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Twisted is a film written and directed by Seth Michael Donsky. His debut film, it was released in 1997. The film, a Don Quixote and Miravista Films production, is a retelling of Charles Dickens' classic novel Oliver Twist set in a New York City contemporary underground populated by drag queens, drug abusers and hustlers. The film was an official selection and debuted in 1997 at the 47th Berlin International Film Festival, and was also screened as an official selection at the Seattle International Film Festival. Donsky's film was made prior to Jacob Tierney's similar film Twist, starring American actor Nick Stahl. Donsky's Twisted was re-discovered by the Museum of Modern Art in 2013, included in their Charles Dickens bicentenary film series and subsequently accepted into their permanent film collection.
Original Release
11/14/1996
US Release
11/14/1996
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Ray Aranha | Can Man, a homeless man / Can Man - A Homeless Man |
Keivyn McNeill Grayes | Lee, a homeless boy / Lee - A Homeless Boy |
Elise Ballard | Dumb Bitch |
Sharlene Brown | Woman with Can |
Erik Jensen | Man Who Kills Can Man |
Anthony Crivello | Eddie, a drug dealer / Eddie - A Drug Dealer |
David Norona | Angel, his boyfriend / Angel - His Boyfriend |
Billy Porter | Shiniqua, Angel's friend / Shiniqua - Angel's Friend |
Kelly Coyle | Arthur's Girlfriend |
Simon Brook | Undercover Cop |
Directors
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Ray Aranha | Can Man, a homeless man / Can Man - A Homeless Man |
Keivyn McNeill Grayes | Lee, a homeless boy / Lee - A Homeless Boy |
Elise Ballard | Dumb Bitch |
Sharlene Brown | Woman with Can |
Erik Jensen | Man Who Kills Can Man |
Anthony Crivello | Eddie, a drug dealer / Eddie - A Drug Dealer |
David Norona | Angel, his boyfriend / Angel - His Boyfriend |
Billy Porter | Shiniqua, Angel's friend / Shiniqua - Angel's Friend |
Kelly Coyle | Arthur's Girlfriend |
Simon Brook | Undercover Cop |
William Hickey | Andre - A Proprietor |
Jean Loup Wolfman | Arthur 'Fine Art', a hustler / Arthur 'Fine Art' - A Hustler |
Rose Baum Senerchia | Andre's Mother |
Brenda Pressley | Mrs. Burns, Lee's foster mother / Mrs. Burns - Lee's Foster Mother |
Eugene Byrd | Willus Burns, her son / Willus Burns - Her Son |
Keisha Howard | Laylene - His Girlfriend |
Elizabeth Franz | Mrs. Bundress - A Social Worker |
Lynn Tanner | Celine Holland - A District Attorney |
Rocco Abbatemarco | Extra |
Ed Albers | Extra |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Bernard Arbit | Executive Producer |
Mark Weiner | Executive Producer |
Barry Witz | Executive Producer |
Adrian Agramonte | Producer |
Seth Michael Donsky | Producer |
John Hochroth | Producer |
Per Melita | Producer |
Jill Rubin | Producer |
Bernard Arbit | Producer |