Hedwig and the Angry Inch
With this trailblazing musical, writer-director-star John Cameron Mitchell and composer-lyricist Stephen Trask brought their signature creation from stage to screen for a movie as unclassifiable as its protagonist. Raised a boy in East Berlin, Hedwig (Mitchell) undergoes a traumatic personal transformation in order to emigrate to the U.S., where she reinvents herself as an “internationally ignored” but divinely talented rock diva, characterized by Mitchell as inhabiting a “beautiful gender of one.” The film tells Hedwig’s story through her music, an eclectic assortment of original punk anthems and power ballads by Trask, matching them with a freewheeling cinematic mosaic of music-video fantasies, animated interludes, and moments of bracing emotional realism. A hard-charging song cycle and a tender character study, Hedwig and the Angry Inch is a tribute to the transcendent power of rock and roll.
Director-Approved Special Edition Features
- New 4K digital restoration, supervised by director John Cameron Mitchell and cinematographer Frank G. DeMarco, with 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack on the Blu-ray
- Audio commentary from 2001 featuring Mitchell and DeMarco
- New conversation among members of the cast and crew
- New conversation between composer and lyricist Stephen Trask and rock critic David Fricke about the soundtrack
- Documentary from 2003 tracing the development of the project
- Close look at the film’s Adam and Eve sequence
- New programs exploring Hedwig's creation, look, and legacy through its memorabilia
- Deleted scenes with commentary by Mitchell and DeMarco
- Trailer
- English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
- PLUS: An essay by critic Stephanie Zacharek, and (on the Blu-ray) portraits of Hedwig by photographer Mick Rock, illustrations by animator Emily Hubley, and excerpts from two texts that inspired the film: Plato’s Symposium and The Gospel of Thomas
Cover by Eric Skillman, based on a photo by Miguel Villalobos
Director-Approved Special Edition Features
- New 4K digital restoration, supervised by director John Cameron Mitchell and cinematographer Frank G. DeMarco, with 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack on the Blu-ray
- Audio commentary from 2001 featuring Mitchell and DeMarco
- New conversation among members of the cast and crew
- New conversation between composer and lyricist Stephen Trask and rock critic David Fricke about the soundtrack
- Documentary from 2003 tracing the development of the project
- Close look at the film’s Adam and Eve sequence
- New programs exploring Hedwig's creation, look, and legacy through its memorabilia
- Deleted scenes with commentary by Mitchell and DeMarco
- Trailer
- English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
- PLUS: An essay by critic Stephanie Zacharek, and (on the Blu-ray) portraits of Hedwig by photographer Mick Rock, illustrations by animator Emily Hubley, and excerpts from two texts that inspired the film: Plato’s Symposium and The Gospel of Thomas
Cover by Eric Skillman, based on a photo by Miguel Villalobos
Cast
- John Cameron Mitchell
- Hedwig
- Andrea Martin
- Phyllis Stein
- Michael Pitt
- Tommy Gnosis
- Stephen Trask
- Skszp
- Theodore Liscinski
- Jacek
- Rob Campbell
- Krzysztof
- Michael Aronov
- Schlatko
- Miriam Shor
- Yitzhak
- Ben Mayer-Goodman
- Hansel (six years old)
- Alberta Watson
- Hansel's mom
- Gene Pyrz
- Hansel's dad
- Karen Hines
- Tommy’s publicist
- Max Toulch
- Goth Menses boy
- Maurice Dean Wint
- Sergeant Luther Robinson
- Ermes Blarasin
- Fat man
- Sook Yin Lee
- Kwahng-Yi
- Maggie Moore
- Trailer-park neighbor
- Renate Options
- Hooker
Credits
- Director
- John Cameron Mitchell
- Written for the screen by
- John Cameron Mitchell
- Adapted from a work for the stage, text by
- John Cameron Mitchell
- Adapted from a work for the stage, music and lyrics by
- Stephen Trask
- Producer
- Christine Vachon
- Producer
- Pamela Koffler
- Producer
- Katie Roumel
- Executive producer
- Michael DeLuca
- Executive producer
- Amy Henkels
- Music, lyrics, and original score by
- Stephen Trask
- Executive producer
- Mark Tusk
- Original score by
- Stephen Trask
- Director of photography
- Frank G. DeMarco
- Editor
- Andrew Marcus
- Production designer
- Thérèse DePrez
- Costume designer
- Arianne Phillips
- Hedwig’s hair and makeup by
- Mike Potter
- Animation sequences and artwork by
- Emily Hubley
- Executive music producer
- Alex Steyermark
- Line producer
- Colin Brunton
- Casting by
- Susan Shopmaker
Trailer for Hedwig and the Angry Inch
