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10 out of 11 people found the following review useful:
Lovely little morsel, 10 June 2001

Author: pyotr-3 from Washington DC

What a lovely little film this is! Definitely worth a look. Sara Gilbert is stunning as always. Bravo Sarah!

The story has a father taking his son to a female prostitute, no doubt because he wants to make his son straight. Sara Gilbert's prostitute character figures out that the son is gay, and gives him a night to remember - not because of sex, but because of acceptance. A beautiful little film.

7 out of 7 people found the following review useful:
Nice piece of work., 5 May 2005

Author: krygsman from Netherlands

I saw this movie when it was shown in the cinema in London during a short-movie festival. Although it is a short movie the story is splendid and was performed beautifully. The story is about a young boy who's father brings him to a hooker as a gift to his sixteen's birthday. The boy seems to be very shy and uncertain, the hooker, played by Sara Gilbert, tries to relax him when she understands he is still a virgin. Then the movie takes an interesting turn when the two start talking about their perception and reasons of having sex, delaying the actual act with every discussion.

It definitely was the best movie of the entire festival.

Funny trivia: Sara Gilbert, who plays the hooker in this short movie, wasn't officially "out of the closet" yet when this movie was shot.

5 out of 5 people found the following review useful:
Great short, 2 October 2006

Author: Wayne Malin (wwaayynnee51@hotmail.com) from United States

A father buys his teenage son Scott (Erik MacArthur) an hour with prostitute Evelyn (Sara Gilbert) for $30.00. Evelyn pretty much figures out he's gay immediately and they just talk. That's about it really.

Still this is well-made with very realistic dialogue and two great performances by Gilbert and MacArthur. Also there's an opening and closing sequence at a beach which pretty much tells you what happens. Touching, moving and just great. A very quiet and interesting coming -of age and coming out story. A 10 all the way. This is included in one of the DVD "Boys Shorts" collections (sorry, I don't know which one). Also written and directed by openly gay Christopher Landon--son of the late Michael Landon. I think his father would be proud.

4 out of 6 people found the following review useful:
Great little flick, 11 June 2001

Author: Patrick Lynch from Providence

It's not too often that a fairly complete story can be told in a short film, but $30 does it well. The believability is there from the start, so the story just falls into place. A great coming of age story, for both of the leads. Pay attention to what Sara Gilbert is watching on TV, by the way!

1 out of 1 people found the following review useful:
OK short about acceptance, 16 December 2009
Author: JoeytheBrit from www.moviemoviesite.com

This is quite a neat little film that perhaps romanticises recognisable figures - the hooker with the heart of gold, etc - to reassure those on the cusp of realising their sexuality that it's OK to accept who are you. It's a familiar story told from a gay angle - and from both ends of the sexual spectrum - and is pretty much a talking heads picture. Roseanne's Sara Gilbert is the hooker in question, an experienced sexual professional who is paid by the father of Erik MacArthur for an hour of sex with his boy.

She realises almost immediately that Scott is gay, and goes out of her way to show him kindness and put him at ease. She teaches him, by the film's end, that it isn't necessary to question why people are the way they are but just to accept them for who they are. It's one of storytelling's oldest messages, but it's told with a sensitivity and good-naturedness that makes it worth a viewing.

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