Alaska Is a Drag

2017

1 hr. 23 min.

Drama

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55%

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ALASKA IS A DRAG explores themes around the fluidity of gender identity, conforming to norms and being accepted for who you are. The fish out-of-water dramedy centers on Leo (Martin L. Washington Jr.), a glam- obsessed young man with dreams of being a drag superstar, while working in a fish cannery in Alaska and defending himself against homophobic attacks. After taking abuse from the town bully one too many times, Leo and his twin sister Tristen (Maya Washington) put his unlikely punching skills to the test with the help of his boss and former amateur boxer (Jason Scott Lee).

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Pedro Y

One of the best movies of all time. Um dos melhores filmes de todos os tempos.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

12/04/22

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dane m

I really liked, enjoyed, sank into this movie. Boy meets boy, meets new boy, fights both loves both. Yes, i had a parallel life like his. I met a boy and we (I'm male) became lovers and then a third friend, jealous of our friendship made us fight and we never spoke again. The instigator and I left the town and the boy I loved stayed and married a woman and lost his 'real' life and we never talked again. The actors, Martin L. Washington Jr., Matt Dallas, Christopher O'Shea, the great Jason Scott Lee (who portrayed Bruce Lee so perfectly in The Bruce Lee Story) and the always talented Margaret Cho are so perfect in their roles I felt I was back living in my small town. Yes, I saw myself in this movie and so might you.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

"Karate Kid" meets "Beautiful Boxer" but with a black aspiring drag queen in Alaska. Chock full of more contrivances and Hollywood cliches than you can imagine; a highly implausible scenario that ultimately goes nowhere and repeated gay bashings that become tedious. Good performances, but the film is literally a drag.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

02/23/23

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Audience Member

Great story. Nice mental escape.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/06/21

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Audience Member

Alaska is a Drag is a beautiful movie and and beautiful story well told by an able and engaging cast. I'd recommend this movie to anyone.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/17/23

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Audience Member

Most LGBT movies are bad and do not keep me interested. This one was well done - good story, good acting, interesting scenery and characters. It left ne feeling upbeat as well.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/21/23

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Shaz Bennett

Director

Martin L. Washington Jr.

Leo

Maya Washington

Tristen

Matt Dallas

Declan

Christopher O'Shea

Kyle

Jason Scott Lee

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Carson Timar

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Within the film, there clearly is a good heart and every once in a while the stars will align and there will be a scene that strikes hard with emotional power; it just is sad that those scenes are so far and few between overall.

Feb 22, 2022

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Roger Moore

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We have hope that all the "cute" touches, quirky characters and "local color" will amount to more than it does. Sadly, it doesn't.

Rated: 2/4

Jan 9, 2021

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Nathanael Hood

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[It] features some brilliant performances and some beautiful fantasy imagery...but the implosion of the story incinerates too much goodwill for it to work.

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Rich Cline

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It's a gently involving story, with strongly sympathetic characters who are very well-played by a fresh cast.

Rated: 3.5/5

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Synopsis

ALASKA IS A DRAG explores themes around the fluidity of gender identity, conforming to norms and being accepted for who you are. The fish out-of-water dramedy centers on Leo (Martin L. Washington Jr.), a glam- obsessed young man with dreams of being a drag superstar, while working in a fish cannery in Alaska and defending himself against homophobic attacks. After taking abuse from the town bully one too many times, Leo and his twin sister Tristen (Maya Washington) put his unlikely punching skills to the test with the help of his boss and former amateur boxer (Jason Scott Lee).

Director: Shaz Bennett
Executive Producer: P. David Ebersole, Todd Hughes, Maya Washington, Michael Paolillo
Screenwriter: Shaz Bennett
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 31, 2020