Two grifters join forces and learn the true meaning of "poise under pressure" in an anti-authoritarian tale of friendship, trust and redemption.

25th Anniversary 4K Restoration Release! Groundbreaking when it was made and still fiercely innovative today, By Hook or By Crook is a trans and butch buddy film that chronicles three weeks in the life of Shy, a handsome, gender-bending, small town dreamer with a nagging messiah complex. Emotionally defeated after the death of his father, Shy heads to the big city to sink himself into a 'life of crime.' He is quickly distracted by Valentine, a deliriously expressive, wise-acre adoptee on a misguided search for her birth mother. The two freaky grifters join forces and learn the true meaning of 'poise under pressure' in this visually stunning and wonderfully acted, anti-authoritarian tale of friendship, trust and redemption.

Media

Bonus Materials

• New Commentary Track with Filmmakers Harry Dodge, Silas Howard, and Steak House
• By Any Means Necessary, A Video Essay by Caden Mark Gardner
• Director & Producer Notes & Letters
• Archival Ephemera & Photos
• Short Films from the Filmmakers: The Fudgesicle by Harry Dodge & Blink by Silas Howard
• New Theatrical Trailer
• Other Trailers
• English Language 2.0 Dolby Digital Audio
• English SDH, French, & Spanish Subtitles
• Region-Free

 

Cast & Crew

Actors:

•       Silas Howard
•       Harry Dodge
•       Stanya Kahn
•       Carina Gia

Director: Harry Dodge

Director: Silas Howard

Producer: Steak House

Additional Details

Label: Altered Innocence

Genre: Gay/Lesbian

Language: English

Run Time: 100 mins

Region: 0

Release Date: 10/13/26

UPC: 688187004983