United States / Jan 10, 2002 / Sundance Film Festival
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
With a rare gift for unflinching impartiality, director Arthur Dong delves into the lives and attitudes of fundamentalist families who actively oppose homosexuality, despite having gay offspring themselves.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Susan Jester | Self - Kathleen's daughter |
| Brett Matthews | Self - Son of a Mormon Bishop |
| Dolores Horsman | Self - Conference Committee Chair |
| Welda Koenig | Self |
| William Koenig | Self (as Rev. William Koenig) |
| John McGraw | Self - California Republican Party Chair, 2000 |
| Shawn Steel | Self - California Republican Party Chair, 2001 |
| Manuel Taboada | Self |
| Nancy Taboada | Self |
| Arthur Dong | Self (voice) |
| Michele Kort | (voice) |
| Heather Beberay | Self - Lesbian and Gay Men's Community Center (archive footage) |
| Chaz Bono | Self - Out at last (archive footage) (as Chastity Bono) |
| Sonny Bono | Self - U.S. Representative (archive footage) |
| Pat Buchanan | Self (archive footage) |
| George W. Bush | Self - Presidential candidate (archive footage) |
| Laura Bush | Self - First Lady (archive footage) |
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| Mary Cheney | Self - daughter of Vice President Dick Cheney (archive footage) |
| Robert Dornan | Self - U.S. Congressman, 1977-1997 (R-CA) (archive footage) |
| Barney Frank | Self - Member of Congress (archive footage) |
| Mike Haley | Self - former gay activist (archive footage) |
| Jim Hill | Self - Pastor, North Clairemont United Methodist Church |
| Michael Jackson | Self - Michael Jackson radio show, KABC Radio (voice) |
| Oliver North | Self (archive footage) |
| Jim Ready | Self - Partner of Barney Frank (archive footage) |
| Nancy Reagan | Self - First Lady (archive footage) |
| Phyllis Schlafly | Self - Mother of a gay son (archive footage) |
| Gerry Studds | Self - Member of Congress (archive footage) |
| Andrew Sullivan | Self - The New Republic (archive footage) |
| Ed Zschau | Self - Senatorial Candidate (archive footage) |
Genres
Documentary
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Family Fundamentals |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | DeepFocus Productions Inc. |
| Release date | 26 maggio 2002 |
| Production | Arthur Dong |
| Writer | Arthur Dong |
| Editing | Arthur Dong |
| Cinematography | Arthur Dong |
| Assistant directors | Arthur Dong |
| Camera operators | Arthur Dong |
| Additional photography | Arthur Dong |
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| Music | Mark Adler |
| Sound | Mark Adler |
Release dates
Premiere
Limited release
Canada / May 26, 2002 / Toronto InsideOut Lesbian and Gay Film and Video Festival
Digital
United States / Oct 01, 2021 / The Criterion Channel
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