Fun Home
Movie • 2015
ReportFun Home is a musical theatre adaptation of Alison Bechdel's 2006 graphic memoir of the same name, with music by Jeanine Tesori, and book and lyrics by Lisa Kron. The story concerns Bechdel's discovery of her own sexuality, her relationship with her closeted gay father, and her attempts to unlock the mysteries surrounding his life.
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mothyman
not onscreen. see: rape mention
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Is there pedophilia?
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mothyman
tl;dr not said not loud (it wasn't enough to trigger me personally) but certainly present. in greater detail: the father gives a teenager alcohol and hits on him. upon discovering the boy is younger than he had guessed (16 rather than 18), there is a cut to black. he is arrested for supplying alcohol to a minor but alison believes this to be a euphemism for worse. the mother also references the father having underage men around working on the house, and believing he has slept with them. so technically ambiguous but very strongly implied. if it matters, its more clear in the book
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mothyman
no physical violence and the relationship is very complicated (positive and negative), but young alison is emotionally/verbally abused by her father. i would say there's less of it in the musical then the book though if you're leaping from one to another
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mothyman
statutory rape is heavily implied (and the other party seems reluctant as well) but never explicitly stated
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Are there incestuous relationships?
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certainly verbal abuse, no physical violence
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mothyman
alison's father steps into traffic. she never knew for sure if it was a suicide but believes it to be and speaks as though it was. it is mentioned frequently towards the end of the play, and the father has a song that in part describes his mental state just before. the act is vague and not nearly as upsetting as some other depictions i've seen in musical theatre (spring awakening for example), but it probably depends on the staging/performance
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Does someone attempt suicide?
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Is there sexual content?
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several 'fade to black' moments
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melancholy/bittersweet, but not sad
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Bruce is emotionally manipulative towards his family
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mothyman
the word dyke is used, but i haven't clicked yes because it is used by lesbians as a positive self-identifier. also considering that alison bechdel's most famous comic is called 'dykes to watch out for,' this is to be expected
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mothyman
her feelings are complicated and remain so until the end. there is no complete forgiveness but she doesn't cut him out of her mind either
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in the performances i've seen there is a loud car horn. this likely depends though
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Is there ableist language or behavior?
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mildly: young alison makes a joke about her father going to an insane asylum before realizing he is actually going to therapy
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mothyman
see the statutory rape comment
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not in a bury your gays way though, in a 'this is an autobiographical play partially about the gay writer's closeted gay father's suicide' way
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there ARE thinly veiled uncomfortable remarks from alison's parents though
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Bruce is a major character
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mothyman
while alison mentions she believes she is asexual before realizing she just hadn't let herself be attracted to women, this is an autobiography describing her (the author's) real life journey with her sexuality. it is common for people to rotate through sexualities before they figure out what fits, but i've seen concerns about similar depictions before, so i figured i should mention it
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the play is partially about alison's father's death
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alison has her first sexual experience at college
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Bruce dies by suicide
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weed is referenced
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as previously stated, likely depends on the production
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mothyman
there's an offscreen arrest that's only mentioned later
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mothyman
in as much as any theatre monologue does
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mothyman
erring on the side of caution because i doubt anybody without some level of depression etc would have what is described as manic episode and then kill themselves. but it isn't stated
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