Wikipedia:Today's featured article/requests/Boys Don't Cry (film)

Boys Don't Cry (film)[edit]

This is the archived discussion of the TFAR nomination for the article below. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as Wikipedia talk:Today's featured article/requests). Please do not modify this page.

The result was: scheduled for Wikipedia:Today's featured article/November 15, 2015 by Brianboulton (talk) 00:24, 29 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Boys Don't Cry is a 1999 American independent romantic drama film directed by Kimberly Peirce and co-written by Peirce and Andy Bienen. The film is a dramatization of the real-life story of Brandon Teena, an American trans man played in the film by Hilary Swank, who is beaten, raped and murdered by his male acquaintances after they discover he is transgender. The film also stars Chloë Sevigny, Peter Sarsgaard, Brendan Sexton III, and Alicia Goranson. Peirce was interested in the events surrounding Brandon's murder, leading to nearly a five year-long writing and casting process. Swank was an unknown actor at the time of casting, while principal photography occurred in Greenville, Texas, over the course of 30 days. A variety of academics and reviewers commented on the themes of the film, such as the nature of romantic relationships and the causes of violence against LGBT people. After premiering at the Toronto International Film Festival in October 1999, Boys Don't Cry grossed roughly $12 million in North America. The film was very well-received by critics, with Swank winning the Academy Award for Best Actress. (Full article...)

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Main editors: User:Johanna (me)
Promoted: October 22, 2015
Reasons for nomination: There are nearly 30 other Wikipedias that have an article on this film. This is my first ever FA, and therefore would be my first TFA. Thanks to any reviewers in advance.
Support as nominator. Johanna (formerly BenLinus1214)^{talk to me!}_{see my work} 02:14, 23 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Comment I have no opinion pro or anti this running at TFA, but Swank was an unknown actor at the time of casting is untrue and shouldn't be in the blurb—Boys Don't Cry was a full five years after The Next Karate Kid, a high-profile movie starring Swank (a movie so bad it managed to kill the franchise, but nevertheless high-profile). She'd also been in Beverley Hills, 90210 for some time by this point—as I understand it, it was her being dropped by 90210 that led to her being available for Boys Don't Cry. ‑ iridescent 09:11, 24 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

@Iridescent: Thanks for the review! If you take a look at the article's sources for that section, you'll see this Dallas Morning News source. Even as you can see without purchasing the article, it does mention these two appearances and still says that Swank was relatively unknown. Also, the 90210 appearances were after she'd been cast in this, as she was initially cast in 1996. Johanna (formerly BenLinus1214)^{talk to me!}_{see my work} 23:39, 24 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Support. Very high quality. Educational and encyclopedic. Deals with issues and topics that counter our Wikipedia WP:SYSTEMIC BIAS. First ever FA by nominator. — Cirt (talk) 06:15, 25 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]