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THE CHILD WITHIN ALL OF US
nogodnomasters24 July 2018
Warning: Spoilers
This was a rather boring film about Llana Lloyd who was a "mental groupie" and Hollywood beat reporter. She was messed up as a child, or not messed because her mother was the "most sought after lesbian in Orange County." She drove demolition derby, had different girlfriends all while the schizophrenic dad lived in the house.Llana claims Alice Cooper was her therapist. She also idolized Angie Bowie to the point of nausea.

The film is a docu-drama which incorporates family home movies, TV interviews, and some very bad reenactments. Llana founded a kids of gay parents support group because their not really messed up...they keep telling themselves. I did learn a new phrase I never heard before "Nelly Kiki" which doesn't seem to be in an on-line slang dictionaries, although it was explained in the production.

Guide: F-bomb and nudity.
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1/10
Wish I could rate a zero on this.
douglasmorgan20 October 2016
The title should be changed to "Sucks Out Loud". What were these people thinking. I probably have more money in my wallet now then spent on the film budget. I'm actually embarrassed for the people in it. In today's technical world it can never be erased once it's out there. But I must come up with ten lines describing it. I have seen better films on my phone when I accidentally hit record and put it in my pocket. I'm really disappointed in myself for sitting through it. If anything, it gives me hope that I can direct a film. I couldn't do any worse. Save your money people. If you see this title thrown into a DVD with multiple other movies on it.
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1/10
This movie is SO BAD. And I couldn't turn it off.
thosethingsilove4 January 2019
Complete trainwreck.The bar scenes are atrociously bad.
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10/10
True Underground Filmmaking
mail-527-45701431 May 2019
Glitter Goddess of the Sunset Strip is a trip!

Yes, it's super low-budget. It has a shot-on-home-video feel to it.

But Llana Lloyd has a lot of balls to make a movie about her life, and to play both herself and her mother.

The movie has a strange charm to it. It's melodramatic one minute, then suddenly sober with actual talk show footage (including a clip with a young Oprah.)

There's also home movie footage showing real-life Llana with her family.

Llana's story is also interesting because she talked about growing up with a gay parent long before the mainstream media talked about these things. She also talks about having a schizophrenic father.

And then there's the Glam Rock element. The music concert recreations are crude at best, but it's Llana Lloyd's attempt to even film them that makes it compelling.

Angela Bowie makes a bizarre cameo. But that also lends to the film's cult quality.

And Lloyd references Alice Cooper and The New York Dolls along with other Glam Rock groups from that era.

So if you're expecting a straight-up documentary, this isn't it. If you're expecting a straight-forward dramatic film, this isn't it either. But if you want a strange hybrid from another dimension, this is the Ed Wood of Glam Rock groupie movies.

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!
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