Synopsis
In June 1983, in Dutchess County, New York, Sebastian Cole joins his mother, stepfather, and sister for dinner. Hank, Sebastian's step-father, drops a bomb: he announces he's changing sexes. Sebastian's sister splits immediately for California, and his mother takes him back to Britain. Jump ahead eight months, Sebastian is back in New York, knocking on Hank's door. Hank (now Henrietta, although all of the surgeries aren't complete) takes Sebastian in and is his rock over the next few months of high school. Sebastian's adventures, however, are mostly self-destructive.
Scores
Popularity Percentile (Year)
29.3%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
22.6%
Critic Consensus
42.9% Fresh • 7 critic reviews
Critic reception is mixed, with 43% of 7 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize funny, character-driven, emotional. Common reservations focus on execution consistency, even when reviewers praise standout elements.
funnycharacter-drivenemotionalvisually strikingthought-provokingrealistic
Aggregated Reviews
Rotten Tomatoes critic score43.0
RT critic review count23
Rotten Tomatoes audience score70.0
RT audience rating count2,500
IMDb rating6.6
IMDb votes2,049
Box Office ?
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|
| Domestic | 1999 | $100,841 | $189,879 |
| International | 1999 | N/A | N/A |
| Worldwide | 1999 | $100,841 | $189,879 |
Earnings / Profitability
Estimated net revenues and net expenses for films based on reported and estimated numbers. This income statement should be considered most viable for the first 24 months after the inital movie's release (ie after most lucrative pay windows).
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|
| Revenues |
| Theatrical Net Revenue | 1999 | $50,420 | $94,939 |
| Digital Rentals ? | 1999 | N/A | N/A |
| Digital Purchases ? | 1999 | N/A | N/A |
| Physical Rentals ? | 1999 | $3,987,000 | $7,507,334 |
| Physical Purchases ? | 1999 | $5,153,000 | $9,702,858 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue | 1999 | $50,420 | $94,939 |
| Total Revenues | 1999 | $9,240,841 | $17,400,071 |
| Expenses |
| Budget ? | 1999 | $250,000 (est) | $470,738 (est) |
| Print & Advertising (P&A) ? | 1999 | $81,000 (est) | $152,519 (est) |
| Participations | 1999 | $370,000 | $696,693 |
| Residuals ? | 1999 | $670,000 | $1,261,579 |
| Interest & Overhead | 1999 | $50,000 | $94,148 |
| Total Expenses | 1999 | $1,421,000 | $2,675,676 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss | 1999 | $7,819,841 | $14,724,394 |
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Tooltips
- Budget Estimated using Machine Learning
- Digital Rentals: PVOD, VOD, & On-Demand
- Marketing & distribution costs to release Movie in Theaters. Includes: Online & Offline Ads, Posters, Trailer Production, and physical or digital copies (formerly "prints") sent to cinemas.
- Net Digital Purchase Revenue
- Net Revenues for Physical Rentals: VHS, DVD, BluRay (when appropriate)
- Physical Purchases: VHS $4,144,000, DVD $1,008,000, BluRay $0
- Reported or Estimated Net Budget (after tax, product placements, & grants)
- Theatrical box office grosses split into Domestic, International, and Worldwide totals.
- Union-modeled residuals using SAG-AFTRA and WGA schedules as a simplified estimate proxy.
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Budget Tooltip
Reported or Estimated Net Budget (after tax, product placements, & grants)
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