TransAmerica - "We walk among you"

Thanks William for the DVD. We enjoyed it.

Stanley is a perfectly adjusted, conservative trans-sexual who’s about to take the final step to becoming Bree, the woman he always wanted to be - until he finds out that he is the parent of a long-lost 17 year old son. Afraid to tell the rebellious teen-ager the truth, he embarks on a journey with him that will challenge and change both their lives.

Some quotes from the movie:-

[Bree gestures at heart, crying]
BREE: It hurts.
MARGARET: Oh, honey, that's what hearts do.

TOBY: Did you know that the Lord of the Rings is gay?
BREE: I beg your pardon.
TOBY: There's this big, black tower, right? And it points right at this huge burning vagina thing, and it's like the symbol of ultimate evil. And then Sam and Frodo have to go to this cave and deposit their magic ring into this hot, steaming lava pit. Only at the last minute, Frodo can't perform, so Gollum bites of his finger. Gay.


Goofs for Transamerica

Continuity: The first time they get in the car, Bree insists that Toby wear his seat-belt. A few shots later, she's clearly not wearing her seat-belt while driving. In the midst of a conversation, the seat-belt is fastened.

Continuity: Just before Bree and Toby have their car stolen, it has Maine license plates. In every other scene it is shown with New York plates.

Crew or equipment visible: In the wigwam scene, crew members and the white screen reflector are visible in Bree's sunglasses.

Continuity: As Toby is packing his backpack, he pulls out the dog encyclopedia and puts it on top, but a moment later it is gone, then back again.

Continuity: When Bree is watching Calvin play a song on his guitar, his fingers never touch the guitar, the strings don't move at all.

Continuity: When Toby shows up at Bree's apartment and is smoking, the plate Bree gives him to use as an ashtray moves around between shots.

Crew or equipment visible: At the Trans-pride party when Toby holds Bree's dress in front of himself at the mirror and Bree comes out of the bathroom, a crew member in the bathroom is visible through the crack in the bathroom door.

Continuity: In the final scene, the plate being used as an ashtray changes position, and the amount of ash fluctuates on almost every shot

Factual errors: Bree is on hormones up until the day of her surgery. In reality, estrogen can't be taken for several weeks beforehand because it increases the risk of blood clots.

Errors in geography: During the trip from New York to California, Toby asks why they are heading to Dallas. The scene changes from a Midwest setting to inside the Deck Park Tunnel on I-10 in Phoenix heading West (already past Dallas), back to a Midwest neighborhood.

Continuity: In the scene where Bree is relieving herself behind the car, she pulls a girdle down on her thighs. When she gets scared by a noise and stands up, the girdle has disappeared entirely.

Continuity: In a scene inside the car as they are driving west, a camera shot shows Bree not wearing her seat belt. The camera switches to Toby, then back to Bree, who is now wearing her seat belt.

Errors in geography: During the onset of their trek, Bree tells Toby that she is going to take Route 95 West to get to LA. 95 is a North/South Route from Maine to Florida and would not take them out west.

Continuity: When Toby is about to do drugs in the car and threatens to hit Bree, his and her hands change positions between shots.