Creature (1999)
Directed by Parris Patton
Genres - Culture & Society |
Sub-Genres - Biography, Gender Issues, Sociology, Interpersonal Relationships |
Run Time - 64 min. |
Countries - United States |
MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis by Mark Deming
Stacy Dean is a hard-shelled denizen of Hollywood's seamy underside whose brassy good looks and amusingly no-nonsense demeanor hides a soft and insecure center, not to mention a not always well kept secret -- Stacy is actually a man. Creature (Stacy's nickname since childhood, when she was also known as Kyle) was directed by Parris Patton, who first encountered her/him in a stretch of Hollywood known as a hangout for transvestite prostitutes; in this film, Patton examines Stacy's life in California, shares her/his stories of growing up in North Carolina, and follows Stacy as she/he goes home for a reunion with an understandably puzzled mother and father.
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transvestite, prostitute/prostitution, life-story, gender, Hollywood, reunion