Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #2077 in DVD
• Released on: 2002-03-04
• Rating: Suitable for 18 years and over
• Aspect ratio: 1.78:1
• Formats: Anamorphic, PAL, Widescreen
• Original language: English
• Subtitled in: Czech, Danish, English, Finnish, Hebrew, Hungarian, Icelandic, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Swedish
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 118 minutes

Amazon.co.uk Review
When Brandon Teena, a young man with an infectious, aw-shucks grin and an angelic face that's all angles, wanders into Falls City, Nebraska, he takes to the town as if it's a second skin. In little time he's fallen in with a gang of goofy if temperamental redneck boys, found himself a girlfriend, and befriended enough people to form something of a small family. In fact, it's the best time Brandon's ever had. However, there are shadows looming over Brandon's life: a court date for grand theft auto, a chequered criminal record, and a seemingly innocuous speeding ticket that could prove to be his undoing. Why? Because as it turns out, Brandon Teena is actually Teena Brandon, a woman masquerading as a man. This fascinating story was based on real-life events (as documented in The Brandon Teena Story) that occurred in 1993 and ended in tragedy: Brandon's rape and murder by two of his supposed friends. Despite this horrible outcome, however, in the hands of director Kimberly Peirce (who co-wrote the unfettered screenplay with Andy Bienen), Brandon's story becomes not oppressive or preachy, but rather oddly and touchingly transcendent, anchored by Hilary Swank's phenomenal, unsentimental (and Oscar-winning) performance. Swank inhabits Brandon's contradictions and passions with a natural vitality most actresses would refuse to give themselves over to. Brandon's deception is doomed from the start, but Swank's enthusiasm is infectious, and when Brandon starts romancing the sloe-eyed Lana (a pitch-perfect Chloë Sevigny), he finds a soulmate who wants to transcend boundaries and fated identities as much as he does. The last part of the film, when Brandon's true identity is discovered, is truly painful to watch, but in between the agony there are touching moments of sweetness between Brandon and Lana, who wrestles with the truth of who Brandon actually is. You'll come away from Boys Don't Cry with affection and respect for Brandon, not pity. --Mark Englehart, Amazon.com

Special Features
1.85 Wide Screen
16:9 Anamorphic Wide Screen
DVD 9
English
English
Region 2
Dolby Digital 5.1 English
Dolby Digital 5.1
Audio Commentary By Director Kimberly Peirce
Featurette
Original Theatrical Trailer Boys Dont Cry
Teaser Trailer Boys Dont Cry
3 TV Spots
Scene Access
Interactive Menus
Czech\Danish\English\Finnish\Hebrew\Hungarian\Icelandic\Norwegian\Polish\Portuguese\Swedish

Synopsis
Peirce's directorial debut tells the gut-wrenching true story of Teena Brandon, a Midwestern female who disguised herself as a man. Relocating to Falls City, Nebraska, from Lincoln, she managed to convince her newfound group of friends that she was Brandon Teena. The film treats these events with a painful objectivism, as Brandon's relationships with her friends John, Tom, Kate, Candace, and Lana unfold toward their inevitably horrific conclusion. A shining example of independent filmmaking at its most impassioned.

Customer Reviews

Beautiful
This film was sheer brilliance. It captivates you and opens your eyes to a world some may find foreign. Explicit, maybe yes, but if their were no intimate scenes in this film, it would not convey the true life of Brandon Teena.

I have nothing but praise for this film and its ever twisting and amazing tale.
Please, open your mind to the life of someone who will have an impact on the way you think about people forever.

Floods of tears
From the beginning to the end you are hooked on the true story of Brandon. You get excited at the fact that he can be who he wants but then let down and frustrated as he continues to lie to people, yet you can understand his fears as the conciquences are displayed. And by the end you are in floods of tears and dismayed, but don't let that stop you as it is a film that just simply cannot be missed.

The last 15 mins of the film had me in floods of tears!
I had never heard about the "Brandon Teena" story until I stumbled upon it on the IMDb after looking up the fantastic film "Soldier's Girl". It recommended "Boys Don't Cry".
I read several reviews on this film, and bought it later that day.

Having now armed myself with plenty of information, and hopefully knowing what to expect, I sat down last night to watch it...

Throughout the first hour I really enjoyed it, it was great to see young Brandon making a life for himself (and being able to be himself). Then when the last 20 or so minutes of the film came along, I found it so unbearable that I couldn't contain the tears.

This was more so, as I knew what I was watching had really happened, and I couldn't beleive that in this day and age people would treat Brandon the way those bast**ds did!

I would highly recommend people to watch this unforgettable film. I will be showing it to friends this weekend. And look forward to see what they make of it.

A must see - 10/10