Neverland (film)

Neverland
Directed byDamion Dietz
Screenplay byDamion Dietz
Based onPeter Pan
by J. M. Barrie
Produced byDamion Dietz, Stephanie Kirchen
StarringRick Sparks
CinematographyDerek Dale
Edited byScott Baldyga
Music byJeffery Alan Jones
Release date
  • 2003 (2003)
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Neverland, full title Neverland: Never Grow Up, Never Grow Old, is a 2003 indie film by director Damion Dietz[1] with New Media Entertainment and is a dark and surreal modern re-imagining of the classic of Peter Pan and other characters in J. M. Barrie's 1904 play Peter Pan; or, the Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up and 1911 novel Peter and Wendy.

Synopsis

The award-winning film, loosely based on Barrie's work, presents the characters with a twist. It features Peter Pan as an older, androgynous teen, whereas the fairy Tinker Bell is a drugged and burnt out girl, the Lost Boys are hot guys and pot heads, the Darling children are adopted, Wendy Darling is black, Captain Hook is a gay leather man and Tiger Lily is a transvestite. The events take place in Neverland which is an amusement park in the film, rather than the imaginary island.

Cast

Awards

  • 2003: Won Q Award at Fort Worth Gay and Lesbian International Film Festival
  • 2003: Director Damion Dietz won Honorable Mention at the Dances With Films festival

References

  1. ^ "12 Who Played Peter Pan: See How We Rank Them". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2024-11-01.