50 Ways of Saying Fabulous (2005)
1h 28m
Running Time
September 6, 2005Release Date
50 Ways of Saying Fabulous (2005)
1h 28m
Running Time
September 6, 2005Release Date
Network & Production Companies
Plot.
Sweet, chubby, theatrical Billy was never cut out to be a farmer or a rugby player, but as the only son of a ‘good kiwi bloke’ he’s obliged to try. The cows are stubborn and the chores gruelling but Billy finds escape in a fantasy world playing Lana, heroine of his favourite TV show Adventures in Space. Not everyone approves of Billy's transformation. On the brink of adolescene, he discovers growing up is more complicated than he could ever have imagined.
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Cast & Crew.
Andrew Paterson
Billy / Lana (Billy)
Harriet Beattie
Lou / Brad (Lou)
Jay Collins
Roy
Georgia McNeil
Babe
Michael Dorman
Jamie
Rima Te Wiata
Evey
George Mason
Arch
Ross McKellar
Matt
Stephanie McKellar-Smith
Reebie
David Sullivan
Stuart
Ben Short
Glen
Michelle O'Brien
Belinda Pepper
Fiona Edgar
Teacher
Kevin Wymer
Mr. Schulter
Ian Fraser
Referee
Wayne Fulton
Dunedin Coach
Media.
Details.
Release DateSeptember 6, 2005
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 28m
Box Office$4,800
Genres
Last updated:
This Movie Is About.
lgbt
friendship
homosexuality
based on novel or book
child
coming of age
fantasy world
gender
bullying
small town
growing up
puberty
rural setting
rugby
sexuality
childhood
new zealand
adolescence
outsider
sexual awakening
imaginary world
overweight child
overweight
name calling
farming community
exploring sexuality
teenage angst
sexual discovery
Wiki.
50 Ways of Saying Fabulous is a 2005 New Zealand drama film directed by gay director Stewart Main and starring Jay Collins and Andrew Patterson. It is based on a novel by Graeme Aitken. The film premiered at the 2005 Toronto International Film Festival. It received negative reviews and had little success at the New Zealand box office. In spite of this, the film did however win the Special Jury Award at Italy's Turin International Gay and Lesbian Film Festival in 2005.
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