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Swan Song

Swan Song

20216.91h 45m

Overview

An aging hairdresser escapes his nursing home to embark on an odyssey across his small town to style a dead woman's hair for her funeral, rediscovering his sparkle along the way.

Directed by Todd Stephens
Written by Todd Stephens
Produced by Stephen Israel, Todd Stephens, Eric Eisenbrey
Box Office0Revenue: $125K

Top Cast

Udo Kier

Udo Kier

Pat Pitsenbarger

Jennifer Coolidge

Jennifer Coolidge

Dee Dee Dale

Linda Evans

Linda Evans

Rita Parker Sloan

Michael Urie

Michael Urie

Dustin

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Roshon Thomas

Shaundell

Ira Hawkins

Ira Hawkins

Eunice

Annie Kitral

Annie Kitral

Miss Gertie

Tom Bloom

Tom Bloom

Walter Shanrock

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Eric Eisenbrey

David

D

Dave Sorboro

Josiah

Themes & Keywords

small townhairdresserfuneralohionursing homelgbt1990sgay themecomfortingjoyful

About Swan Song

Swan Song is a comedy, drama film released in 2021 exploring themes of small town, hairdresser, funeral, ohio, nursing home, lgbt. Directed by Todd Stephens, it stars Udo Kier, Jennifer Coolidge, Linda Evans. An aging hairdresser escapes his nursing home to embark on an odyssey across his small town to style a dead woman's hair for her funeral, rediscovering his sparkle along the way.

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