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About this movie

Genres:
Documentary, LGBT
Language:
English
Running time:
1:24:07
Partner rating:
NO RATING
Released:
Quality:
480 (DVD equivalent)

Cast & Crew

Cast

  1. Jools Topp
  2. Lynda Topp
  3. Paul Horan
  4. Billy Bragg
  5. John Clarke
  6. Charmaine Pountney
  7. Mereana Pittman
  8. Helen Clark
  9. Mark Trevorrow
  10. Don McGlashan

Directors

  1. Leanne Pooley

Producers

  1. Arani Cuthbert

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The Topp Twins: Untouchable Girls

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The Topp Twins are one of New Zealand's leading comedy acts, and one of the more unusual entertainment phenomena to come from the Southern Hemisphere. Lynda Topp and Jools Topp are sisters who are known as gifted singers, performing country-flavored material with superb harmonies, and also as hilarious comedians who portray a number of offbeat characters, including a pair of beer-swilling farmers, two über-refined society ladies, and the Camp ... The Topp Twins are one of New Zealand's leading comedy acts, and one of the more unusual entertainment phenomena to come from the Southern Hemisphere. Lynda Topp and Jools Topp are sisters who are known as gifted singers, performing country-flavored material with superb harmonies, and also as hilarious comedians who portray a number of offbeat characters, including a pair of beer-swilling farmers, two über-refined society ladies, and the Camp Leader and Camp Follower. While the Topp Twins have a thoroughly mainstream audience at home, Lynda and Jools might be considered too radical for mass consumption in many countries -- both sisters are out-of-the-closet lesbians who are outspoken activists for gay rights, environmental issues, and racial equality. Filmmaker Leanne Pooley offers a look into the public and private lives of this talented duo in The Topp Twins: Untouchable Girls, in which the sisters, their family, and their friends talk about their upbringing, the support they received from their parents, their career, their activism, and how they dealt with a serious health scare that hit one of the sisters. The Topp Twins: Untouchable Girls was an official selection at the 2009 Toronto International Film Festival, where it received the People's Choice Award.

Reviews by Rotten Tomatoes

Scored 'fresh' by Rotten Tomatoes

89%Tomatometer score: 89% positive reviews from professional critics.

percent positive reviews

  1. Negative review
    Catherine Shoard, Guardian [UK] Jools and Linda left my giggle chain unyanked and their backstory, for all its nuance and aspects of tragedy, failed to stir my soul. Full review External link
  2. Positive review
    Colin Covert, Minneapolis Star Tribune With a cheeky attitude and a live-and-let-live message, the Topps are irresistible ambassadors for New Zealand, where a daft sense of humor appears to be a key natural resource. Full review External link
  3. Positive review
    Ty Burr, Boston Globe A fond, uncomplicated love letter to two irrepressible good-time Charlottes. Full review External link
  4. Positive review
    David Wiegand, San Francisco Chronicle Sometimes corny, often funny and just as often touching, their act has been wowing Kiwis for decades. Full review External link
  5. Positive review
    Mark Jenkins, NPR One secret to the Topps' widespread acceptance is in plain sight: their remarkably old-fashioned act. Full review External link
  6. Negative review
    Kyle Smith, New York Post They've been performing for 30 years and it's safe to say that if they had any appeal here, you would have heard of them by now. Full review External link

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