Twisted Movie Review 1996

Apt title for a contemporary gay version of "Oliver Twist" set in New York. Homeless 10-year-old orphan Lee (Graves) is brought into the seedy world of brothel owner Andre (Hickey). The youngster is befriended by Angel (Norona) a drug-addicted hustler who's under the sway of abusive pimp Eddie (Crivello). Along with big-hearted drag queen Shiniqua (Porter), Angel tries to rescue Lee from a sordid life. A stylized, operatic melodrama.

Distribution

Water Bearer Films, Inc., 3237 Timberwood Pkwy., Charlottesville, VA 22911, Phone: (434)923-8686, Toll-free: 800-551-8304, Fax: (434)923-4560, Email: sales@waterbearerfilms.com, URL: http://www.waterbearerfilms.com

Available on VHS
Running time 100 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Modern Updates, Books to Film: Charles Dickens, Adoption & Orphans, New York, New York, Gays, Gender Bending, Drug Use & Abuse, Oldest Profession, Childhood Visions

Screenplay

Seth Michael Donsky

Cast

Keivyn McNeil Graves, William Hickey, David Norona, Anthony Crivello, Billy Porter

Cinematography

Hernan Toto

Director

Seth Michael Donsky