Transamerica | 
| Director: Duncan Tucker
Actors: Andrea James, Felicity Huffman, Danny Burstein, Maurice Orozco, Elizabeth Pena
Category: DVD
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Rating:  124 reviews
Sales Rank: 11826
Format: Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Region: 1
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Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
UPC: 065935221999
EAN: 0065935221999
ASIN: B000EOTTV8
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Felicity Huffman deserves every award she's received for her outstanding performance in Transamerica, a small but rich movie about Bree--formerly Stanley--a pre-operative male-to-female transexual awaiting gender-reassignment surgery who learns she has a wayward teenage son named Toby. When her therapist (Elizabeth Pena, Jacob's Ladder) strongarms Bree into facing her past, she bails Toby (Kevin Zegers, Dawn of the Dead) out of jail and they end up on a road trip across the country. Such a premise could feel forced, but the script and performances make it persuasive and natural. Bree wrestles with discomfort and compassion as she learns about Toby's own troubles, even while her own grow worse when she's forced to ask for help from her hostile parents (the superb Fionnula Flanagan, The Others, and Burt Young, Rocky). Transamerica doesn't push for any great catharsis, but instead slowly peels away the layers of Bree's defenses, laying bare her basic struggle for respect and a chance at happiness. In many ways it's a showy role, but Huffman (Desperate Housewives) keeps her acting simple, direct, and thoroughly compelling. --Bret Fetzer
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 Hammy Acting June 8, 2009
Cary B. Barad (Baltimore, MD)
Offbeat topic and characters are appealing, but the dialogue itself is kind of corny. And the acting kind of hammy. Maybe okay as a mildly amusing distraction to fill some time-- if there is nothing better to watch.
 "One of The Best Original Independent Films" June 6, 2009
Terry Richard (Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada)
"Transamerica" is the story about Bree, formerly Stanley, who is a pre-operative male-to-female transexual, who discovers she had a son that she(he) fathered 17 years before in New York City. She goes to New York, tracks the son down, and travels cross-country with him back to California where she awaits her surgery date. The film is one of the best buddy films in the genre, as both Bree and Toby (the son) encounter many characters along the way. The most heartfealt scenes are the ones in which Bree visits with her family, and the confrontations she has with her mother who doesn't approve of what "Stanley" has done with his life.
Felicity Huffman should have won the Oscar that year as she gave one of the best performances ever by an actress in the cinema. When you watch "Transamerica" you forget all about Felicity's role in TV's "Desperate Housewives". Everything from Huffman's voice to her mannerisms are impeccable, and you think you are actually watching a man transforming into a woman on the screen. Kevin Zeegers is also great as the son who is a prostitute and ends up working in the porn industry on his jont to California.
The film was nominated for two Academy Awards, including one for Huffman for Best Actress, and the other for Dolly Parton (who wrote the title theme) for Best original Song for "Travellin' Thru".
The DVD comes with the trailer, Dolly's video for "Travellin' Thru", behind-the-scenes featurette, commentary by director Duncan Tucker, blooper reel, and interviews with the cast.
TRANSAMERICA DVD May 11, 2009
Frank Sanzone
I am very happy with this product; it is exactly what I was looking for. Thank you for your service. I will keep doing business as the need arises.
broad audience watching March 14, 2009
Michael Kerjman (The Earth)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Having a borrowed library's copy watched instead finding time for own DVD had taken a couple of years.
A bit boring at start, this movie presents a very twisted story of sex-changing father travelling with unsuspicious son from New York to LA.
Incorporating of not-erotic sex scenes is natural and professional, making a work watching by a general broad audience.
I Actually Enjoyed This Film!!! January 14, 2009
PUMPKIN MAN
I thought Felicity Huffman did an awesome job as Bree! Bree was my favorite character because you feel sorry for her/him. Bree is a transexual who is having surgery next week, until she finds out that she had a son 17 years ago named Toby. Bree's therapist makes her go see him. He is a hustler, and a bisexual. Bree wants to take Toby to his step-dad, but the step-dad did something bad to him a few years back. So, Bree decides to let him stay with her until they get to L.A. I highly recommend TRANSAMERICA!!!
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