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Synopsis: Based on actual events. Brandon Teena is the popular new guy in a tiny Nebraska town. He hangs out with the guys, drinking, cussing, and bumper surfing, and he charms the young women, who've never met a more sensitive and considerate young man. Life is good for Brandon, now that he's one of the guys and dating hometown beauty Lana; however, he's forgotten to mention one important detail. It's not that he's wanted in another town for GTA and other assorted crimes, but that Brandon Teena was actually born a woman named Teena Brandon. When his best friends make this discovery, Brandon's life is ripped apart.
Director(s): Kimberly Peirce
Production: Twentieth Century Fox
  Won 1 Oscar. Another 47 wins & 37 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.6
Metacritic:
86
Rotten Tomatoes:
88%
R
Year:
1999
118 min
Website
1,961 Views


These girls get their sh*t together,

they're gonna do some karaoke.

Lana! Where you been?

Come on, Lana. Let's go on already.

Lana, it was your idea!

Who are you?

The lonesome Texas sun

Was settin' slow

And in the rear-view mirror

I watched it go

Shut the f*** up!

In her golden hair

I close my eyes for a moment

I'm still there

The bluest eyes in Texas

Are hauntin' me tonight

Another town

Another hotel room

Another dream that ended way too soon

Left me lonely

Prayin' for the dawn

Searchin' for the strength to carry on

The bluest eyes in Texas

Are hauntin' me tonight

Like the stars that fill...

What the f***...?

You were gonna be five minutes!

- We got stuck in time warp!

- Jesus, get in the car already.

- Brandon, come with us.

- He's a psycho killer, anyways.

- Crash with me again.

- One more night, Tyson!

Come on, buddy.

Like I was sayin'...

I get to the house, you know?

My sister was totally naked

and totally on fire. Right, John?

- Tom was like "Where's my camera?"

- You saved everyone?

Oh, yeah. Tom's a big hero.

He rescued everybody. Right, dickwad?

So when they brought me in, they said "This

is the biggest fire we've seen in 50 years!"

"You're a hero, man!" And I was like "Yeah?"

And they were like "Yeah".

That's why they put me in

all them Lincoln newspapers.

- Probably seen me.

- That's cool.

- What the hell is that?

- Bumper-skiing, man.

Thank you.

Flippin' burgers. That's for squares, man.

Give me real work,

like in the oilfields or somethin'.

I wanna be a smoke jumper

out in Mount St Helens.

You know, fightin' fires,

makin' lots of money,

and then travellin' all around:

Memphis, Graceland, Tennessee...

You dick. Graceland is in Memphis

and Memphis is in Tennessee.

I know.

- Maybe you've had enough.

- I ain't had any.

No sh*t, man. People like you, you don't need

drugs. You just hallucinate 24 hours a day.

All right, Tom, you're up.

Not me, man. I'm drinkin'.

Brandon, that means you.

- Yeah, stud! Let's go, cowboy!

- Come on, you can do it.

Brandon is a mean prizefighter from Lincoln.

Be careful what you say to him.

Tough. Very tough.

Don't let 'em scare ya. You can do it.

Freak!

Come on!

You can do better than that!

One more time.

John, come on. Stop it, John.

Oh, OK, OK.

- Take it easy.

- I'm fine.

Yeah, you're fine. You're f***ed up,

you know? You are one crazy little f***er.

- What are we goin' to do with you?

- Man, it's nothin'.

Wait, where are we goin'?

Wait, I'll drive!

There's a diamond

In her eye

It's a-shinin'

Up above

And the moon

In the sky

Say you want it

Tell her why

Where gamblers

Tell you lies

She'll take a tumble

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Kimberly Peirce

Kimberly Ane Peirce (born September 8, 1967) is an American feature film director, best known for her debut feature film, Boys Don't Cry (1999). Her second feature, Stop-Loss, was released by Paramount Pictures in 2008. Her most recent feature film, Carrie, was released on October 18, 2013. more…

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