Freak (film)

Infobox_Film
name=Freak


caption = The poster for "Freak".
imdb_id=0174666
writer= David Bar Katz
John Leguizamo
starring=John Leguizamo
director=Spike Lee
music= | distributor=Home Box Office
released=October 10 1998
runtime=60 min.
language=English
movie_series=
awards=
producer=Denis Biggs
budget= |

"Freak" is a 1998 film directed by Spike Lee. The film is a live performance of John Leguizamo's one man show on Broadway of the same name. Leguizamo's show was semi-autobiographical as he would talk about many aspects of his life. In the routine, he also talked about family members such as his parents, grandparents, uncle, and his younger brother. [http://imdb.com/title/tt0174666/plotsummary] The film premiered on HBO.

The show was a commercial and critical success and garnered Leguizamo and members of the production crew several awards and nominations. [http://imdb.com/title/tt0174666/awards] The making of this film prompted Lee to cast Leguizamo in the lead role of his next film the following year, "Summer of Sam". Leguizamo followed this performance up with the Broadway show "" in 2001.

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*imdb title|id=0174666|title=Freak