Bob (Alexis Arquette) and Brendan (Christian Maelen) were college roommates who are both gay and attracted to each other but never came out while in school. Years later they meet at a reunion where a straight friend of theirs is getting married. Bob has a boyfriend--hunky Sterling (Tuc Watkins) but still has feelings for Brendan. And Brendan still wants Bob...
I caught this back in 1997 at a small independent theatre. I loved it so much I went back to see it again the same week (something I never do). The picture was very low budget--and it shows. The threadbare sets are a distraction. Arquette said the production kept running out of money. Also the cast mostly consisted of unknowns. Still this has a good script, energetic performances and complications spinning out of control. It's also very tame in terms of gay sex--there's no nudity (the closest we get is seeing Maelen in his underwear) and kisses are done off screen (when Watkins kisses Arquette you hear it but don't see it). Usually that makes me angry but this was made to appeal to all audiences. A fun light-hearted movie. Well worth seeing. Also interesting to see Marni Nixon on screen and not dubbing somebody's singing voice!
I caught this back in 1997 at a small independent theatre. I loved it so much I went back to see it again the same week (something I never do). The picture was very low budget--and it shows. The threadbare sets are a distraction. Arquette said the production kept running out of money. Also the cast mostly consisted of unknowns. Still this has a good script, energetic performances and complications spinning out of control. It's also very tame in terms of gay sex--there's no nudity (the closest we get is seeing Maelen in his underwear) and kisses are done off screen (when Watkins kisses Arquette you hear it but don't see it). Usually that makes me angry but this was made to appeal to all audiences. A fun light-hearted movie. Well worth seeing. Also interesting to see Marni Nixon on screen and not dubbing somebody's singing voice!