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Totally F***ed Up

  • 1993
  • TV-MA
  • 1h 18m
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
4.8K
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Totally F***ed Up (1993)
Six queer teenagers struggle to get along with each other and with life in the face of varying obstacles.
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Six queer teenagers struggle to get along with each other and with life in the face of varying obstacles.Six queer teenagers struggle to get along with each other and with life in the face of varying obstacles.Six queer teenagers struggle to get along with each other and with life in the face of varying obstacles.

  • Director
    • Gregg Araki
  • Writer
    • Gregg Araki
  • Stars
    • James Duval
    • Roko Belic
    • Susan Behshid
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    6.5/10
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    • Director
      • Gregg Araki
    • Writer
      • Gregg Araki
    • Stars
      • James Duval
      • Roko Belic
      • Susan Behshid
    • 18User reviews
    • 15Critic reviews
    • 62Metascore
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    James Duval
    James Duval
    • Andy
    Roko Belic
    • Tommy
    Susan Behshid
    • Michele
    Jenee Gill
    • Patricia
    Gilbert Luna
    • Steven
    Lance May
    • Deric
    Alan Boyce
    Alan Boyce
    • Ian
    Craig Gilmore
    Craig Gilmore
    • Brendan
    Nicole Dillenberg
    • Dominatrix
    Johanna Went
    • Excalibur Lady
    Robert McHenry
    • Andy's Trick
    Brad Minnich
    • 'don't touch mine' Guy
    Michael Costanza
    • Everett
    Babyland
    • Club Band
    • (as Dan and Smith of Babyland)
    Joyce Brouwers
    • Deric's Mom
    Clay Walker
    • Homeless AIDS Guy
    Aymee Valdes
    • Hysterical Bloody Lady
    Cooper
    • Fagbasher
    • Director
      • Gregg Araki
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      • Gregg Araki
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    Infofreak

    Totally uninvolving.

    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!
    8PharmacyJohn

    what a strange movie

    A rare movie to find. If you find it, you are one of the few.

    I think that this is a good movie for sexually confused teenagers to watch. I think that some kids can connect with it and know that they are not the only ones out there who have the same situations occur in their life as in this movie. Some good issues are brought up in this movie. Some real stereotypes are stepped on in this movie. This movie lets kids know that it's okay to be something other than hetero.
    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.
    8gradyharp

    The Seeds of Gregg Araki's Genius

    Tracing the progress of innovative filmmakers is a pleasure for movie buffs. Gregg Araki developed a unique voice in film in the early 1990s (this film dates back to 1993), a voice that maintained a sense of immediacy with his actors who he directed with his hand held camera in a manner that gave the illusion that the 'script' was extemporaneous. Careful not to assign controversial roles to inadequate talent, Araki gathered a group of young actors and pulled the very best from them. Many of these early actors still maintain presence in Araki's prolific flow of films.

    As is so often the case with Araki's stories, TOTALLY F***ED UP deals with gay sensibilities in a way that displays the entire spectrum of positive and negative response to his characters. He does not preach: he simply voyeuristically reveals lifestyles as though he were a hidden personage who just happened to fall into private moments and turbulent emotions. In this film Araki divides the examination of six teenage gay kids (four boys and two girls) into 15 dialogues, each representing an aspect of what faces his characters and how they cope with being on the fringe. The 15 episodes are related because the characters remain the same and it is this unique manner of making his story that has continued to be a trait of Araki's later, more linear films.

    We meet each of the six characters in an interview situation, with only the minimal amount dialogue conveying the maximum amount of information. The primary character is Andy (a superlative James Duval) whose view of life is bleak to say the least: Andy doesn't believe in love, in commitment, believes he is bisexual even though he has never stepped out of his same-sex playing out, grows to depend on his friends, falls in love with a sweet talking fellow Ian (Alan Boyce) only to discover Ian is not at all monogamous, and finally feels the pain of heartbreak and makes a decision about life that ends the film. The other characters include Michele (Susan Behshid) and Patricia (Jenee Gill) who are lesbian lovers and stable figures for the boys, desiring to have children and a wholesome life without the need for male penetration!; Steven (Gilbert Luna) and Deric (Lance May) who are coupled but come apart when Steven has an affair and Deric is gay-bashed; and Tommy (Roko Belic), the one who falls in love too easily with every one night stand he has.

    The episodes deal with the characters' sexual attitudes, AIDS, life on the streets, drugs, parental alienation, loneliness, abuse, suicide, and the desperate need for extended family. With Araki's technique we come to care strongly for each of these disparate kids: by the end of the film they feel like close personal friends of ours.

    The filming technique is choppy and slips out of focus and seems to idle like a malfunctioning engine at times, but in Araki's sensitive hands these aspects add to the tension of the story. Clearly Gregg Araki is a gifted artist, and his films subsequent to this successful one serve to prove his growth and increased power of heart to heart communication. Highly recommended. Grady Harp
    neion

    Pure Garbage

    I've seen all of Gregg Araki's Films except the ones before "The Living End" and I thought all of them were fantastic. But not this one, it is a peice of garbage. First of all, this film gives no incite whatsoever on what it is like to be a gay teen. It never delves deep into the characters to show how they feel, and in the end we are left wondering what the hell happened. Ok so I saw the film about two years ago, so I can't comment fresh after seeing it. I have never been so aware of a film being shot on film as I was with this one. Araki uses WAY too many close-ups (which work for his other films) but in this one all there seems to be is CLOSE-UPS, CLOSE-UPS, CLOSE-UPS! It drove me insane. This probably would have worked if ANY of the characters were interesting in the slightest, but instead we are treated to LONG close-up pseudo documentary like shots of boring dialogue delivered by boring actors. I am so angry that I spent 100 dollars to import two copies of this for me and my friend, who is also a big Araki fan and couldn't even finish watching this piece of crap. Final Verdict, you will most likely not enjoy this film even if you are a big Araki fan. watch his other movies instead (except for Splendor ech!)

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    • Trivia
      First part of Gregg Araki's Teenage Apocalypse Trilogy. The other two parts are Doom Generation (1995) and Nowhere (1997). James Duval stars in all three films.
    • Quotes

      Patricia: Let me tell you what the problem with the stupid fucking world is. All the stupid people are breeding like mad having tens and tens of kids, while the cool people aren't having any! So, the population just keeps getting stupider and stupider! I mean, it's no wonder the whole world's going down the toilet.

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      Featured in Beyond Clueless (2014)
    • Soundtracks
      Motorskill
      Written by 16 Volt, Eric Powell (uncredited)

      Performed by 16 Volt

      Published by Ink Head

      Courtesy of Eric Powell & Reconstriction

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    • Release date
      • January 13, 1995 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Totally Fucked Up
    • Filming locations
      • Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Blurco
      • Desperate Pictures
      • Muscle + Hate Studios
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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $101,071
    • Gross worldwide
      • $101,071
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 18m(78 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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