UNITED STATES · 1998

John Leguizamo: Freak

Spike Lee
New Black Cinema father-son relationship coming of age family dysfunction Latin American identity self-acceptance
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John Leguizamo's semi-falsified, one-man stand-up performance as...himself. This is his autobiographical story, about his life growing up, and his journey to try to be accepted by his father. We see this story through a bizarre myriad of characters and situations, which include the eccentric Uncle Sanny, the Fat Boy Called Bitch (John's little brother, Poochie), his mom, his evil grandmothers, and

Year1998
CountryUnited States
DirectorSpike Lee
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