Product Details

• Actors: Sara Rue, Kett Turton, Karen Black, John Doe, Anson Scoville
• Directors: Todd Stephens
• Writers: Todd Stephens, Tim Kaltenecker
• Producers: Christine McAndrews, Judith Zarin, Karen Jaroneski, Michael Wolfson, Todd Calvin
• Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: R (Restricted)
• Studio: Arts Alliance Amer
• DVD Release Date: November 23, 2004
• Run Time: 94 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (38 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0002WZT8Y
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #44,288 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Gypsy 83" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Editorial Reviews

From The New Yorker

An adoring Stevie Nicks fan (Sara Rue) takes her goth-loving best friend (Kett Turton) on a road trip from Ohio to New York to enter a "Night of 1,000 Stevies" contest. Written and directed by Todd Stephens, the film passes on some heavy-handed life lessons-the two leads get dumped by lovers, the townspeople laugh at them-but there are also some lovely scenes of friendship. The bosomy Rue is particularly wonderful; she embodies the spirit of Stevie Nicks, twirling with strength and abandon. The girl's got stars in her eyes. -Bruce Diones
Copyright © 2006 The New Yorker

Product Description

Two outcasts gypsy & clive who feel small-town sandusky ohio closing in on them head for new york city to celebrate their idol & muse stevie nicks at the night of 1000 stevies. With clives encouragement gypsy crushes her fears & vows to be the best stevie nicks impersonator ever. Studio: Arts Alliance America Release Date: 08/14/2007 Run time: 94 minutes

Customer Reviews

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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Night Of 1000 Stevies, June 11, 2005

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Clarissa "MoonGoddess" (Ontario, California) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Gypsy 83 (DVD)

Tired of living in Sandusky, Ohio, and having to deal with being freakish outcasts to the small-town hicks there, teenage photographer Clive (Kett Turton) and aspiring singer Gypsy (Sara Rue) decide to book it and drive to New York City to compete in the annually held "Night Of 1000 Stevies". "Gypsy 83" isn't really about whether or not she wins the competetion, though. The central focus is on the incredible and oftentimes heartfelt bond between Gypsy and Clive, as well as the conflicts/issues they come across along the way. They're constantly having to defend themselves for being "different" while Clive struggles with his own sexuality and Gypsy tries to understand why her mother abandoned her and her father (a fellow musician) when she was only a little girl...

I found the performances by Kett and Sara to be absolutely spellbinding (these two have real potential in my eyes!). I also thought the guest appearance of Karen Black, who plays a lounge soulstress, rather interesting. I, however, wouldn't go so far as to say this is poetry in motion, but I won't stoop so low as to say this is lame either, as two separate reviewers have claimed. It is simply an average movie, plot wise, yet thoroughly enjoyable--especially for anyone who appreciates the dark, lavish beauty of Gothic culture. The clothes/make-up is fabulous, and the music is killer (get the soundtrack)! Some of my favorite scenes are the ones when Gypsy and Clive are photographing each other in black and white, dancing with their flowy gowns and capes on--or when they're in the cemetery. I particularly loved the shots they did at night with all the candles lit around the tombstones and when Clive was all dressed up like Robert Smith of The Cure, singing and dancing to "Doing The Unstuck".

All in all this is definitely a film at least worth renting. But to me it deems an honerable spot in my DVD collection.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great flick for girls and their bois, December 14, 2004

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Edge Morbid "-Morbid" (Burlington, VT) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Gypsy 83 (DVD)

How apropos is it that me and my friends happened into a videostore on a blustery night in the middle of a winter storm and picked up this movie. Right of the bat we were expecting a schlocky horrible film but we wanted some gothic eye candy, to go with our pizza and picked it up. Within the first few minuts of the film we were hooked!

Gay boys, sassy dancing, fabulous faghags, fun costumes and of course the iconographic shadow of Stevie Nicks make this a fun movie. We laughed, we felt tense, we got teary it was grand. Some key elements of loving this film are: A love of Gothy goodness,being able to relate to the sacred bond between a gay boy and his girl and all the trials and tribulations that go with it, having ever been labeled the social deviant in a community and striving onwards despite the diversity and a healthy love of drag, Divas, cabaret or just dressing up to party. Every faghag must make their gay boy watch this film with them. Its Fierce!

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A gem!, July 18, 2005

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starry1001nights "starry1001nights" (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Gypsy 83 (DVD)

This is a wonderful movie about embracing who you are: no matter who that may be: a Stevie Nicks fan, a Goth, a gay person, an alcoholic lounge singer....all of the above. This movie doesn't really sugar coat any of the characters challenges, which is very refreshing. No happy Hollywood ending here...I agree with other reviewers that there are a few gaps in the movie, particularly in Clive's back story. A look at the deleted scenes section of the DVD will remedy to that problem. If you didn't belong in high-school and still feel like an alien in this world: you will love that movie.If you were elected Prom Queen/King and are homophobic: beware of a possible heart attack! If you are an artist at heart and haven't created in a long time: you will be inspired to come out and play."Singers are supposed to sing."( replace singers by anything you want to be!)You gotta love that motto! This movie made me want to grab my Cure c.ds and dance around twirling a fringed shawl!