Hedwig and the Angry Inch
A gender‑bent East Berlin rock star battles personal trauma and betrayal as she seeks artistic redemption and true love on the road to America.
“An anatomically incorrect rock odyssey.”
Synopsis
Hedwig, raised as a boy in East Berlin, undergoes a personal transformation to emigrate to the U.S., where she reinvents herself as an "internationally ignored" yet divinely talented rock diva, embracing a "beautiful gender of one."
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Principal cast & crew: 33
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Craft leads on file
Edited by Andrew MarcusShot by Frank G DemarcoScored by Stephen TraskDesigned by Therese Deprez
Box Office
2001 · Box office
📉 Underperformed — grossed 0.6× its budget
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Worldwide gross
$3.7M
Opening week (7-day): $252K
Peak 9 theaters
Also known as
- Hedwig - La diva con qualcosa in piùit
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Cast & Crew
33 unique people credited
Top billed cast
John Cameron Mitchell
as Hedwig
Miriam Shor
as Yitzhak
Stephen Trask
as Skszp
Theodore Liscinski
as Jacek
Rob Campbell
as Krzysztof
Michael Aronov
as Schlatko
Andrea Martin
as Phyllis Stein
Ben Mayer Goodman
as Hansel - 6 years old
Alberta Watson
as Hansel's Mom
Gene Pyrz
as Hansel's Dad
Michael Pitt
as Tommy Gnosis
Karen Hines
as Tommy's Publicist
Supporting cast
15Max Toulch
as Goth Menses Boy
Maurice Dean Wint
as Sgt. Luther Robinson
Ermes Blarasin
as Fat Man
Sook Yin Lee
as Kwahng-Yi
Maggie Moore
as Trailer Park Neighbor
Renate Options
as Tranny Hooker
Taylor Abrahamse
as Singing Boy (uncredited)
Therese Deprez
as Laundromat Customer (uncredited)
Mary Krohnert
as Rabid Fan (uncredited)
Shane Mackinnon
as HedHead (uncredited)
Alan Mandell
as Patron at restaurant (uncredited)
Eileen Murphy
as Singer (uncredited)
Rosie O Donnell
as Self (uncredited)
Mike Potter
as Renate Options Options - 2nd call girl (uncredited)
Michael Stevens
as HedHead (uncredited)
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