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Gypsy 83

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Gypsy 83 (2001)

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Reviews Counted: 26 Fresh: 14  Rotten:12 Average Rating: 5.5/10
 
Consensus: This coming-of-age story of alienated youth is too familiar.
 

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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

Director: Todd Stephens
Screenwriter: Todd Stephens, Tim Kaltenecker
Producer: Karen Jaroneski, Todd Stephens

DVD Info

Release:

Jul 10, 2005

[DVD Details]

DVD Features:

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  • Keep Case
  • Single Side - Single Layer
  • Full Frame - 1.33

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3.5/5

Engaging and entertaining ... then ultimately thoughtful and haunting.

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09/24/03
Rich Cline
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07/21/05
Houston Chronicle
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4/5

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04/08/05
Fr. Chris Carpenter
Catholic Sun
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B-

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.

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10/15/04
Nathaniel Rogers
Film Experience
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1.5/5

By the end, you’ll wish to never see another flowing scarf or hear another Fleetwood Mac song ever again.

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09/23/04
Chris Barsanti
Cineman Syndicate
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Plenty of melodrama but precious little truthfulness...a very provincial item that probably shouldn't have ventured across the state line.

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09/12/04
Frank Swietek
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2.5/5

This is not a great movie, but it has some nice moments. It shows Goth kids need love too.

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09/10/04
Cherryl Dawson and Leigh Ann Palone
TheMovieChicks.com
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D+

The film's two main characters are definitely worth knowing, but the movie takes them on a predictable odyssey.

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09/09/04
Philip Wuntch
Dallas Morning News
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A road movie where the audience is a little skittish about going there.

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08/08/04
Harry Haun
Film Journal International
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2/4

A mostly undistinguished addition to the long list of films about alienated and self-pitying young people.

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07/16/04
Walter V. Addiego
San Francisco Chronicle
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[C]aptivating and pointed and... will hit disquietingly close to home to many who avow to being comfortable in their nonconformity...

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06/17/04
MaryAnn Johanson
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The film's main appeal stems from the two main characters, whose close relationship is well-conveyed and moving.

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06/05/04
Frank Scheck
Hollywood Reporter
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3/5

It is clear that as a filmmaker Todd Stephens, like his heroes and heroines, is determined to be true to himself.

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05/21/04
Kevin Thomas
Los Angeles Times
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B-

Despite a thin script, Gypsy boasts moments of charm, mostly due to its appealing leads.

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05/21/04
E! Online
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2/4

Non-core audience viewers will be reminded why we didn't hang out with people like this in high school.

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05/21/04
Bob Strauss
Los Angeles Daily News
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Eventually turns into pathos-clogged sludge, but before that, features a string of shrewdly observed encounters.

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05/20/04
Chuck Wilson
L.A. Weekly
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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.

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04/27/04
Robert Koehler
Variety
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3/4

Deserves to be discovered not only by Goth and gay crowds, but by anyone who runs screaming from all things average.

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04/20/04
Peter Debruge
Premiere Magazine
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3.5/5

[A] touching tale.

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04/16/04
Ken Fox
TV Guide's Movie Guide
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The narrative momentum may sputter, but the vivid performances keep the film from dragging.

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04/16/04
Lisa Rose
Newark Star-Ledger
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