- 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 ofJohn Leguizamo 'sone 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 onHBO .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.External links
*imdb title|id=0174666|title=Freak
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