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By Hook or by Crook (2001)

1h 43m

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By Hook or by Crook (2001)

Name: By Hook or by Crook
Genre: Romance, Drama, Crime
Released: 2001-06-17

1h 43m

Running Time

Plot.

Shy is a transgender man who leaves his small town after the death of his father, and heads to the big city to live a life of crime. Along the way, he encounters Valentine, a quirky adoptee, in search of his birth mother. An immediate kinship is sparked between these men and they become partners in crime.

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Cast & Crew.

Silas Howard

Shy / Director / Writer

Harry Dodge

Valentine / Director / Writer

Joan Jett

News Interviewee

Stanya Kahn

Billie

Cash Askew

Shy (young)

Misha Klein

Shy's Dad

Christine Odera

Carla

Carina Gia

Isabelle

James Cotner

Attacker

Kris Kovic

Crazy nut in park

Nancy Stone

Happy Penny Waitress

Tina Marie Murray

Ms Red

Carmen White

Singer

Aldo Pisano

Driver

Carla Bozulich

Original Music Composer

Ann T. Rossetti

Director of Photography

Samara Halperin

Production Design

Tietjen Fischer

Costume Design

Steak House

Production Manager

Jenni Olson

Consulting Producer

Details.

Release Date
June 17, 2001

Status
Released

Running Time
1h 43m

Genres
Romance Drama Crime

Last updated: 2025-02-11

This Movie Is About.

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Wiki.

By Hook or by Crook is a 2001 buddy drama film written, directed by, and starring Harry Dodge and Silas Howard. The story follows two unlikely friends as they commit petty crimes and figure out their places in the world.

The film premiered at the 2001 Frameline Film Festival and went on to screen at the 2002 Sundance Film Festival. It won multiple awards on the film festival circuit, including the Audience Award for Best Narrative Feature at the 2002 SXSW Film Festival.