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This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 6 February 2025. American murder victim (1972–1993) Brandon Teena Born (1972-12-12) December 12, 1972 Lincoln, Nebraska, U.S. Died December 31, 1993 (1993-12-31) (aged 21) Humboldt, Nebraska, U.S. Cause of death Murder by gunshots and stabbing Other names Billy Brinson Known for Hate crime murder ...
Boys Don't Cry is a 2010 novel by Malorie Blackman. [1] The novel explores the experience of Dante as he discovers that he is the father of a child by his ex-girlfriend. [1] In The Guardian, Mary Hoffman described the novel as "a good book and a great story."
Boys Don't Cry is a 1999 American biographical film directed by Kimberly Peirce, and co-written by Peirce and Andy Bienen.The film is a dramatization of the real-life story of Brandon Teena (played by Hilary Swank), an American trans man who attempts to find himself and love in Nebraska but falls victim to a brutal hate crime perpetrated by two male acquaintances.
"Boys Don't Cry" (The Cure song), 1979, also covered by Nathan Larson for the 1999 film soundtrack "Boys Don't Cry" (Moulin Rouge song), 1987 "Boys Don't Cry", by MC Chris from Eating's Not Cheating, 2004
Lana M. Tisdel (born May 28, 1975) [2] is an American woman whose early life and involvement with the December 1993 murders of Brandon Teena, Lisa Lambert, and Phillip DeVine at the hands of John Lotter and Tom Nissen is chronicled in the 1998 documentary The Brandon Teena Story and the 1999 film Boys Don't Cry (which left out DeVine). [3]
Laurie Weeks is an American writer and performer based in New York City. Her fiction and essays have been published extensively. She is best known as the screenwriter of Boys Don't Cry, and is the Lambda Literary Award-winning author of the novel Zipper Mouth.
Boys Don't Cry grossed over $11 million at the box office in North America. [4] The film was critically acclaimed, particularly for Swank's acting, [5] with reviewer Michael Sragow, calling the film a "critical knockout". [6] Rotten Tomatoes, a review aggregator, surveyed 76 reviews and judged 88% of them to be positive. [7]
Kimberly Ane Peirce [2] (born September 8, 1967) is an American filmmaker, best known for her debut feature film, Boys Don't Cry (1999), which won Hilary Swank her first Academy Award for Best Actress. Peirce's second feature, Stop-Loss, was released by Paramount Pictures in 2008. Her third film Carrie was released on October 18, 2013.