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Release Date:
November 14, 1996
Original Title:
Twisted
Genres:
Drama
Production Companies:
Don Quixote
Miravista Films
Production Countries:
United States of America
Ratings / Certifications:
US: NR
Runtime: 100
This retelling of Charles Dickens's Oliver Twist may be populated by drug pushers, pimps and prostitutes, but the book's classic themes remain the same. Caught under the thumb of a lecherous brothel owner, 10-year-old Lee befriends an aspiring musician named Angel who helps him escape his servitude and sends a maternal drag queen to vanquish the boy's enemies.
Associate Producer:
Per Melita
Jill Rubin
Director:
Seth Michael Donsky
Director of Photography:
HernĂ¡n Toro
Editor:
Matthew A. Handal
Tom McArdle
Seth Michael Donsky
Executive Producer:
Bernard Arbit
Mark Weiner
Barry Witz
Music:
Q Lazzarus
Danny Z.
Producer:
Adrian Agramonte
Bernard Arbit
John Hochroth
Seth Michael Donsky
Writer:
Seth Michael Donsky
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