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Boys Life 2 (1997)

 -  Drama  -  7 March 1997 (USA)
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Compilation of four short films about homoerotic situations involving young men. In "Trevor", by Peggy Rajski, a teenager faces homophobia and falls in love for the first time. Tom ... See full summary »

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Eric (segment "Must Be the Music")
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Kevin (segment "Must Be the Music")
Travis Sher ...
Dave (segment "Must Be the Music")
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Jason (segment "Must Be the Music")
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Tony Randozza (segment "Nunzio's Second Cousin")
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Jimmy (segment "Nunzio's Second Cousin")
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Mrs. Randozza (segment "Nunzio's Second Cousin")
Harry Waters Jr. ...
Tony's Date (segment "Nunzio's Second Cousin")
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June Gudmanson
J.D. Cerna ...
Jack Gudmanson (segment "Alkali, Iowa")
Kent Broadhurst ...
Blondie (segment "Alkali, Iowa")
Ellen Hamilton Latzen ...
Carol
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Bill Gudmanson (segment "Alkali, Iowa")
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Trevor (segment "Trevor")
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Compilation of four short films about homoerotic situations involving young men. In "Trevor", by Peggy Rajski, a teenager faces homophobia and falls in love for the first time. Tom DeCerchio directed "Nunzio's Second Cousin", telling the story of a gay cop who forces a gay-basher to come to his house and have dinner with his family. In "Alkali, Iowa", by Mark Christopher, a young gay man finds out some of his father's past secrets. And "Must Be the Music", by Nickolas Perry, follows four teenagers looking for love in nightclubs. Written by lukejoplin@infolink.com.br

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$56,224 (USA) (7 March 1997)

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$186,675 (USA) (28 March 1997)
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First film is predictable but not bad; the last three more than make up for it.
21 May 2009 | by (United States) – See all my reviews

I thought the first short film on this DVD, about the clubbing teens, was trite, except for Milo Ventimiglia and the ending. It's the only one of the four that's a predictable (but not too bad) "gay" movie. The last three films are unusual, each in its own way, and they're all outstanding.

Matt McGrath's performance as the son in DadShuttle is some of the most beautiful acting I've ever seen anywhere, speaking words so realistic and unmovielike that they'd have sounded pretentious spoken by anybody else. Coming from him they're sublime. (Only mediocre actors become big stars. The truly great ones, like McGrath, never do. It's crazy.) I'm glad Trevor was taken out of this collection and issued separately. If it hadn't been I'd probably never have seen DadShuttle.

Alkali IA feels like great literature presented with lovely restraint and grace. I liked it a lot. The real surprise in this set, though, is Vincent D'Onofrio and Eileen Brennan's hilarious dark comedy about a tough gay Italian cop and his mother. Every second of that film is pure delight.

This collection is much better than the first Boys Life (I'm watching the series in order), which surprised me because reviews trend the opposite way. Maybe it's because the three great films in this set are about and for adults, more intelligent and creative than most. They don't fit too comfortably under the "boys" banner, though. It'll be interesting to see how the rest of the series plays out.


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