Hedwig and the Angry Inch Trivia

1. While recalling her childhood in East Berlin, Hedwig refers to several well-known singers from the 70s as "masters". But she singles out two of them as a Canadian and an alien. Who are these two pop icons?

From Quiz Hedwig's Pop Culture References

Answer: David Bowie and Anne Murray

In one of her many flashback monologues, Hedwig mentions Anne Murray among an assortment of "the American pop masters", then adds that the singer was "actually a Canadian working in the American medium". In the same monologue, she describes British musician David Bowie "an alien working in the American and British media".

From Quiz Hedwig and the Angry Inch

Answer: Vermouth on the rocks

Hedwig sings "Wig in a Box" while she is alone in her trailer after Luther has left her. The lyrics that reveal her cocktail are "I look up from my vermouth on the rocks. The gift wrapped wig's still in the box of towering velveteen."

From Quiz Hedwig and the Angry Inch

Answer: Bilgewater

All they have to give is a 24-hour notice to any Bilgewater's restaurant and they can play there. Also the restaurants, in the movie, are all really one restaurant just decorated differently each time.

From Quiz The Characters of "Hedwig and the Angry Inch"

Answer: East Germany

This is revealed many times, including within a few songs. He was born the same year as the erection of the Berlin Wall, and lived in East Berlin.

From Quiz Hedwig and the Angry Inch

Answer: John Cameron Mitchell

He also played Hedwig in the original off-Broadway production.

From Quiz Hedwig and the Angry Inch

Answer: God doesn't believe in atheists

At this point in the movie, Hedwig is performing with her Korean back-up band. Towards the end of the song, she notices Tommy watching her, hidden behind some plants towards the rear of the restaurant, wearing a white shirt with the words "God doesn't believe in atheists" written on it.

From Quiz Hedwig and the Angry Inch

Answer: Yankee go home with me

The first song Hedwig sings (in this scene and the movie) is 'Tear Me Down'.

From Quiz The Characters of "Hedwig and the Angry Inch"

Answer: Hansel

His mother's name was Hedwig Schmidt, and he used her name to use her passport and go to America.

From Quiz Hedwig and the Angry Inch

Answer: He gives Hedwig credit for writing the music.

Tommy has stolen all of Hedwig's songs and gained stardom from them, while Hedwig's band has collapsed. Hedwig is waiting in an alley when Tommy drives up in his limousine and picks her up. We see him write on the back of his cd and hand it to her. He has written "Hedwig Robinson" on the cd, giving her credit for writing the music and lyrics for his songs.

From Quiz Hedwig and the Angry Inch

Answer: John Cameron Mitchell

Stephen Trask in the movie is the singing voice of Tommy Gnosis, composer of music and score and also plays Skszp. Michael Pitt plays Tommy Gnosis. Mike Potter is the make up and wig design. John Cameron Mitchell plays Hedwig.

From Quiz The Characters of "Hedwig and the Angry Inch"

Answer: Schlatko

Skzsp was a guitarist and backup vocalist, Yitzhak was a backup vocalist and occasional guitarist, Krzysztof was also a guitarist.

From Quiz Hedwig and the Angry Inch

Answer: A bar

The band is called "Hedwig and the Angry Inch," they sing a song called "Angry Inch," and Hedwig says her body has an "Angry Inch."

From Quiz Hedwig's Pop Culture References

Answer: Farrah Fawcett & Fawcett

Farrah Fawcett was one of the original "Charlie's Angels" (although she only lasted a season) and went on to star in several films, a few plays, and a reality TV show called "Chasing Farrah". But she is of course most famous for her long, feathered hairstyle and the classic smiling "Farrah" poster that adorned so many teen-aged boys' bedrooms in the 1970s.

From Quiz Hedwig and the Angry Inch

Answer: Zeus

This is the second time we see Hedwig perform at Bilgewater's. "Origin of Love", which is based on a story from Plato's "Symposium", discusses how humans were originally two people "glued up back to back", and Zeus split them in two. Thor wanted to kill everyone with his hammer, but Zeus said he would use his "lightning like scissors" to cut everyone in half.

