1 of 2 available systemwide,
with no current holds.
Location and Availability
|
Palo Verde Library
— 1 of 1 available
|
| |
Call Number |
Status |
| |
DVD FICTION Boys
|
On Shelf
- (Checked in: May 13 2013 )
|
|
South Mountain Community Library
— 0 available
|
| |
Call Number |
Status |
| |
DVD FICTION Boys
|
Checked Out
- (Due: May 21 2013)
|
Summary:
Teena Brandon alters her appearance to appear as a man, and assumes the name Brandon Teena. She moves to a tiny Nebraska town and begins making new friends under her new identity. All goes well until her new friends discover her secret. Based on a true story about hope, fear, and the courage it takes to be yourself.
Notes:
Rated R.
Closed-captioned.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1999.
Includes an additional sound track of audio commentary by the director, a featurette (5 min.), the original theatrical trailer, and other related materials.
Producers, Jeffrey Sharp ... [et al.] ; writers, Kimberly Peirce, Andy Bienen ; director, Kimberly Peirce ; cinematography, Jim Denault ; editors, Lee Percy, Tracy Granger ; music, Nathan Larson.
Hilary Swank, Chloë Sevigny, Peter Sarsgaard, Brendan Sexton III.
DVD; Dolby surround stereo.
| 90% |
 |
|
 |
 |
| |
|
T O M A T O M E T E R |
|
|
| Consensus: Hilary Swank's acclaimed performance pays fitting tribute to the tragic life of Brandon Teena. |
What is the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer?
The Tomatometer measures the percentage of Approved Tomatometer Critics who recommend a certain movie --
or the number of good reviews divided by the total number of reviews.
A good review is denoted by a
FRESH tomato.
A bad review is denoted by a ROTTEN tomato. 
In order for a movie to receive an overall rating of FRESH on Rotten Tomatoes, the reading on the Tomatometer for that movie must be at
least 60%. Otherwise, it is ROTTEN. The ratings and reviews are licensed by the Phoenix Public Library from Rotten Tomatoes. For more information,
please visit the Rotten Tomatoes website at www.rottentomatoes.com