9 Dead Gay Guys (2002)

Two Irish lads stumble through London's gay scene.

Director:

Lab Ky Mo

Writer:

Lab Ky Mo

Stars:

Glen Mulhern, Brendan Mackey, Steven Berkoff

2 wins.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Glen Mulhern	...	Kenny (as Glenn Mulhern)
Brendan Mackey	...	Byron
Steven Berkoff	...	Jeff
Michael Praed	...	The Queen
Vas Blackwood	...	Donkey-Dick Dark
Fish	...	Old Nick
Simon Godley	...	Golders Green
Carol Decker	...	Jeff's Wife
Raymond Griffiths	...	The Desperate Dwarf
Abdala Keserwani	...	Dick-Cheese Deepak
Karen Sharman	...	The Iron Lady
Leon Herbert	...	Nev
Steven Woodhouse	...	Father Ted
John Michaels	...	Third West African Brother
Rickardo Beckles-Burrows	...	Second West African Brother (as Rickardo Beckles-Burrowes)

Storyline

The story of two lads from Belfast as they stumble their way through the London gay underworld in search of 'gainful employment'. This being the offering of sexual favors to older gay men in order to subsidize their respective giros. However, when one of the lads accidentally shags a punter to death, they are forced to look for 'work' elsewhere. It is then that they discover the myth of 'The Bread in the Bed' - a huge bed full of money. 'Nine Dead Gay Guys' is the result of the ensuing caper as the lads begin the search for the elusive bed.

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Plot Keywords:

london england | penis size | gay interest | gay stereotype | male rear nudity | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Crime

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong sexual content including pervasive dialogue, and language

Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

19 September 2003 (UK)

Also Known As:

Nove Gays em Perigo

Filming Locations:

London, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

Little Wing Films, Nine Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

83 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Golders Green (the name of one of the characters in the movie, who claims to be a very religious Jew) is actually the name of a middle class bedroom suburban type neighborhood located in the London Borough of Barnet. It was sparsely populated before 1900, but grew rapidly through most of the 20th Century, having an especially notable Jewish population, including a large contingent of Orthodox and Hasidic Jews, such as the character of Golders Green.

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Connections

Edited into Hanging Out with 9 Dead Gay Guys (2004)

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Soundtracks

"One Step Beyond"
Performed by Madness
Courtesy of Virgin Records

User Reviews

More hard-on than right-on!

Byron and Kenny find themselves in a Greek tragedy of horrendous proportions as the gay guys that the cynical, drunken one of this Irish pair of 'working' lads has persuaded his more innocent friend to make money from start dropping dead. Ripped clothes and rent boys are in evidence as the lads start looking for the loot in the orthodox jew's bed, and they need a tool as big as two cans of Red Bull to get there. Luckily one is endowed with good fortune! The twits stumble through plot twists amid a succession of caricature characters and the film looks like South Park in live-action Brixton. Since every sensibility is deliberately offended, it reminds me of the attitude in Stephen Pickles' brilliant book of the pre-AIDS eighties, 'Queens.' No visible dicks may upset gays more than seeing themselves portrayed for laughs, but the lads are quite engaging, and humour not pornography dominates. It has won at gay as well as straight comedy film festivals (notably Montreal and Dublin) and the anxious straight critics needn't worry that they ought to be offended for their gay sisters. It's a tease: there are a couple of good twists about stereotypes near the end, and one of the lads realises he is enjoying the sex with men, while the other goes home to his mammy. In other words the film's biggest stereotypical statement is less about queens, dwarves, vicars, fat women, minicab drivers or black men than it is about Irishmen!