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Documentary about a multiple murder in rural Nebraska in 1993.Documentary about a multiple murder in rural Nebraska in 1993.Documentary about a multiple murder in rural Nebraska in 1993.
- Awards
- 4 wins & 4 nominations
JoAnne Brandon
- Self - Brandon's Mother
- (as JoAnn Brandon)
Tom Nissen
- Self
- (as Thomas Nissen)
Charles B. Laux
- Self
- (archive sound)
- (as Sheriff Laux)
Brandon Teena
- Self
- (archive sound)
- (as Brandon)
Mike Fabian
- Self - Attorney
- (archive sound)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe movie 'Boys Don't Cry' starring Hilary Swank is based on Brandon Teena's life.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Disclosure (2020)
- SoundtracksIf You Come Back To Heaven
Performed by Lorrie Morgan
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Not a perfect documentary but tells a compelling story...
I just watched this on video last night, after having seeing "Boys Don't Cry" in the theaters a few weeks ago. This is the perfect companion piece for that movie which, though fictionalized in some aspects, treats the story pretty well. Where "The Brandon Teena" story suffers is in its failure to completely document Teena's pre Fall City lifestyle. We know Teena left Lincoln, Nebraska but we aren't given a more clear picture of his/her life there. For instance, while the mother is interviewed, what about the father? Was there one? Why didn't the mother drive down to Falls City right after she was raped? Why didn't she send her away from that town to a safe shelter, especially when the two perps were given their freedom? Didn't anyone think that John and Tom would try to exact revenge? These questions are never answered. One gets the feeling that Teena, aside from having a "sexual identity crisis" as she puts it, was an incredibly tortured soul, one who couldn't see the forest for the trees, as the saying goes.
This film contains fascinating subject matter which isn't given as thorough attention as it deserves.
This film contains fascinating subject matter which isn't given as thorough attention as it deserves.
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- chas77
- Mar 19, 2000
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Official site
- Language
- Also known as
- История Брэндона Тины
- Filming locations
- Production company
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $92,113
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $11,281
- Sep 27, 1998
- Gross worldwide
- $92,113
- Runtime1 hour 29 minutes
- Color
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