Creature (1999 film)
{{Short description|American documentary film (1999) directed by Parris Patton}}
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| name = Creature
| image = Movie_poster_for_the_documentary_Creature_(1999),_a_film_by_Parris_Patton.jpg
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| caption = Theatrical release poster
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| director = Parris Patton
| producer = Don Lepore
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| starring = Stacey Hollywood, Filberto Ascencio, Butch Dean, Dusty Dean
| music = Chad Smith
| cinematography = John Travers
| editing = Parris Patton
| studio = Grapevine Films
| distributor = 7th Art
| released = {{Film date|1999|6|3}}
| runtime = 76 minutes
| country = United States
| language = English
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Creature is a 1999 documentary film that was directed by Parris Patton.{{cite news|last=Gennusa|first=Chris|title=7th Art hooks 'Creature' documentary|url=http://business.highbeam.com/2012/article-1G1-55121825/7th-art-hooks-creature-docu|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222020410/http://business.highbeam.com/2012/article-1G1-55121825/7th-art-hooks-creature-docu|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 22, 2014|accessdate=12 January 2014|newspaper=The Hollywood Reporter|date=June 28, 1999}} The film was released on June 3, 1999, and follows the life of American transgender actor, model, and club personality Stacey "Hollywood" Dean.{{cite news|last=Hunter|first=David|title='Creature'.|url=http://business.highbeam.com/2012/article-1G1-59176107/creature|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222020412/http://business.highbeam.com/2012/article-1G1-59176107/creature|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 22, 2014|accessdate=12 January 2014|newspaper=The Hollywood Reporter|date=January 14, 2000}}
Synopsis
Born as Kyle Dean in a conservative area of North Carolina, Stacey "Hollywood" Dean was never truly accepted in her high school and was always called "creature" because of her desire to become a woman. Ostracized, Stacey left her home town to go to Hollywood, hoping to find more acceptance there. Four years later Stacey is returning home to visit with her parents in her new persona as Stacey Hollywood.
Cast
- Stacey "Hollywood" Dean as herself
- Filberto Ascencio as Barbarella
- Butch Dean as himself
- Dusty Dean as herself
Reception
Critical reception has been positive and the documentary received praise from The Advocate.{{cite news|last=Glatzer|first=Richard|title=Creature (review)|url=http://business.highbeam.com/4892/article-1G1-60021918/creature|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140201213424/http://business.highbeam.com/4892/article-1G1-60021918/creature|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 1, 2014|accessdate=12 January 2014|newspaper=The Advocate|date=March 14, 2000}}{{cite web|title=Creature (reviews)|url=http://www.metacritic.com/movie/creature|publisher=Metacritic|accessdate=12 January 2014}} Film Threat gave Creature four stars, praising Patton for not including a voiceover narration and saying that it was "the purest form of documentary: it simply presents its subject, lets the people talk and does no moralising or manipulation at all."{{cite web|title=The Creature (review)|url=http://www.filmthreat.com/reviews/3455/|publisher=Film Threat|accessdate=12 January 2014}} Variety also gave a positive review and they expected that the film would "garner strong interest from small-screen programmers and enjoy thriving vid life as an inspiration to those similarly inclined, as well as limited illumination for those mystified by the milieu."{{cite web|title=Creature (review)|date=14 June 1999|url=https://variety.com/1999/film/reviews/creature-1200458149/|publisher=Variety|accessdate=12 January 2014}}
Creature premiered at the 1999 Seattle International Film Festival and was later nominated for a GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Documentary.{{cite news|url=https://nypost.com/2001/01/16/the-starr-report-306/1/|title=Entertainment: The Starr Report|last=Starr|first=Michael|publisher=The New York Post|date=16 January 2001|accessdate=16 August 2014}} It received a Best Documentary nomination at the 1999 Chicago International Film Festival{{cite web|title=1999 — 35th Chicago Film Festival|url=http://www.chicagofilmfestival.com/history/movies/?festival=ciff_1999|publisher=Chicago Film Festival|accessdate=16 August 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407015703/http://chicagofilmfestival.com/history/movies/?festival=ciff_1999|archive-date=7 April 2014|url-status=dead}} and in 2002 was broadcast on Cinemax.[http://www.7thart.com/films/Creature Creature - 7thart Releasing]
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