“Hedwig and the Angry Inch” is a movie that really helped me come to terms with myself when I first saw it over 20 years ago.
Back then, I wasn’t very comfortable with my looks and I often felt self-conscious about my personality when talking to people I didn’t know very well.
The film’s message of self-acceptance really struck a chord, enabling me to take a more positive view of who I was.Created by its star John Cameron Mitchell and Stephen Trask, “Hedwig and the Angry Inch” began life onstage as a hit off-Broadway production in 1998 before taking the leap to the big screen in 2001. The movie adaptation failed to replicate the success of the stage show, only making $3.6 million at the box office against a slim budget of $6 million.
Since then, the film has become a modern cult classic, and several actors have portrayed the eponymous rocker on stage over the past two decades,
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