Engaging and entertaining ... then ultimately thoughtful and haunting.
Gypsy 83 (2001)
Runtime: 1 hr 35 mins
Synopsis: Two misfit Goths, dressed head-to-toe in black velvet… Gypsy-25, stunning but chronically overweight. She wraps herself in shawls and sequins just like her lifelong idol, rock goddess Stevie Nicks. There's a brilliant song inside Gypsy, but years of fear and anger choke her... Two misfit Goths, dressed head-to-toe in black velvet… Gypsy-25, stunning but chronically overweight. She wraps herself in shawls and sequins just like her lifelong idol, rock goddess Stevie Nicks. There's a brilliant song inside Gypsy, but years of fear and anger choke her voice. Clive-18, a beautiful skinny boy who powders his face and paints his lips death-black. Full of drive, talent and youthful dreams. He adores Gypsy but believes one day he'll find true, deep love in the arms of a guy. Two outcasts who feel small-town Sandusky, Ohio closing in on them, Gypsy and Clive lose themselves in Gothic fantasies, soothed by the retro sounds of The Cure, Siouxie and the Banshees, and Bauhaus. Their daydreams help them escape daily abuse from a town that takes great exception to those who don't fit in. When Gypsy and Clive learn about the annual "Night of 1000 Stevies" in New York City, their deep-seeded dreams are unleashed. With Clive's encouragement, Gypsy crushes her fears and vows to be the best Stevie Nicks impersonator Gotham has ever seen. They pile into a '79 Trans Am and begin a journey for acceptance. In five hundred miles they will reach New York, but not before colliding head-on with the judgments of both society and themselves. Mile-marker 110. High-Ball Cocktail Lounge...featuring the vocal stylings of Miss Bambi LeBleau, a wearily fabulous lounge singer frozen in a time gone by. In Bambi, Gypsy finds both a kindred spirit and a dark vision of her possible fate... Mile-marker 165. Hitchhiker Zechariah Peachey...a handsome Amish runaway. He longs for fast food and a different life. Feeling a deep connection to Gypsy, he seduces her, and for a moment she feels beautiful... Mile-marker 368. Roadside rest area...rowdies Troy, Ash and their fraternity pledges. Clive finally faces his sexuality with studly frat boy Troy, who shatters his idealist dream of romance... Destination - New York City. It's a full moon as Gypsy and Clive finally complete their pilgrimage to "Night of 1000 Stevies." Tonight, face to face with their deepest fears, their lives will be changed forever. -- Small Planet Pictures [More]
Genre: Dramas
Starring: Sara Rue, Kett Turton, Karen Black, John Doe, Michael Cavadias
Screenwriter: Todd Stephens, Tim Kaltenecker
Producer: Karen Jaroneski, Todd Stephens
DVD Info
Release:
Jul 10, 2005
DVD Features:
- Region (Unknown)
- Keep Case
- Single Side - Single Layer
- Full Frame - 1.33
Reviews
The true joy of this indie stems from the well observed friendship between Gypsy and her Goth plaything, Clive. The chemistry between the two young actors is near-wondrous.
By the end, you’ll wish to never see another flowing scarf or hear another Fleetwood Mac song ever again.
Plenty of melodrama but precious little truthfulness...a very provincial item that probably shouldn't have ventured across the state line.
This is not a great movie, but it has some nice moments. It shows Goth kids need love too.
The film's two main characters are definitely worth knowing, but the movie takes them on a predictable odyssey.
A road movie where the audience is a little skittish about going there.
A mostly undistinguished addition to the long list of films about alienated and self-pitying young people.
[C]aptivating and pointed and... will hit disquietingly close to home to many who avow to being comfortable in their nonconformity...
The film's main appeal stems from the two main characters, whose close relationship is well-conveyed and moving.
It is clear that as a filmmaker Todd Stephens, like his heroes and heroines, is determined to be true to himself.
Despite a thin script, Gypsy boasts moments of charm, mostly due to its appealing leads.
Non-core audience viewers will be reminded why we didn't hang out with people like this in high school.
Eventually turns into pathos-clogged sludge, but before that, features a string of shrewdly observed encounters.
Saga is especially sapped of its appeal and energy by the toxically charmless titular character whose central obsession -- dressing up like Stevie Nicks and singing her material -- is curiously wedged between comedy and oddity.
Deserves to be discovered not only by Goth and gay crowds, but by anyone who runs screaming from all things average.
The narrative momentum may sputter, but the vivid performances keep the film from dragging.
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