I'm the One That I Want
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Genre Documentary, Comedy Duration Running time 1h 36m Country United States | 7.6/10 IMDb Director Lionel Coleman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Release date 2000 Genres Stand-up comedy, Comedy, LGBT Similar movies Margaret Cho appears in Im the One That I Want and Bam Bam and Celeste | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Margaret cho i m the one that i want movie trailer
I'm The One That I Want is a concert movie released in 2000. The film captures a live performance of a one-woman show of stand-up comedy, featuring actress and comedian Margaret Cho.
Contents
Premise
The film combines elements of storytelling and stand-up. It showcases Cho's unique style of sexually blunt monologue performance. The primary focus of the material is on Cho's ascension into stardom and her struggles with weight, drug addiction and sexual promiscuity. Cho also addresses her failed sitcom All American Girl, racism, homophobia and other challenges.
Book, CD, and DVD
A book of the same name was also released, as well as a compact disc. The CD is a live audio recording of the same performance at the Warfield Theater. There is also a CD version of the book available, and it is read by Cho. The concert film itself has been released on DVD.