A lot of people seem to think this movie is funny. It's not. The humor is nearly over-the-top enough in some scenes to make John Waters appear subtle. The gay pride theme is embarrassingly overt and the homophobes are charactertures. Olivia Newton John has a small but shameful role as a Texan singer. One wonders why she would crawl out from under her rock to do this. The "sordid" situation of an old woman's embarrassing death and the family troubles with a closet-case son who sees a shrink and a transvestite brother in a mental hospital is all parody material drawn from the writer/director's life. I'm sure its very funny to him, but this movies "charm" made me want to eject the tape and roast it on an open fire. Its no surprise that the performances are stagey. The picture was shot (poorly) on what looks like video, making it tacky in more ways than one. A unlikable comedy with characters who try as hard as they can to amuse, resulting in a horrible irritation. Never watch a movie that shares a seven-year-old's fascination with the word "bitch". A little film that deserves no recognition.