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A Family Finds Entertainment

62 %|Mar 12, 2005|Comedy

Ryan Trecartin’s film A Family Finds Entertainment is a camp extravaganza of epic proportions. Starring Trecartin’s family and friends, and the artist himself in a plethora of outrageous roles, A Family Finds Entertainment chronicles the story of mixed up teenager Skippy and his adventures in ‘coming out’. In this over the top celebration of queerness, Trecartin’s film mines the bizarre and endearing in an unabashed pastiche of ‘bad tv’ tropes. Cheesy video special effects, dress-up chess costumes, desperate scripts, and ‘after school special’ melodrama combine in the fluency of youth-culture lingo, reflecting a generation both damaged and affirmed by media consumption.

Featured Crew

Lizzie Fitch
Set Decoration
Kelly Pittinger
Set Decoration
Ryan Trecartin
Editor
Lindsay Beebe
Set Decoration
Ryan Trecartin
Cinematography
Liz Hostetler
Camera Operator
Jesse Greenberg
Set Decoration
Will Gurly
Set Decoration

Cast

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Ryan Trecartin
Shin / Skippy / Closet Monster / Booty Girl / Snowy White Girl / Video Face
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Lizzie Fitch
Cosmos Bitch / Linda / Fisher Woman / Orange Tamber
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Alison Powell
Phalangena
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Lindsay Beebe
Little Boogerface / Blueberry Muffin / Hell Boy
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Muffy Brandt
The Married Virgin
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Ben Carlson
Ben / Blue Bubble D / Jane
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Laura Colella
Documentary Video Artist Zoey Spelling
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Kenny Curran
White Lips Bloody Knees / Ed / Tamber
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Erin Dunn
Patty May
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Rachel Glazer
Misunderstood Muddy Girl
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Casey Glover
Sklar Stardust / Jasmine Spooner
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Jesse Greenberg
Helium Twin B / Punky Ratman / Tzar
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Barkev Gulesserian
Garbage Face Rusty Nail Boy / Smiley
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Megan Freedom Harrington
Middle Child Girl
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Ethan Hayes-Chute
Buddy / Smokey the Bear
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Taya Koschnick
Woman Drag Queen
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Rhett LaRue
Visionary Shell Man / Pippy Pappy / Johnathan
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Brian McKeligott
Dough Boy / Fireman / Dork / Mr. America
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Nick Payne
Helium Twin A
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Asher Penn
Asher / Green Whity
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Kelly Pittinger
Little Lisa
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Steven Vallot
Number Sex
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Jessica Williams
California Raisin Girl