From Quiz Hedwig and the Angry Inch

Answer: Hedwig and the Angry Itch

This you can almost barely hear in the scene where the band members are playing spin the bottle.

From Quiz The Characters of "Hedwig and the Angry Inch"

Answer: Croatia

This is seen very briefly in the scene "I'm Going To Guam", when Hedwig holds up Yitzhak's passport. The Croatian coat of arms on the passport is clearly seen, along with the word "putovnica" (Croatian as a word for passport). In the deleted scene (only on the DVD!), it has a whole "Croatia 1997" scene where Yitzhak meets Hedwig, and a scene of Yitzhak running around and counting quietly in Croatian.

From Quiz Hedwig and the Angry Inch

Answer: Gummy Bears

Hansel (Hedwig as a boy) decides that he doesn't like the Gummy Bears, but comes back for more candy...and for Luther.

From Quiz Hedwig and the Angry Inch

Answer: In an oven

At this point in the movie, Hedwig gives Tommy lessons on rock history, lyrics, grooming, and vocal training. Since Hansel was forced to "play in the oven" as a child because the apartment was so small, he grew up practising singing in the oven. So, Hedwig has Tommy practice singing in the oven.

From Quiz Hedwig and the Angry Inch

Answer: 3

"And there were three sexes then, One that looked like two men Glued up back to back, Called the children of the sun. And similar in shape and girth Were the children of the earth. They looked like two girls Rolled up in one. And the children of the moon Were like a fork shoved on a spoon. They were part sun, part earth Part daughter, part son."

From Quiz The Characters of "Hedwig and the Angry Inch"

Answer: Andrea Martin

Miriam Shor played Yitzhak.

From Quiz Hedwig and the Angry Inch

Answer: Hedwig Schmidt Robinson

Hedwig Schmidt was taken from her mother and Robinson was added after marrying Sgt. Luther.

From Quiz Hedwig and the Angry Inch

Answer: U.S. Polynesia and Guam

The scene right after Hedwig and Phyllis fail to attend Tommy's "private event" is in a laundromat. Yitzhak finds the ad on the wall in the laundromat and it specifically states that it's a tour of U.S. Polynesia and Guam. Later, when Yitzhak informs Hedwig that she has the part, she states that she is going to Guam... right before Hedwig rips up her passport.

From Quiz Hedwig and the Angry Inch

Answer: Deny me and be doomed

"Absolute power corrupts" is what Hedwig's mother tells him when he was a little boy talking about Jesus.

From Quiz The Characters of "Hedwig and the Angry Inch"

Answer: M & Man

Contrary to popular belief, Yitzhak was always a man. He was a Croatian ex-drag queen, but he WAS played by a woman (Miriam Shor).

From Quiz Hedwig and the Angry Inch

Answer: MTV

Having Tommy perform on MTV brings a level of reality to the film, since in lower-budget films, they would normally use a fake TV station's name.

From Quiz Hedwig's Pop Culture References

Answer: Rosie O'Donnell

After Hedwig finally receives the recognition she deserves, both as a performer and the author of the songs stolen and recorded by her former boyfriend, superstar Tommy Gnosis, she becomes the toast of New York City. During a montage of her subsequent appearances, she is shown performing on "The Rosie O'Donnell Show", after which Rosie gives her a hug.

From Quiz Hedwig and the Angry Inch

Answer: Pink

The stand can clearly be seen when Hedwig first starts singing "Origin of Love". The same microphone stand is also seen when Hedwig and the Angry Inch perform at the Menses Fair.

From Quiz Hedwig and the Angry Inch

Answer: Jesus Was Good

It was on American Forces Network.

From Quiz The Characters of "Hedwig and the Angry Inch"

Answer: Blonde

Of course! Just about every one of Hedwig's wigs in the movie were blonde.

From Quiz Hedwig and the Angry Inch

Answer: Wicked Little Town

"Wicked Little Town" was composed once Hedwig moved away from Germany. "Origin of Love" was written later in her career. "The Long Grift" was written by Tommy Gnosis and "Freaks" is music we hear in the film through a radio, not performed by Hedwig.

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