SYNOPSIS: Set in the long hot summer of 1975, 50 Ways of Saying Fabulous is the beguiling story of 12-year-old Billy, who is about to discover that growing up is a lot more confusing than he could have ever imagined.  He is a farmer's only son who is out of step with the other boys at his school.  They only want to fight and play rugby; Billy tries to be the same, but feels he was never cut out to be a farmer or a rugby player.  Instead, he would rather dream about an imaginary life in which a turnip paddock becomes a lunar landscape and a cow's tail a head of beautiful blonde hair which transforms him into 'Lana', the heroine of his favorite TV show.  When Roy arrives at Billy's school and Jamie the sexy young farm laborer comes to work on Billy's farm, Billy world is changed forever.  As he learns about his sexuality, everything he knows is called into question, including his lifelong friendship with tomboy Louise, whose world is changing alongside his.  Set in New Zealand's stunning Central Otago landscape, 50 Ways of Say Fabulous carries the audience along with Billy as he embarks on life as a teenager.

EDITORIAL REVIEW: Boy does this kid have it rough!  Billy is 12-years-old, chubby, looks like a girl, and he's gay.  His only friend is Lou, a girl who looks like a boy and is quite the bully.  Roy, the new boy in town, shows up at school one day and instantly a rumor is started that Roy is a 'pufter'.  Billy doesn't know what 'pufter' means so he befriends Roy and they start hanging out.  So naturally, all of the kids at school also think Billy is now gay (perhaps the mutual masturbation sessions were a clue to the others).  When Jamie, the farmhand comes to town, Billy starts to ignore his friend Roy, which sets off a series of tragic events.

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STARRING: Andrew Patterson, Harriet Beattie, Jay Collins, Michael Dorman, Georgia McNeil.
AVAILABILITY: In stock! Ships within one business day.
LENGTH: 90 minutes.
LANGUAGE: English, with OPTIONAL ENGLISH SUBTITLES.
SPECIAL FEATURES: 1.85:1 (16:9 Widescreen); 2.0 Stereo; 1 disc; Chapter selection; Audio commentary by Andrew Patterson (Billy) and Director; Essay; Making of featurette; Photo gallery; Weblinks; Uncut.
VIEWER DISCRETION: Brief nudity, sexual innuendo, coarse language, violence.
PICTURE QUALITY: Excellent picture quality. (what's this mean?)
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: New Zealand (2005).
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DATE ADDED TO OUR LIBRARY:  June 29, 2007.
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