Twisted

Twisted

100 mins | Drama | Nov. 14, 1996

This retelling of Charles Dickens's Oliver Twist may be populated by drug pushers, pimps and prostitutes, but the book's classic themes remain the same. Caught under the thumb of a lecherous brothel owner, 10-year-old Lee befriends an aspiring musician named Angel who helps him escape his servitude and sends a maternal drag queen to vanquish the boy's enemies.

Twisted

100 mins | Drama | Nov. 14, 1996

Twisted
This retelling of Charles Dickens's Oliver Twist may be populated by drug pushers, pimps and prostitutes, but the book's classic themes remain the same. Caught under the thumb of a lecherous brothel owner, 10-year-old Lee befriends an aspiring musician named Angel who helps him escape his servitude and sends a maternal drag queen to vanquish the boy's enemies.
IMDb rating 4.7
Producers Don Quixote, Miravista Films
Original title Twisted
Directors Seth Michael Donsky
Writers Seth Michael Donsky

Cast

Ray Aranha

as Can Man, a homeless man

Keivyn McNeill Grayes

as Lee, a homeless boy

Elise Ballard

as Dumb Bitch

Sharlene Brown

as Woman with Can

Erik Jensen

as Man Who Kills Can Man

Anthony Crivello

as Eddie, a drug dealer

David Norona

as Angel, his boyfriend

Billy Porter

as Shiniqua, Angel's friend

Kelly Coyle

as Arthur's Girlfriend

Simon Brook

as Undercover Cop

Jean Loup Wolfman

as Arthur 'Fine Art', a hustler

Rose Baum Senerchia

as Andre's Mother

Brenda Pressley

as Mrs. Burns, Lee's foster mother

Eugene Byrd

as Willus Burns, her son