Girl King
Seen it?2002 | 80 min | Adventure, Drama, Comedy
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With a box office flop and almost no lasting buzz, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Great for lovers of period drama and fans of a well-timed joke. The costumes and settings are a feast on their own. Liked The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou? This is a good next one.
- The mood
- Funny with heart.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 20 min. Done before bedtime.
- What might put you off
- Not the one if you want explosions or easy laughs.
A super low-budget, drag king, pirate movie shot on miniDV. Pirates capture a naïve Butch and promise him that if he can find the Queen’s stolen treasure, they will be give him his heart’s desire—the seductive femme Claudia. Soon Butch is sailing on treacherous seas, swept away by dangerous desires where tops are bottomed, pirate captains are seduced by tranny sailors and cross-dressing femmes pack a wallop. With the help of the mysterious Easy and the infamous pirate Captain Candy, can Butch find the treasure in time to restore the natural attraction between butch and femme? Decidedly tongue-in-cheek, this clever tale uses a pastiche of pillaged imagery to lead us into the uncharted oceans of dyke desire. A sweetly perverse fable for drag kings, gender-benders and those who adore them. Music by Amon Tobin
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerWeak
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 783 people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Ileana Pietrobruno
- Chrystal Donbrath-ZingaButch
- Michael-Ann ConnorClaudia and Easy
- Raven CourtneyCaptain Candy
- Victoria DeschanelQueen
- Joyce PateKing
- Jonathan SuttonSailor