Urbania (film)
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Lions Gate Films | |
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Running time | 103 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $225,000 USD (estimated)[1] |
| Box office | $1,032,075[2] |
Urbania is a 2000
Plot
Urbania follows Charlie (
After a series of encounters (with his upstairs neighbors, whom he tells about his masturbatory activities, and a potential trick), he meets the man he's looking for. His name is Dean (Samuel Ball) and it makes no sense either that he'd trick with Charlie or that Charlie would trick with him. Dean is unabashedly
As had been implied by Charlie's flashbacks, Dean and two of his buddies, several months earlier, had attacked Charlie and raped and murdered Chris in an apparent hate crime. Charlie's purpose is finally revealed: he wants revenge.
In a dreamlike conversation with Chris, Charlie relates what happened at the marshland. He pulled a knife on Dean and told him why he was there. Dean didn't remember him. Charlie forced Dean to drop his pants and was disgusted to see Dean had an erection. Charlie forced Dean to kneel and fellate the knife blade. Suddenly, Dean collapsed with an epileptic seizure. Charlie slit his throat.
Chris challenges Charlie, not believing that he killed Dean. Charlie admits that he wanted to but couldn't. Instead, he drove off in Dean's car, abandoning him in the marsh.
Charlie stands up from where he's been kneeling, at a makeshift memorial near where Chris was killed. He walks home and has one more hallucinatory flash. He sees himself on the street, cradling a dying Chris. He kisses Chris goodbye and passes by him. When he turns back, Chris is gone. Charlie makes it home and, finally, is able to sleep.
Charlie presents aspects of his story in the form of urban legends. The film references a number of urban legends, both by having characters describe them as they're depicted and by presenting random people experiencing them.
Reception
Urbania has an approval rating of 72% on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 29 critic reviews.[3]
Awards and nominations
- L.A. OutfestGrand Jury Award, Outstanding American Narrative Feature (winner) - 2000
- Philadelphia International Gay & Lesbian Film FestivalJury Prize, Best Feature (winner) - 2000
- Provincetown International Film Festival Audience Award Best Feature (winner) - 2000
- San Francisco International Lesbian & Gay Film FestivalBest First Feature (winner) - 2000
- Seattle International Film Festival Golden Space Needle Award, Best Actor, Dan Futterman (winner) - 2000
- Sundance Film Festival Grand Jury Prize, Dramatic (nominated) - 2000
- GLAAD Media AwardsOutstanding Film (Limited Release) (nominated) - 2001
DVD release
Urbania was released on Region 1 DVD on March 13, 2001.
References
- ^ "Urbania Box Office". The Numbers. Nash Information Services. Retrieved October 8, 2011.
- ^ "Urbania (2000)". Box Office Mojo. Amazon.com. Retrieved October 9, 2011.
- ^ "Rotten Tomatoes". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
External links
- Urbania at IMDb
- Urbania at AllMovie
- Urbania at the TCM Movie Database
