Dorian Blues (2004)

High school senior Dorian begins a gay man's odyssey when he determines that he's gay and decides to come out. Chief among concerns is the reaction of his father, who has never liked him.

Director:

Tennyson Bardwell

Writer:

Tennyson Bardwell

Stars:

Michael McMillian, Lea Coco, Steve Fletcher

8 wins.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Michael McMillian	...	Dorian Lagatos
Lea Coco	...	Nicky Lagatos
Steve Fletcher	...	Tom Lagatos (as Steven Charles Fletcher)
Mo Quigley	...	Maria Lagatos
Austin Basis	...	Spooky
Ryan Kelly Berkowitz	...	Tiffany (as Ryan Kelly Berkowitz, Ryan K. Berkowitz)
Chris Dallman	...	Andrew
Leslie Elliard	...	Therapist
Jeff Paul	...	Social Worker
Cody Nickell	...	Ben
Jack Abele	...	Ben's Father
Richard Burke	...	Muscles
Sian Heder	...	Ellie
Carl Dana	...	Priest
Portia Kamons	...	Party Matchmaker

Storyline

Coming-of-age. A small-town young man realizes why he's such a misfit - he's gay! Adolescence is proving a pain for the always-thinking Dorian. He's an outcast and the butt of classmates' fag jokes at high school. He's different and understands why when he reaches the conclusion that he's a "stereotypical gay." He soon announces this discovery to his homophobic, Nixon-loving dad. As Dad throws him out of the house, Dorian's off to NYU to encounter a new world of coffee houses, sophisticates and handsome men.

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Plot Keywords:

gay | high school | coming of age | nyu | new york city | 

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Taglines:

Sometimes finding yourself is a matter of checking the closet.

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Official Sites:

Official Dorian Blues site - no longer active as of August 2012

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

28 September 2006 (Germany)

Also Known As:

Dorian Blues - Eine witzig-spritzige Tragödie

Filming Locations:

Albany County, New York, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$185,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$12,605 (USA) (23 September 2005)

Gross:

$71,469 (USA) (10 February 2006)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Day Dreamer Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

88 min 84 min (DVD)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

First feature film role for Michael McMillian.

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Quotes

Dorian Lagatos: The fairy tale finally happened. Lonely Prince Dorian finally met his other prince, and the love Prince Dorian felt for Prince Ben cast out all Dorian's spells of depression and gave him the strength of ten gay men - or seven straight.

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Connections

Featured in 2006 Glitter Awards (2006)

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Soundtracks

"Hark! The Herald Angels Sing"
Arranged by Carla Lother
Performed by Carla Lother, Dan Rosengard & Ensemble
Courtesy of Museum Music
By Arrangement with Vault Music Services

User Reviews

A Quality Film

"Dorian Blues" is indeed worth seeing. The acting is considerable. "The story" has been told many times, but this movie has an air of freshness to it, perhaps mostly because of the overall quality of the film.

Without losing it's low-voltage current of kindly nature and good humor, this movie came close to showing some deeper levels of inner-struggles of those around a person coming out. Yet the self-absorption of the gay character was allowed to overshadow the likely introspection of the overly macho dad, the gay-friendly quarterback and the not-so-clueless mother.

By necessity so many of today's (and yesterday's) independent art films are shot on low budgets and rather poorly produced, but this film appears to have had a big budget and top-quality production. The low-rent "statement films" are getting more difficult to endure (especially @ $9.50 a ticket), yet I understand the need for them.

Thanks and Kudos to the producers of "Dorian Blues!"