Dorian Blues (2004)

Director:

Tennyson Bardwell

Writer:

Tennyson Bardwell

Release Date:

28 September 2006 (Germany)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama

Tagline:

Sometimes finding yourself is a matter of checking the closet.

Plot:

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.

Plot Keywords:

Gay | High School | Coming Of Age | Nyu | New York City

Awards:

8 wins

Cast

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 K. Berkowitz) (as Ryan Kelly 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
Frank D'Andrea	...	Football Coach
Ryan Garrett	...	Kel the Locker Bully
Tony Hastings	...	Buffer Jones
Michelle Summerlin	...	Ben's Mother
Daniel A. Jacobs	...	Tony
Mary Gordon	...	Dream Girl
Laura Nelson	...	Strip Club Server
Michael Cornish	...	Dream Guy
Brie Dinsmore	...	Strip Club Dancer
Erika Eve	...	Strip Club Dancer
Karla Ives	...	Strip Club Dancer
Nicole Marquardt	...	Strip Club Dancer
Brandy Martin	...	Strip Club Dancer
Mary Bardwell	...	Church Confessor
John Taylor	...	Pop Pop
John Shea	...	Mr. Trolley
Pat Shea	...	Mrs. Trolley
Tennyson Taylor Bardwell	...	Basketball Boy (as Tenny Bardwell)
Ian McGlocklin	...	Red Zone Player (as Ian M. Sinclair)
Rick Rodgers	...	Bully Buddy #1
Andrew Zox	...	Bully Buddy #2
Abbie Foster White	...	Cheerleader
Kathryn Zox	...	Aunt Beth
Melanie Krahmer	...	Bar Band Singer
Richard Libutti	...	Bar Band
Michael Steiner	...	Bar Band
Gregory Nash	...	Bar Band
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Quinn Taylor Bardwell	...	Quinnie Binny... (uncredited)
Wayland Taylor Bardwell	...	Super Waybay (uncredited)

Directed by
Tennyson Bardwell

Writing credits
Tennyson Bardwell

Produced by
Tennyson Bardwell	....	producer
Steven C. Beer	....	executive producer
Frank D'Andrea	....	producer
Portia Kamons	....	producer
Ann Marie Lizzi	....	co-producer
Mary-Beth Taylor	....	producer

Original Music by
Will Severin

Cinematography by
Taylor Morrison		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Ann Marie Lizzi

Casting by
Mary-Beth Taylor

Production Design by
Len X. Clayton

Art Direction by
Andy Dorr

Costume Design by
Agnes Elizabeth Kapusta		(wardrobe designer) (as Agnes E. Kapusta) (as Agnes Elizabeth Kapusta)

Makeup Department
Abbie Foster White	....	hair stylist
Abbie Foster White	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Alice Toomer	....	assistant production manager
Judi Von Ronne	....	assistant production manager
Shannon Von Ronne	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Neil Benedict	....	assistant director

Art Department
Mary-Beth Taylor	....	oil paintings: Lagatos Home
Kevin M. Tierney	....	props: dorm room photographs (as Kevin Tierney)
Pat Van Alsteyne	....	art assistant

Sound Department
Charles Eble Jr.	....	adr editor
Charles Eble Jr.	....	adr recordist
Charles Eble Jr.	....	dialogue editor
Charles Eble Jr.	....	foley editor
Charles Eble Jr.	....	foley recordist
Charles Eble Jr.	....	sound designer
Charles Eble Jr.	....	sound re-mix engineer
Dan Mazur	....	sound mixer
B.J. Ramone	....	assistant sound engineer
B.J. Ramone	....	foley artist
Kevin M. Tierney	....	boom operator (as Kevin Tierney)

Camera and Electrical Department
Karen L. Dicey	....	dolly grip
Karen L. Dicey	....	key grip
Jill Malouf	....	first assistant camera
Ian McGlocklin	....	gaffer (as Ian M. Sinclair)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Maureen Berkowitz	....	wardrobe: Tiffany

Music Department
Chris Cardona	....	musician: violin
Jeanne DaSilva	....	music supervisor
Charles Eble Jr.	....	music editor
George Fortune	....	musician: drums and percussion
Paul Othon	....	musician: bass
Will Severin	....	musician: guitar
Will Severin	....	musician: keyboards
Will Severin	....	orchestrator
Will Severin	....	score producer
Chris Theis	....	music mixer
Chris Theis	....	music recordist
Mark Vinci	....	musician: saxophone

Other crew
Austin Basis	....	choreographer
Steven C. Beer	....	producer's representative
Judith Ann Conte	....	dance consultant
John Druzba	....	choreographer
Mary Gordon	....	production assistant
Andrea Lizzi	....	production assistant: special unit
Mary Jean Lizzi	....	production assistant: special unit
Cody Nickell	....	extras coach
Amy O'Neill	....	production assistant
Caitlin Roben	....	choreographer
Anne Taylor	....	catering: Popboon Catering
Anne Taylor	....	food stylist: Popboon Catering
John Taylor	....	catering: Popboon Catering
Ethan Turner	....	production assistant

