There, "he" meets and tries to pick up Candace (ALICIA GORANSON), one of any number of young women in town with limited futures and little prospect of ever leaving. When Brandon gets into a fight with a much larger and older man trying to hit on Candace, her ex-con friend, John (PETER SARSGAARD), steps in and takes care of the lech.
Soon, Brandon falls in with John's clique of small town friends including fellow ex-con, Tom (BRENDAN SEXTON III) and Candace's girlfriends, Kate (ALISON FOLLAND) and Lana (CHLOË SEVIGNY), the latter of whom is completely disillusioned with her small town existence.
Yet, some sparks enter her life when she and Brandon immediately hit it off. As they spend more time hanging out with their friends and at her mom's (JEANNETTA ARNETTE) house, the two become an item. As their relationship turns sexual and arouses John's jealousy, Brandon tries to keep his cross gender identity a secret while never imagining what reaction awaits him should the others find out he's really a young woman.
Profanity is extreme due to the use of more than 90 "f" words, while many other profanities and colorful phrases are also present. Some activities that occur in the film may be imitated, including a scene where characters "bumper surf" on the open tailgates of trucks and another hwere two young women have been inhaling propellant from spray cans.
The main character is a young woman whose sexual identity crisis has led her to dress and think that she's a guy. As such, she/he has several sexual encounters with another young woman, and these included nudity, movement, implied oral sex and suggested sex with a prosthetic penis. Some sexually related dialogue also occurs.
All of that, as well as plenty of smoking, drinking and some drug use may cause those still concerned with the film's appropriateness for themselves or anyone in their family to take a closer look at our more detailed content listings.
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(1999) (Hilary Swank, Chloë Sevigny) (R)
Alcohol/
DrugsBlood/Gore
Disrespectful/
Bad AttitudeFrightening/
Tense ScenesGuns/
Weapons
Heavy
Heavy
Extreme
Heavy
Extreme
Imitative
BehaviorJump
ScenesMusic
(Scary/Tense)Music
(Inappropriate)Profanity
Moderate
None
Moderate
None
Extreme
Sex/
NuditySmoking
Tense Family
ScenesTopics To
Talk AboutViolence
Extreme
Heavy
None
Moderate
Extreme
CAST, CREW, & TECHNICAL INFO
Reviewed October 20, 1999 / Posted October 24, 1999
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