Totally F***ed Up

Cinephile deep dive

The take

Gregg Araki directs. Gregg Araki behind the camera. Gregg Araki cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

• 180 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
• 232 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
• 3Directed by Gregg Araki, shot by Gregg Araki. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
• 4Editor Gregg Araki shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
• 5James Duval and Gilbert Luna and Susan Behshid carry the top of the cast.
• 6Marketing tagline: "Another homo movie by Gregg Araki".
• 7IMDB entry: tt0108366 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
• 8Classified under 8 themes, including "los angeles, california", "avant-garde", "group of friends", "lgbt".

The technical file

Cinematography

Gregg Araki

Editing

Gregg Araki

Makeup / hair

Victoria Merav Levy

Sound

Alberto García

Runtime

80 min · 1h 20m

Aspect ratio (typical)

1.37:1 (Academy)

Status

Released

Box office

$101,071

Original language

EN

Certification (US)

NR

IMDB

Totally F***ed Up (1994) ↗

Also by

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• 
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• 
  Red Oaks

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• 
  Greenleaf

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Selected frames

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Trailers & featurettes

Watch the pieces

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  Official Trailer

  Trailer · Official
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  Totally F***ed Up

  Trailer · Official
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  TOTALLY F***ED UP *Exclusive Clip LOVE Magazine*

  Clip · Official
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  UK Trailer

  Trailer · Official

Production companies

Who made it

• BL

  Blurco

  US

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  Desperate Pictures

  US

• MU

  Muscle + Hate Studios

Key crew

• Makeup ArtistVictoria Merav Levy
• ThanksAndy Wombwell
• Additional Sound Re-RecordistLaurel Waco
• Post Production AssistantPaul Montez McDade
• ThanksTodd Haynes
• ThanksRichard Linklater
• Production AssistantCat Sides
• Lighting ArtistPryor Praczukowski
• Still PhotographerEric Nakamura
• Lighting ArtistTodd Verow
• Sound DesignerAlberto García
• Production Sound MixerMarianne Dissard
• Sound Re-Recording MixerMichael J. Fox
• EditorGregg Araki
• ProducerGregg Araki
• ProducerAndrea Sperling
• Associate ProducerAlberto García

Themes & keywords

What it's about, really

• los angeles, california
• avant-garde
• group of friends
• lgbt
• queer
• gay theme
• experimental cinema
• psychological drama

Release history · US

When it landed

• Premiere1993-10-10NR· New York Film Festival
• Premiere1994-12-17NR· Santa Barbara Lesbian and Gay Film Festival
• Theatrical (limited)1994-08-19NR· San Francisco, California
• Theatrical (limited)1994-10-07
• Physical2024-09-24· The Criterion Collection 4K+Blu-Ray

Also known as

International titles

• Totally Fucked UpUS
• Είμαστε ένα μεγάλο κρεβάτιGR
• Полный п.RU
• Totalno sjebanRS
• Tam Anlamıyla Dü***müşTR