Jet Boy (2001)

A mysterious stranger finds an unlikely traveling companion in an orphan boy trying to dodge the authorities.

Director:

Dave Schultz

Writer:

Dave Schultz

Stars:

Branden Nadon, Joe Norman Shaw, Matthew Currie Holmes

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Branden Nadon	...	Nathan
Joe Norman Shaw	...	Nathan's First Pick-up
Matthew Currie Holmes	...	Jordan
Randy Birch	...	Tattoo Artist
David Lereaney	...	Gym Teacher (as David LeReaney)
Shawn Anderson	...	Fighting Classmate
Valerie Planche	...	Mrs. Ross
Krista Rae	...	Ivory Girl
Carrie Schiffler	...	Nathan's Mom
Dylan Walsh	...	Boon Palmer
Lynn Ivall	...	Schuyler
Stephen Strachan	...	Ferris
Blair Wood	...	Punk
Tania Sablatash	...	Waitress
Nancy MacDonald	...	Boon's Aunt

Storyline

A mysterious stranger finds an unlikely traveling companion in an orphan boy trying to dodge the authorities.

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Plot Keywords:

man boy love | shirtless boy | teenage prostitution | teenager | bare chested male | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

Canada USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

30 September 2001 (Canada)

Also Known As:

Moments

Filming Locations:

Ambassador Motor Inn - 802 16th Ave NE, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Box Office

Budget:

CAD 1,400,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Runtime:

99 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Soundtracks

"Borderline"
Written and Performed by Allen Christie

User Reviews

A Flawed Wonder

I gave this a 9 out of 10, which is extraordinary for what, in many ways, is a pretty bad film. Sometimes a movie can touch you, like this one does, even though you know it has some terribly bad aspects like cardboard-cutout characters and unbelievable plot turns. In a movie that often has the complexity and production values of an ABC Afternoon Special, there is the stirring performance of Branden Nadon as Nathan, a young male prostitute, latching onto a drifter he wants to be his ... father figure? lover? both? There are many unanswered questions here, opportunities missed, time spent on uninteresting plot lines. But instead of walking away in disgust, Nadon's performance and character just leaves you hungry for more, and wishing scenes had been expanded. There's a scene where Nathan tells a gay teen who has just kissed him, "I just want to be a good kid," and it so excruciating and sweet and sad you wish the scene had gone on forever. When Nathan accompanies the drifter to the drifter's home town, none of the people he encounters there know how worldly he is, or how wounded he is, and how he longs to belong to someone. It's a poignant performance you won't easily forget.