Twist (film)
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| Directed by | Jacob Tierney |
| Produced by | Victoria Hirst Dan Lyon Kevin Tierney |
| Written by | Jacob Tierney |
| Based on | Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens |
| Starring | Nick Stahl Joshua Close |
| Music by | Ron Proulx |
| Cinematography | Gerald Packer |
| Editing by | Mitch Lackie |
| Distributed by | Christal Films (Canada) Strand Releasing |
| Release date(s) | September 7, 2003 (TIFF) May 21, 2004 (US) |
| Running time | 97 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $350,000 |
| Box office | $47,370 |
Twist is a 2003 Canadian drama film and a queer retelling of Charles Dickens' classic, Oliver Twist.
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[edit] Plot
The film is similar in some ways to Seth Michael Donsky's 1996 film Twisted made prior to Tierney's film.
Like in Donsky's film, the plot of Oliver Twist is updated to the present day, and moved out of the London poor house onto the streets of Toronto. In addition, the tale is told not from Oliver's point of view, but rather that of Dodge (Nick Stahl). The prosaically beautiful Oliver (Joshua Close) falls into the hands of down-and-out young men. Dodge takes the young man under his wing and instructs him in the unforgiving arts of drug abuse and prostitution. As Oliver's innocence dissolves, both young men confront their demons and, strangely, it is Dodge who finds he cannot escape his past.
[edit] Cast
- Nick Stahl as Jimmy/Dodge
- Joshua Close as Oliver
- Gary Farmer as Fagin
- Michèle-Barbara Pelletier as Nancy
- Tygh Runyan as David
- Stephen McHattie as Benjamin/The Senator
- Moti Yona as Charley
- Brigid Tierney as Betsy
- Andre Noble as Adam
- Maxwell McCabe-Lokos as Noah
- Josh Holliday as Morris
- Dave Graham as Buck
- Mike Lobel as Bully
[edit] Reception
Twist currently holds a 16% 'Fresh' rating on Rotten Tomatoes, with the consensus "Despite of its contemporary setting and some strong performances, this is a bland retelling of Oliver Twist."[1]
[edit] See also
- Oliver Twist
- Twisted, a 1997 Seth Michael Donsky similarly conceived film.
- Sugar, a 2004 film with a similar plot.
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Twist at the Internet Movie Database
- Twist at AllRovi
- Twist at Box Office Mojo
- Twist at Rotten Tomatoes
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- 2003 films
- Canadian films
- English-language films
- Works based on Oliver Twist
- 2000s drama films
- Canadian drama films
- Canadian LGBT-related films
- Coming-of-age films
- Films about drugs
- Films about orphans
- Films based on novels
- Films set in Toronto
- Films shot in Toronto
- Incest in fiction
- Independent films
- Male prostitution in the arts
