''Neverland'', full title ''Neverland: Never Grow Up, Never Grow Old'', is a 2003 indie film by director

Damion Dietz Damion Dietz is an American writer and film director known for his underground/indie films. Background In 1990, Dietz appeared as an actor in '' Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael'', starring Winona Ryder and Jeff Daniels. A graduate (1992) of th ...

with New Media Entertainment and is a dark and surreal modern re-imagining of the classic of

Peter Pan Peter Pan is a fictional character created by Scottish novelist and playwright J. M. Barrie. A free-spirited and mischievous young boy who can fly and never grows up, Peter Pan spends his never-ending childhood having adventures on the mythi ...

and other characters in

J. M. Barrie Sir James Matthew Barrie, 1st Baronet, (; 9 May 1860 19 June 1937) was a Scottish novelist and playwright, best remembered as the creator of Peter Pan. He was born and educated in Scotland and then moved to London, where he wrote several succ ...

's 1904 play ''Peter Pan; or, the Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up'' and 1911 novel ''

Peter and Wendy ''Peter Pan; or, the Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up'' or ''Peter and Wendy'', often known simply as ''Peter Pan'', is a work by J. M. Barrie, in the form of a 1904 play and a 1911 novel. Both versions tell the story of Peter Pan, a mischievous li ...

''.

Synopsis

The award-winning film, loosely based on Barrie's work, presents the characters with a twist. It features

as an older, androgynous teen, whereas the fairy

Tinker Bell Tinker Bell is a fictional character from J. M. Barrie's 1904 play '' Peter Pan'' and its 1911 novelisation ''Peter and Wendy''. She has appeared in a variety of film and television adaptations of the Peter Pan stories, in particular the 1953 ...

is a drugged and burnt out girl, the Lost Boys are hot guys and pot heads, the Darling children are adopted,

Wendy Darling Wendy Moira Angela Darling is a fictional character and one of the main protagonists of the 1904 play and 1911 novel ''Peter and Wendy'' by J. M. Barrie, as well as in most adaptations in other media. Her exact age is not specified in the origin ...

is black,

Captain Hook Captain James Hook is a fictional character and the main antagonist of J. M. Barrie's 1904 play ''Peter Pan; or, the Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up'' and its various adaptations, in which he is Peter Pan's archenemy. The character is a pirate capta ...

is a gay leather man and Tiger Lily is a

transvestite Transvestism is the practice of dressing in a manner traditionally associated with the opposite sex. In some cultures, transvestism is practiced for religious, traditional, or ceremonial reasons. The term is considered outdated in Western ...

. The events take place in

Neverland Neverland is a fictional island featured in the works of J. M. Barrie and those based on them. It is an imaginary faraway place where Peter Pan, Tinker Bell, Captain Hook, the Lost Boys, and some other imaginary beings and creatures live. Altho ...

which is an amusement park in the film, rather than the imaginary island.

Cast

Awards

*2003: Won Q Award at Fort Worth Gay and Lesbian International Film Festival *2003: Director Damion Dietz won Honorable Mention at the Dances With Films festival

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Neverland 2003 films Films directed by Damion Dietz Peter Pan films Films shot at Pinewood Studios Cross-dressing in film British LGBT-related films 2000s English-language films 2000s British films