Freak Show (2018)
Billy Bloom (Alex Lawther) will nur eines in seinem Leben: fabelhaft sein! Für den frühreifen und sendungsbewussten Teenager heißt das, größten Wert auf die richtige Kleidung, auf Haare und Make-up zu legen, perfekten Sinn für den extravaganten Auftritt zu haben und vor allem nie langweilig und unbedingt anders zu sein als der schnöde Durchschnitt. In der konservativen US-Kleinstadtschule, in die ihn sein steinreicher Vater gesteckt hat, stößt Billy mit seinem Charisma auf breites Unverständnis und offenes Mobbing, vor dem ihm auch sein bester Freund Flip Kelly (Ian Nelson) irgendwann nicht mehr beschützen kann. Nachdem ihn eine Gruppe homophober Mitschüler krankenhausreif geprügelt hat, holt Billy zum Gegenschlag aus: Er erklärt seine Kandidatur zur Homecoming-Queen und bereitet einen Auftritt vor, vor dem selbst 'Lady Gaga' vor Neid erblassen würde...
Der Regisseur: Trudie Styler
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Alex Lawther as Billy Bloom |
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Ian Nelson as Flip |
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AnnaSophia Robb as Blah Blah Blah |
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Celia Weston as Florence |
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Abigail Breslin as Lynette |
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Bette Midler as Muv |
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Larry Pine as William |
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Christopher Dylan White as Bernard |
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Willa Fitzgerald as Tiffany Tarbell |
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Michael Park as Principal Onnigan |
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John McEnroe as Coach Carter |
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Mickey Sumner as Dr. Veronica Vickers |
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Wally Dunn as Mr. Reamer |
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Marceline Hugot as Mrs. Monusky |
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Charlotte Ubben as Sesame |
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Olli Haaskivi as Tour Guide |
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Laverne Cox as Felicia Watts |
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Anatasiya Garvey as Katya |
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Eddie Schweighardt as Young Billy |
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Daniel Bellomy as Bo-Bo |
| Costume & Make-Up | Colleen Atwood | Costume Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sarah Laux | Costume Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Tywan Williams | Key Hair Stylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Kristen Alimena | Key Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Anouck Sullivan | Makeup Department Head |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jennifer Tremont | Hair Department Head |
| Crew | Jeff Robinson | Post Production Supervisor |
| Production | Avy Kaufman | Casting |
| Editing | Sarah Flack | Editor |
| Camera | Dante Spinotti | Director of Photography |
| Art | Patrice Andrew Davidson | Art Direction |
| Art | Jimena Azula | Set Decoration |
| Production | Bruno Wang | Executive Producer |
| Production | Ivan Wilzig | Executive Producer |
| Art | Franckie Diago | Production Design |
| Production | Ember Truesdell | Producer |
| Production | Charlotte Ubben | Producer |
| Production | Franses Simonovich | Line Producer |
| Production | Trudie Styler | Producer |
| Production | Anita Sumner | Co-Producer |
| Production | Sawsan Asfari | Executive Producer |
| Production | Chris Botti | Co-Producer |
| Production | Christopher S Burke | Associate Producer |
| Production | Jeffrey Coulter | Producer |
| Production | Damon Michael Gordon | Associate Producer |
| Production | Jenny Halper | Executive Producer |
| Production | Nicole Ihasz | Executive Producer |
| Production | Nancy Juvonen | Executive Producer |
| Production | Cathleen Ihasz | Executive Producer |
| Production | Alexandra Kerry | Co-Producer |
| Production | Stephen Mao | Co-Producer |
| Production | Samantha Perelman | Executive Producer |
| Production | Bryan Rabin | Producer |
| Production | Celine Rattray | Producer |
| Production | Bobby Sager | Executive Producer |
| Production | Maya Sanbar | Executive Producer |
| Visual Effects | Robert Fernandez-Ferreira | Visual Effects Producer |
| Visual Effects | Andreas Alesik | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Sound | Lewis Goldstein | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Sound | Lewis Goldstein | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Alex Soto | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Andrew Mastronardi | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Sound | Allan Zaleski | Dialogue Editor |
| Sound | Paddy Hanlon | Sound Mixer |
| Crew | Louis Colaianni | Dialogue Coach |
| Sound | Alfred DeGrand | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Directing | Trudie Styler | Director |
| Writing | James St. James | Novel |
| Writing | Patrick J. Clifton | Writer |
| Writing | Beth Rigazio | Writer |
| Sound | Dan Romer | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Drew Barrymore | Executive Producer |
| Art | Randall Balsmeyer | Title Designer |