tears and in truth, 'Tangerine' earns recognition as one of the best films of 2015.
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Tangerine Quotes
| Ashken: | LA is a beautifully wrapped lie. |
| Alexandra: | Alright I'll give you this, but only because it's Christmas and I need the money. |
| Alexandra: | Out here it is all about our hustle, and that's it. |
| Alexandra: | You didn't have to Chris Brown the bitch! |
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