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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: Unrated
Binding: DVD
EAN: 0795975105637
Format: Black & White, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
Label: Zeitgeist Films
Manufacturer: Zeitgeist Films
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Zeitgeist Films
Region Code: 1
Release Date: November 02, 2004
Running Time: 45 minutes
Sales Rank: 57243
Studio: Zeitgeist Films
Theatrical Release Date: 1989-11
Editorial Review:
Description:
Another dazzling suburban phantasm from writer-director Todd Haynes, DOTTIE GETS SPANKED (made post-POISON and pre-SAFE) is a stylized, bittersweet nod to his childhood fascination with I LOVE LUCY. Deep in the heart of pre-hippie 1960s America, young artistically-inclined Steven Gale is obsessed with Dottie Frank, wacky star of the eponymous hit sitcom The Dottie Show. While his mother gently encourages the boy’s fixation, his father grows increasingly frustrated by his son’s apparently 'sissified' interests. This provocative, heartfelt mini-feature anticipates Haynes’ Oscar-nominated FAR FROM HEAVEN with its excavation of placid mid-century surfaces and deeply-buried emotions. Also features Mary Hestand's hilarious Davey & Goliath-inspired short 'He Was Once.'
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating: - Short and Very, Very Sweet
"Dottie Gets Spanked"
Short and Very, Very Sweet
Amos Lassen and Cinema Pride
What "Dottie Gets Spanked" does in half an hour many full length films never manage to do. With no pretense and frills, Todd Haynes, the director conveys what it is like to be a youngster on the verge of becoming gay. The movie is simple and straightforward yet a very emotional experience. The movie hugs you and draws you in a dark and sinister way without you even realizing that it ... Read More
Rating: - A small gem
This wonderful short film brilliantly (and entertainingly) captures the moment when a young boy's burgeoning sexuality becomes something he feels he needs to hide. Not to mention the fact that it's a spot-on period recreation, something at which filmmaker Haynes appears to effortlessly excel. A great companion piece to his later and more mature work on the same decade, FAR FROM HEAVEN. And like that film, one in which one false step could have caused the entire structure to collapse. An astonishing ... Read More
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