Totally F***ed Up

1993

Action / Comedy / Drama / Romance

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IMDb Rating 6.5/10 10 5623 5.6K

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Plot summary

Gay, alienated Los Angeles teens have a hard time as their parents kick them out of their homes, they don’t have money, their lovers cheat, and they are harassed by gay-bashers.

Director

Gregg Araki Photo
Gregg Araki

Top cast

James Duval Photo
James Duval as Andy
Johanna Went Photo
Johanna Went as Excalibur Lady
Lance May Photo
Lance May as Deric
Craig Gilmore Photo
Craig Gilmore as Brendan
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by trooper128

this was a totally f***king unappreciated film

It's obvious that the other person who did a review of this movie was not an Araki fan. In order to understand this movie, you have to be a hardcore Gregg Araki aficionado. This was one of his first films, and he was just beginning to develop his unique style of directing and writing. The language used is supposed to emphasize the immaturity of our generation even though we are in such serious situations as shown in the movie. It's actually a great juxtaposition. As for the cinematography, I would rather see a movie filmed in the way Totally F***ked Up was than any other uninterestingly-filmed movies. At it's core, this is really a story about the struggles of anyone who has ever felt like an outcast. It does leave us hanging at the end, but so do other Araki movies. That's just his style; and if you don't like it, then too bad for you. If you do happen to like this film or are interested, I urge you to see the rest of the Teenage Apocalypse Trilogy [next: The Doom Generation, Nowhere], and all other Araki films. They are all interesting and stylish.
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Reviewed by akoaytao1234 7 / 10

A LGBTQ Classic

My fourth Araki. Another of his 90s End-of-the-World series. Again, here James Duval is front center with his group of rag-tag not-your-average LGBTQ misfits akin to John Hughes clique. Unlike the strawberry tinged life of those 80s cliques, this kids have to face isolation, sexual identification and familial rejection where being out is still also being out there.I love how film's tackle this LGBTQ teenager's problems. Especially, the character's talking about being thrown out or cheating and such, which given the time it was made, handled with care and compassion. It was after all, the 90s. AIDS death was still on the uptick. Its nice to see how they have each other's back even with some of stuff.Stylistically, it is very lofi, no budget vibes. You could feel the indie-ness of the film. Its rough and almost scratchy which makes me remember those Waters and Warhol films. And with the additional talking heads, made it have that documentary feel.Overall, this was a very interesting watch. A great time capsule of a troubling time. When out is also being out there alone with other alike. Excited to watch Nowhere soon.
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