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.
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
Deleted Scenes, Outtakes, Crew Pics & Wrap Party
Archival Interviews
A Booklet Containing Writings by Consulting Producer and Film Historian Jenni Olson and an Archival Interview with the Filmmakers
New Theatrical Trailer
Other Trailers
English Language 2.0 DTS-HD Master Audio
English SDH, French, & Spanish Subtitles
Region-Free