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2023 Fictitious Rock and Roll Hall of Fame -- Final Round

Hedwig and the Angry Inch

Hedwig and the Angry Inch
  • Contest: 2023 Fictitious Rock and Roll Hall of Fame -- Final Round
  • We aren’t sure if this is the most unique choice on the ballot, but we are convinced there is nobody else like it. From the movie of the same name, we have Hedwig and the Angry Inch, which was fronted by an East German transsexual (John Cameron Mitchell as Hedwig) whose botched gender reassignment surgery left her with an “Angry Inch”, hence the name of her backing band. Musically it was solid, as composer Stephen Trask (who appeared with his own band as the “Angry Inch”) did a great job and the authenticity is certainly there. As this has become a cult film, and is recognized critically as a decent one, do we have a solid candidate here?
  • TV Show/Movie Appeared: Hedwig and the Angry Inch (2001)
  • Actors: John Cameron Mitchell (Hedwig)
    Stephen Trask (Skszp)
    Theodore Liscinski (Jacek)
    Rob Campbell (Krzysztof)
    Michael Aronov (Schlatko)
  • Songs you may remember: Angry Inch
  • Why you should vote:: The music was unique and solid. Also, music was a focal point of the film, and that does help.
  • Why you should not vote:: There is only so far a cult film with a small audience can go.