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What can help one woman overcome the fears, anxieties, and traumas of a lifetime? Perhaps the music of Stevie Nicks? Gypsy (Sara Rue) is a woman in her mid-twenties who is still emotionally stuck in a... read more read more...dolescence; her job (at a drive-through photo processing center) is nothing to write home about, and her one consuming interest in life is the music of Fleetwood Mac diva Stevie Nicks. Gypsy has gone beyond collecting Stevie's records, and loves to dress up like her idol, belting out her songs in living tribute. One of Gypsy's only friends is Clive (Kett Turton), a goofy goth kid still in his teens who enjoys hanging out in cemeteries, where he and Gypsy can sing their Fleetwood Mac favorites for preservation on Clive's camcorder. One day, while browsing the Internet, Clive discovers a website advertising a "Night Of 1000 Stevies" at a New York City nightclub, in which any Stevie Nicks imitator is welcome to take the stage in tribute. Clive is convinced this is an event Gypsy cannot miss, but it leaves them with only four days to get their act together and travel from Sandusky, OH, to the Big Apple. In addition, Gypsy has her own issues to deal with in New York, the city her mother ran off to when she abandoned her family many years ago. Gypsy 83, Todd Stephens' first feature after his breakthrough success Edge of Seventeen, premiered at the 2001 L.A. Outfest, a festival devoted to gay- and lesbian-themed films. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

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R, 1 hr. 34 min.

Directed by: Todd Stephens

Release Date: June 6, 2001

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DVD Release Date: November 23, 2004

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  • newvogueravyn
    June 13, 2009
    newvogueravyn
    I both like and dislike this film. I love Clyde and Gypsy, but I hated the shit they got put through, and that the ending was more realistic than a proper happy ending. That's life I guess.
  • vierasesine
    February 17, 2008
    vierasesine
    Clive <3
  • gator681
    July 25, 2005
    gator681
    [font=Century Gothic]"Gypsy 83" is about the token outsiders of Sandusky, Ohio. Gypsy(Sara Rue) is a 25 year old Stevie Nicks clone(I'm actually more of a Christine McVie person myself) who works at a local photo developer and drives a classic Trans Am. Her mom abandoned her 18... read more years before for the big lights of New York City leaving her with her father who works in a music store. Clive(Kett Turton) is a straight-A student, high school senior, gay and something of a goth. They find out about a contest called "Night of a Thousand Stevies" in New York City that is scheduled in four days time. Gypsy agrees to enter and off they go...[/font]

    [font=Century Gothic]"Gypsy 83" is a well-meaning tale with likable leads but it relies too much on types and caricatures to be any good. Not much of the movie is really believable with only a few scenes that have any lasting emotional impact. And why does Gypsy choose Stevie Nicks as her personal goddess? Is it her music? [/font]
  • ileo
    January 26, 2008
    ileo
    Great.
  • marevalo83
    November 11, 2010
    marevalo83
    While there are multiple indie films with very similar plots/themes, this was still rather touching and fun to watch.
  • alienmindtrick
    July 5, 2010
    alienmindtrick
    I vaguely remember seeing this before, but for the life of me I can't remember the circumstances except that it might have been following a bad breakup from a relationship too long gone. And there's symmetry for me with that in this film; I felt the pain of Gypsy's and Clive's l... read moreoss of friendship. In many ways, it swept me right back to 1989 and Salem, Oregon, where I'd landed after I got out of the Army. I lived one door over and one floor up, right across a narrow alley from The Beanery, the coffee shop that defined Goth ground zero for Salem, a short 2 blocks to the state capitol, and right in the crosshairs of downtown. Of course there was a Stevie Nicks chick and every twinky gay boy I knew was Robert Smith redux...many "straight" ones too, although I don't think anyone in that time, in that place, was straight. I really like this movie. It has heart and depth and soul and it moved me in a way that rarely happens anymore. The casting was so good; I KNEW this Gypsy, and I KNEW this Clive. Gypsy was Scott's friend Penny who would drive us around the Willamette Valley while we dropped acid and stared at the stars. Clive was the cute little Goth boy with the actual girlfriend - both of whom I made out with in a stairwell at a party over the bakery in downtown Salem. I knew Troy too, but years later. He was my friend Joel, the fratboy. Straight by day, and sexually ambiguous by night. When you feel this at home with the cast of a film, you know you loved it.
  • mshtivelman
    June 16, 2009
    mshtivelman
    so good there are no other
    word for how great this
    movie is. i love sara rue
    she is sice a great
    actress,i have no clue
    why she dosen't get
    more work. this movie
    has every thing i love
    about a movie the story
    is ingaging and the
    chartarts are
    intering. let'... read mores be
    hosnsty i can
    related to the
    charter in the movie.
    pluse i love the 8o's
    and stevie nicks..
    this movie was
    buetful i and
    touching and
    a must see.
  • brent73rn
    July 20, 2008
    brent73rn
    THe acting is just ok, but its a sweet roadtrip movie. plus if you like stevie nicks or goth you got a bonus.
  • lelandp13
    December 4, 2007
    lelandp13
    Wasn't the wrost film ever. But wasn't the best. It had it good and bad. The music was great, but found it hard to care for the people in it.
  • midnightstargoddess
    October 11, 2007
    midnightstargoddess
    hypnotic, i love gothic looks and clothing... nothing like a tight black corset to brighten my day and more men should were black eyeliner, it is so erotic.

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Critic Reviews

Philip Wuntch
September 9, 2004
Philip Wuntch, Dallas Morning News

The film's two main characters are definitely worth knowing, but the movie takes them on a predictable odyssey. Full Review

Walter V. Addiego
July 16, 2004
Walter V. Addiego, San Francisco Chronicle

A mostly undistinguished addition to the long list of films about alienated and self-pitying young people. Full Review

Frank Scheck
June 5, 2004
Frank Scheck, Hollywood Reporter

The film's main appeal stems from the two main characters, whose close relationship is well-conveyed and moving.

Kevin Thomas
May 21, 2004
Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times

It is clear that as a filmmaker Todd Stephens, like his heroes and heroines, is determined to be true to himself. Full Review

Robert Koehler
April 27, 2004
Robert Koehler, Variety

Saga is especially sapped of its appeal and energy by the toxically charmless titular character whose central obsession -- dressing up like Stevie Nicks and singing her material -- is curiously wedged... Full Review

Lisa Rose
April 16, 2004
Lisa Rose, Newark Star-Ledger

The narrative momentum may sputter, but the vivid performances keep the film from dragging. Full Review

Dave Kehr
April 16, 2004
Dave Kehr, New York Times

A tiny, vulnerable, rather treacly film at heart, one that would probably float away were it not for Ms. Rue's generous presence. Full Review

Elizabeth Weitzman
April 16, 2004
Elizabeth Weitzman, New York Daily News

It's easy to pick apart Stephens' thin script and clumsy direction. But whether you were a high school outcast or the prom queen, you're bound to root for his misfits as they find their place in the w... Full Review

Lou Lumenick
April 16, 2004
Lou Lumenick, New York Post

A depressingly predictable journey of self-discovery.

Jan Stuart
April 16, 2004
Jan Stuart, Newsday

Where Edge of Seventeen related how difficult it is to be a gay teenager in Middle America, Gypsy 83 wants us to know how painful it is to be a teenage freak in Middle America. Either way you slice it... Full Review

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