Trevor (film)

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Trevor
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Film poster
Directed byPeggy Rajski
Written byCeleste Lecesne
Produced byRandy Stone
Peggy Rajski
StarringBrett Barsky
CinematographyMarc Reshovsky
Edited byJohn Tintori
Release date
  • 1994 (1994)
Running time
23 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Trevor is a 1994 American short film directed by Peggy Rajski, produced by Randy Stone and Peggy Rajski, and written by Celeste Lecesne.[a] Set in 1981, the film follows what happens to 13-year-old Trevor, a Diana Ross fan, when his crush on a schoolmate named Pinky Faraday gets discovered.

In 1995, it tied for an Oscar for Best Short Subject with Franz Kafka's It's a Wonderful Life at the 67th Academy Awards.[1][2] It won the Teddy Award for Best Short in 1995.[3] In 1998, director Peggy Rajski brought fellow filmmakers Randy Stone and Celeste Lecesne together to found The Trevor Project, a 24/7 crisis and suicide prevention helpline for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning youth.

Plot[]

Trevor focuses on its namesake character Trevor, who is a quirky and outgoing homosexual 13-year-old child and who develops a crush on a boy at his school. Trevor is a fan of singer Diana Ross and wants to dress up as her for Halloween. He also enjoys acting and dancing in school plays. Because of these different interests, Trevor faces discrimination from both his parents and his friends; his parents often try to ignore the fact their son is different and his friends bully him countless times throughout the school day. Trevor also attends counselling sessions with his parents' priest. Trevor tries to take his life by overdosing on aspirin in his room while listening to Diana Ross, commenting "Everybody at school thinks I'm a gay. It must be showing." His suicide attempt was unsuccessful and as a result Trevor finds a new friend in a nurse who tended to him.[4]

Cast[]

  • Brett Barsky as Trevor
  • Judy Kain as Trevor's Mom
  • John Lizzi as Trevor's Dad
  • Jonah Rooney as Pinky Farraday
  • Stephen Tobolowsky as Father Jon
  • Cory M. Miller as Jack (as Corey Miller)
  • Allen Dorane as Walter Stiltman
  • Lindsay Pomerantz as Cathy Quinn
  • Alicia Anderson as Mary Zapatelli
  • Courtney Dornstein as Francine Antoniello

Stage adaptation[]

The film has been adapted into a stage musical titled Trevor the Musical. The musical's book and lyrics were written by Dan Collins while the music was composed by Julianne Wick Davis. It premiered in previews at the Writers Theatre in Glencoe, Illinois on August 9, 2017.[5] As of 2019, it was being adapted as a Broadway musical.[6]

Notes[]

  1. ^ Credited as James Lecesne.

References[]

  1. ^ "The 67th Academy Awards (1995) Nominees and Winners". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. AMPAS. Retrieved November 20, 2011.
  2. ^ "Movies: Trevor (1994)". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. 2010. Archived from the original on October 17, 2010. Retrieved December 29, 2008.
  3. ^ Warbler, Daniel (June 2, 2014). "The Out Take: 10 Fantastic Teddy Award-Winning LGBT Films To Watch Right Now". mtv.com. Retrieved September 9, 2018.
  4. ^ Trevor Film, retrieved March 22, 2020
  5. ^ Gans, Andrew (August 18, 2017). "Watch Uplifting Opening Number From World Premiere of Trevor the Musical". Playbill. Retrieved August 21, 2017.
  6. ^ "Schedule of Upcoming and Announced Broadway Shows". Playbill. June 28, 2019.

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