DVD
J.T. Leroy
Call Number
- DVD DRAMA (EAS)
Languages
In English, with optional Latin American Spanish subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Performers
Kristen Stewart, Laura Dern, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Courtney Love, James Jagger, Dave Brown, Jim Sturgess, Diane Kruger.
Publication Information
Universal City, CA : Universal Pictures Home Entertainment, [2019]
Physical Description
1 videodisc (108 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Audience
MPAA rating: R; language throughout, sexual content and brief nudity.
Summary
Based on Savannah Knoop's memoir Girl Boy Girl: How I Became JT Leroy, this true story goes beyond the headlines to tell the story of the most compelling literary hoax of recent times. Laura Albert writes as her "avatar," a disenfranchised young queer man named JT LeRoy. When her debut novel becomes a best-seller and JT becomes the darling of the literary world, she comes up with a unique solution to preserve her anonymity but give life to her nom-de-plume. Enter her boyfriend's androgynous fun-loving sister Savannah Knoop, who connects with Laura's punk, feminist, ousider universe and agrees to be JT in the public eye. Together, they embark on a wild ride of double lives, infiltrating the Hollywood and literary elite, only to discover who they are while pretending to be someone else.
Notes
Title from container.
Based on the book "Girl boy girl - how I became JT Leroy" by Savannah Knoop.
DVD release of the 2019 motion picture.