Dottie Gets Spanked

Description

Another dazzling suburban phantasm from writer-director Todd Haynes, Dottie Gets Spanked (made post-Poison and pre-Safe) is a stylized, bittersweet nod to his childhood fascination with I Love Lucy. Deep in the heart of pre-hippie 1960s America, young artistically-inclined Steven Gale is obsessed with Dottie Frank, wacky star of the eponymous hit sitcom The Dottie Show. While his mother gently encourages the boys fixation, his father grows increasingly frustrated by his sons apparently "sissified" interests. This provocative, heartfelt mini-feature anticipates Haynes Oscar-nominated Far From Heaven with its excavation of placid mid-century surfaces and deeply-buried emotions. SPECIAL FEATURES- New audio commentary by Todd Haynes- Rare 1989 short film He Was Once: an inventive parody of 1960s kiddie claymation show Davey and Goliath, co-starring and co-produced by Haynes- Behind-the-scenes production photos- Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hearing impaired