A Family Finds Entertainment
6.2
42 minutes
3/12/2005
Overview
Ryan Trecartin’s film A Family Finds Entertainment is a camp extravaganza of epic proportions. Starring Trecartin’s family and friends, and the artist himself in a plethora of outrageous roles, A Family Finds Entertainment chronicles the story of mixed up teenager Skippy and his adventures in ‘coming out’. In this over the top celebration of queerness, Trecartin’s film mines the bizarre and endearing in an unabashed pastiche of ‘bad tv’ tropes. Cheesy video special effects, dress-up chess costumes, desperate scripts, and ‘after school special’ melodrama combine in the fluency of youth-culture lingo, reflecting a generation both damaged and affirmed by media consumption.
Cast List
Ryan Trecartin
as Shin / Skippy / Closet Monster / Booty Girl / Snowy White Girl / Video Face
Lizzie Fitch
as Cosmos Bitch / Linda / Fisher Woman / Orange Tamber
Alison Powell
as Phalangena
Lindsay Beebe
as Little Boogerface / Blueberry Muffin / Hell Boy
Annette K. Bonin
as Mom
Muffy Brandt
as The Married Virgin
Kathleen Brennan
as Michelella
Ben Carlson
as Ben / Blue Bubble D / Jane
Laura Colella
as Documentary Video Artist Zoey Spelling
Brent Cowley
as Bruce
Kenny Curran
as White Lips Bloody Knees / Ed / Tamber
Erin Dunn
as Patty May
Veronica Gelbaum
as Veronica
Drew Gillespie
as Jaime
Rachel Glazer
as Misunderstood Muddy Girl
Casey Glover
as Sklar Stardust / Jasmine Spooner
Jesse Greenberg
as Helium Twin B / Punky Ratman / Tzar
Barkev Gulesserian
as Garbage Face Rusty Nail Boy / Smiley
Will Gurly
as Dameon
Megan Freedom Harrington
as Middle Child Girl
Ethan Hayes-Chute
as Buddy / Smokey the Bear
Aaron Jungels
as Daaaad
Taya Koschnick
as Woman Drag Queen
Rhett LaRue
as Visionary Shell Man / Pippy Pappy / Johnathan
Ronja LaRue
as Malkie
Caitlin MacBride
as Alarmtina
Brian McKeligott
as Dough Boy / Fireman / Dork / Mr. America
Nick Payne
as Helium Twin A
Asher Penn
as Asher / Green Whity
Kelly Pittinger
as Little Lisa
Michelle Pittinger
as Big Lisa
Patrick Thompson
as Lipstick
Steven Vallot
as Number Sex
Jessica Williams
as California Raisin Girl