this little film be hysterical and full of stereotype about gay and straight and dwarf and british tea and pub and american gun culture and divorce and marriage while yet and it manage to be sensitive to the issue surround each . kathy bates be amazing grace beasley and and a a character actor of stagger range and she bring her considerable comedic talent to grind this somewhat unusual film a she do in fried green tomato . with the help of other comedic talent like dan akroid a max and her ex lawyer husband and the backdrop of downtown chicago and rural england and the story be just intriguing enough to entertain . jonathan price play victor fox and a closet gay singer murder by a cross bow killer in chicago . his valet lover dirk simpson and play by the stunning rupert everett and must overcome victor sibling and include lynn redgrave and who want to turn their home into a tribute museum and and team with bates and her dwarf daughter in law and maudy beasley and to find the killer among the homeless of chicago . the entire cast sing at various point in the pursuit and and be excellent and esp . the talented price and bat . this implausible storyline and both funny and bizarre and be one of the most off center film . cameo by julie andrew and barry manlow and and sally jesse raphael should tell you just how bizarre this film truly be . strange and funny and and off center but with a good perspective about people with every kind of difference .