Hedwig and the Angry Inch (2001)
Overview
Raised a boy in East Berlin, Hedwig undergoes a personal transformation in order to emigrate to the U.S., where she reinvents herself as an 'internationally ignored' but divinely talented rock diva, inhabiting a 'beautiful gender of one'.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $6,000,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $3,660,081.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 6.296 |
Directed By
John Cameron Mitchell
Crew
John Cameron Mitchell
John Cameron Mitchell
Frankie DeMarco
Andrew Marcus
Alex Lasarenko
Jerry Mitchell
Marlene McCarty
Stephen Trask
John Cameron Mitchell
Pamela Koffler
Katie Roumel
Christine Vachon
Mark Tusk
Michael De Luca
Amy Henkels
Colin Brunton
Stephen Trask
Susan Shopmaker
Thérèse DePrez
Nancey Pankiw
Liesl Deslauriers
Arianne Phillips
Stephen Trask
Myron Kerstein
TOP CAST
John Cameron Mitchell
Hedwig
Miriam Shor
Yitzhak
Stephen Trask
Skszp
Theodore Liscinski
Jacek
Rob Campbell
Krzysztof
Michael Aronov
Schlatko
Andrea Martin
Phyllis Stein
Ben Mayer-Goodman
Hansel - 6 years old
Alberta Watson
Hansel's Mom
Gene Pyrz
Hansel's Dad
Michael Pitt
Tommy Gnosis
Karen Hines
Tommy's Publicist
Max Toulch
Goth Menses Boy
Maurice Dean Wint
Sgt. Luther Robinson
Ermes Blarasin
Fat Man
Sook-Yin Lee
Kwahng-Yi
Maggie Moore
Trailer Park Neighbor
Renate Options
Tranny Hooker
Taylor Abrahamse
Singing Boy (uncredited)
Thérèse DePrez
Laundromat Customer (uncredited)
Mary Krohnert
Rabid Fan (uncredited)
Shane Mackinnon
HedHead (uncredited)
Alan Mandell
Patron at restaurant (uncredited)
Eileen Murphy
Singer (uncredited)
Rosie O'Donnell
Self (uncredited)
Mike Potter
Renate Options Options - 2nd call girl (uncredited)
Michael Stevens
HedHead (uncredited)
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