Totally Fucked Up 1993

Description

Totally Fucked Up 1993
Totally F***ed Up (original title)
1h 18min | Comedy, Drama, Romance | 13 January 1995 (UK)

Storyline:

Life really sucks for a group of gay and lesbian teenagers living in Los Angeles. Their parents kicked them out, they’re broke and bored, their lovers cheat on them, they’re harassed by gay-bashers. If things are going to be this way, maybe suicide isn’t a bad idea; at least not in the mind of Andy, our major protagonist, who gives the film its title by describing himself as “totally fucked up.”

User review:

I’ve been watching Gregg Araki’s movies out of chronological order and I think this has really adversely affected the way I’m seeing them. Being a big fan of the surreal, campy, pop art-y ‘Doom Generation’ and ‘Nowhere’ has meant that I’ve found his earlier more realistic movies difficult to enjoy.

‘The Living End’ is one of his more conventional movies but at least it attempted some character development and a story-line. Unfortunately, ‘Totally F***ed Up’ doesn’t have enough of either. It has plenty of anger sure, but it’s semi-documentary look at disenfranchised gay teens fails to hold the interest throughout. It has a few good moments, but overall I had to fight to keep involved.

The one really good thing about it is that it introduces the charismatic James Duval, who Araki would utilise better in his following two movies. Too bad his subsequent career has mainly seen him relegated to bit parts in (the no brainer) ‘Independence Day’ and (the admittedly enjoyable) ‘Go’. He deserves better.

So, if you didn’t find much to enjoy in ‘Totally F***ed Up’ don’t let it turn you off Araki completely. He far surpasses this in ‘Doom Generation’ and especially his most accomplished movie to date ‘Nowhere’ – a true 90s classic that deserves a larger audience!

Director: Gregg Araki
Writer: Gregg Araki
Stars: James Duval, Roko Belic, Susan Behshid
Country: USA
Language: English
Release Date: 13 January 1995 (UK)
Also Known As: Totally Fucked Up
Filming Locations: Los Angeles, California, USA

Totally F***ed Up (1993)

78 min|Comedy, Drama, Romance|13 Jan 1995

6.1Rating: 6.1 / 10 from 2,174 users

Six queer teenagers struggle to get along with each other and with life in the face of varying obstacles.

Director: Gregg Araki
Creator: Gregg Araki
Actors: James Duval, Roko Belic, Susan Behshid, Jenee Gill