A Family Finds Entertainment
(2005)

Released: 2005-03-12

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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.

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Ryan Trecartin

as Shin / Skippy / Closet Monster / Booty Girl / Snowy White Girl / Video Face

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Lizzie Fitch

as Cosmos Bitch / Linda / Fisher Woman / Orange Tamber

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Alison Powell

as Phalangena

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Lindsay Beebe

as Little Boogerface / Blueberry Muffin / Hell Boy

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Muffy Brandt

as The Married Virgin

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Ben Carlson

as Ben / Blue Bubble D / Jane

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Laura Colella

as Documentary Video Artist Zoey Spelling

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Kenny Curran

as White Lips Bloody Knees / Ed / Tamber

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Erin Dunn

as Patty May

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Rachel Glazer

as Misunderstood Muddy Girl

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Casey Glover

as Sklar Stardust / Jasmine Spooner

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Jesse Greenberg

as Helium Twin B / Punky Ratman / Tzar

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Barkev Gulesserian

as Garbage Face Rusty Nail Boy / Smiley

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Megan Freedom Harrington

as Middle Child Girl

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Ryan Trecartin

Cinematography

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Will Gurly

Set Decoration

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Kelly Pittinger

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Ryan Trecartin

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Lindsay Beebe

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Lizzie Fitch

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Jesse Greenberg

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Laura Colella

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Liz Hostetler

Camera Operator

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Rhett LaRue

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Brian McKelligott

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Leeanne Williams

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