Eating Out (2004/I)

User Rating:

6.1/10   

Director:

Q. Allan Brocka

Writer:

Q. Allan Brocka (writer)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

The fastest way to a girl's heart is through her gay best friend.

Plot:

After getting dumped by his slutty girlfriend, Caleb falls in love with Gwen. However, thanks to Caleb's roommate, Gwen thinks he's gay and sets him up with her roommate, Marc. |

Plot Keywords:

Roommate | Gay | Coming Out | Father Son Relationship | First Gay Sexual Experience

Awards:

6 wins

Cast

Rebekah Kochan	...	Tiffani
Scott Lunsford	...	Caleb Peterson
Jim Verraros	...	Kyle
Natalie Burge	...	Milkshake Marcy
Adrienne Pearson	...	Jenny the Beaver "Firecrotch"
Jillian Nusbaum	...	Jamie Peterson
Ryan Carnes	...	Marc Everhard
Christopher Michaels	...	Sebastian (British Guy)
Emily Brooke Hands	...	Gwen Anderson (as Emily Stiles)
Billy Shepard	...	Joey (as William Shepherd)
Maurice Grossman	...	Carnival Vendor
John Janezic	...	Richard
Ditte Lokon	...	Miko
Dani Millan	...	Ronnie
Stafford Williamson	...	Prof. Winston James

Runtime:

90 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Hong Kong:IIB | UK:15 | Netherlands:12 | New Zealand:R16 | USA:Unrated

Filming Locations:

Tucson, Arizona, USA

Company:

Ariztical Entertainment

Trivia:

Was shot in 10 days.

Quotes:

Caleb: Don't take it personally.
Tiffani: I am a person, how else am I supposed to take it.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Serving Seconds: The Making of 'Eating Out 2' (2007) (V)

Not Exactly 'Parfait'

EATING OUT is a good looking film. It's young stars are hunky, sexy guys who look great on camera and turn in credible performances. The gal pals are a gay man's fantasia, however - as one character says "a reality show without the camera crew". The film manages to neatly hide it's low budget roots. After a few establishing shots of Tuscon, we forget the rest of the film is basically house-bound. The centerpiece of EATING OUT (the title has nothing to do with finding a good restaurant) is a phone sex scene that manages to be quite sexy despite it's extended length. The film's biggest disappointment (and disservice) is it's idiotic dialogue. Characters speak in a "Clueless" slang that is both annoying and unreal. The fatuous dialogue turns the likable cast superficial. It might be cute to occasionally say 'parfait' for 'perfect' and 'Fabio' for 'fabulous' but when every line contains something like this, it gets annoying. There are also a lot of 'jokes' and 'one liners' (a truly appalling one about being HIV positive) that don't contribute much. If this is Oscar Wilde, he's slumming. Turn off the volume and just watch EATING OUT - then it'll be nearly parfait - maybe even downright Fabio.