Prisoner Queen
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| Prisoner Queen | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Timothy Spanos |
| Produced by | Timothy Spanos |
| Written by | Timothy Spanos |
| Starring | Jude Kuring Tim Burns Matt Thomas Polly Stanton Michael Burkett |
| Music by | Jim Mariani Matt Thomas Biddy Connor |
| Cinematography | Michael Schoell |
| Editing by | Timothy Spanos |
| Distributed by | Starbaby Film |
| Release date(s) | 2007 |
| Running time | 80 min. |
| Language | English |
| IMDb profile | |
Prisoner Queen is a 2004 black comedy film written and directed by cult movie director Timothy Spanos.
The film is a story about an old actress who is diagnosed with leukaemia. Her son Alex struggles to cope with her illness and escapes into a warped fantasy that he is living in the prison drama series that his mother once appeared in. By day he works as a waiter in a melbourne cafe, where he acts out various scenario's to fussy customers and to a drug peddling co worker. By night, he dresses up as a prison officer and stalks the urban streets. Along the way he meets a variety of characters and becomes captivated with a transgender artist known as Miss Chrissy, who performs in drag as Chrissy Amphlett.
The films stars Jude Kuring, Tim Burns, Polly Stanton, Matt Thomas, Margo McLennan and Cameron Nugent.
Prisoner Queen screened in USA, Ireland, Germany, New Zealand, Canada and the UK. It screened once in Melbourne as part of the 2005 Melbourne Underground Film Festival.[citation needed]
Jude Kuring took on the role after a 20 year abscence from acting. Margo McLennan and Tim Burns appeared in a car commercial before working together again on this film. Melbourne actress Polly Stanton appears with her real life mother, Jill Forster in a scene where she is car jacked. Lead singer of The Mavis's, Matt Thomas plays a drag queen version of Divinyls lead singer Chrissy Amphlett. Tim Burns, Matt Thomas, Michael Burkett and Polly Stanton all took on major roles in Spanos's next film Nancy Nancy.
[edit] Cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Jude Kuring | Mum |
| Tim Burns | Alex |
| Matt Thomas | Miss Chrissy |
| Polly Stanton | Poppy |
| Michael Burkett | Dizzy |
| Margo McLennan | Mrs Gelding |
| Cameron Nugent | Warren |
| Jill Forster | Liza |
| Arthur Penn | Baz |