Thanks
George Abraham	....	very special thanks (as Virginia & George Abraham)
Virginia Abraham	....	very special thanks (as Virginia & George Abraham)
Douglas Bachman	....	special thanks
Bill Baetz	....	special thanks (as Suzanne Lang Baetz & Bill Baetz)
Suzanne Lang Baetz	....	special thanks (as Suzanne Lang Baetz & Bill Baetz)
Jill Bardwell	....	very special thanks (as Paul & Jill Bardwell)
Mary Bardwell	....	very special thanks
Paul Bardwell	....	very special thanks (as Paul & Jill Bardwell)
Bob Barghaus	....	very special thanks (as Mary Elen & Bob Barghaus)
Mary Elen Barghaus	....	very special thanks (as Mary Elen & Bob Barghaus)
Laila Basta	....	very special thanks (as Lofty & Laila Basta)
Lofty Basta	....	very special thanks (as Lofty & Laila Basta)
Victor Basta	....	very special thanks
Lt. Bebe	....	special thanks: Town of Bethlehem Police Department
Edward Bilous	....	special thanks
Molly Bradford	....	special thanks
Steve Chick	....	special thanks
Lori Colella	....	very special thanks
Victoria Cook	....	special thanks
Victoria Cook	....	very special thanks: Frankfurt Garbus Klein & Sels
Jill D'Andrea	....	very special thanks
John D'Andrea	....	special thanks: D'Andrea's Pizza
Heather DeForge	....	very special thanks
Paul Denninger	....	very special thanks
Charles J. Diamond	....	special thanks: DiCarlo's Gentlemen's Club
Michelle DiBucci	....	special thanks
Sprite the Dog	....	special thanks
Tobie Dorn	....	special thanks
Tom Dwyer	....	special thanks
Lorelyn Estrella	....	special thanks
Christopher Evans	....	special thanks (as Tricia & Christopher Evans)
Tricia Evans	....	special thanks (as Tricia & Christopher Evans)
Matt Feury	....	special thanks
Lisa Field	....	special thanks
Terry J. Field	....	special thanks (as Terry Field)
Michael Fischer	....	very special thanks
Jon FitzGerald	....	special thanks: Festival Consulting Group
Brent Ford	....	very special thanks (as Brent & Patricia Ford)
Patricia Ford	....	very special thanks (as Brent & Patricia Ford)
Jim Gianconi	....	special thanks: Mr. G's Deli
Andrew Goodman	....	very special thanks (as Andrew & Ingrid Goodman)
Ingrid Goodman	....	very special thanks (as Andrew & Ingrid Goodman)
Frank Gordon	....	very special thanks
Chris Gore	....	special thanks: Film Threat
Polly Grande	....	special thanks
Ron R. Hall	....	very special thanks (as Ron R. Hall & Francis L. Morrison)
Mary Elen Hanrahan	....	special thanks
Monique Fretto Heenan	....	special thanks
John Hoffman	....	special thanks
Alan Hoffmanis	....	special thanks: Lake Placid Film Festival
Mike Holes	....	very special thanks
Alexander Hubbard-Ford	....	very special thanks
John Hunter	....	special thanks: Bethlehem Central High School (as John Hunter BCHS)
Halfdan Hussey	....	special thanks: Cinequest
Jan Michael Hussey	....	special thanks: Cinequest
Gerald D. Jennings	....	special thanks: City of Albany (as Mayor Gerald D. Jennings)
Brian Johnson	....	very special thanks: Website Creation
Larry Kamons	....	special thanks
Shirley Kamons	....	very special thanks
Thomas Kane	....	special thanks: St. Thomas School
Kevin Karczewski	....	special thanks
Bob Katzen	....	very special thanks
Ellen Katzen	....	very special thanks (as Ellen & Bob Katzen)
Bill Keane	....	very special thanks (as Bill & Cindy Keane)
Cindy Keane	....	very special thanks (as Bill & Cindy Keane)
Richard Kromka	....	very special thanks
Margherita Petti Krug	....	special thanks: Cotton Hill Studios
Richard Kuranda	....	special thanks: New School
Marjorie Leof	....	very special thanks
Mitch Levine	....	special thanks: Festival Consulting Group
Andrea Lizzi	....	very special thanks (as Frank Theresa & Andrea Lizzi)
Frank Lizzi	....	very special thanks (as Frank Theresa & Andrea Lizzi)
Theresa Lizzi	....	very special thanks (as Frank Theresa & Andrea Lizzi)
Scott Lynburner	....	special thanks
Arlene Maranville	....	special thanks: Bethlehem Central High School (as Arlene Maranville BCHS)
Maxwell	....	special thanks: 100% Sound at Woods End Recording Studios
John McCabe	....	special thanks
John McFadden	....	special thanks
Bette McVey	....	special thanks
Craig Medwick	....	very special thanks: Clifford Chance US
Jan Metzger	....	very special thanks: Imperatives (as Jan & Jane Metzger)
Jane Metzger	....	very special thanks: Imperatives (as Jan & Jane Metzger)
Gil Michel-Garcia	....	very special thanks: Clifford Chance US
Maria Miles	....	very special thanks: Greenberg Traurig
Sarah Miller	....	special thanks: Regulatory Watch
Jon-Alan Minehardt	....	special thanks
Francis L. Morrison	....	very special thanks (as Ron R. Hall & Francis L. Morrison)
Pat Murphy	....	special thanks: AVID Technology
Laura Nelson	....	special thanks: DiCarlo's Gentlemen's Club
Todd O'Brien	....	very special thanks: Technical Video
Lis Orion	....	special thanks
D.J. Oshry	....	very special thanks (as DJ Oshry & Bart Rack)
Elliott Oshry	....	very special thanks
The Paris Family	....	special thanks
Steve Paris	....	very special thanks
Ethel Quigley	....	very special thanks (as John & Ethel Quigley)
John Quigley	....	very special thanks (as John & Ethel Quigley)
Chris Quirk	....	special thanks: Victory Cafe
Mike Rabehl	....	special thanks: Cinequest
Bart Rack	....	very special thanks (as DJ Oshry & Bart Rack)
Ray Rettig	....	special thanks: Cotton Hill Studios
Isen Robbins	....	special thanks: Intrinsic Value
Patti Ronan	....	special thanks
Scott Ryder	....	special thanks
Donna Scacco	....	very special thanks (as Tom & Donna Scacco)
Tom Scacco	....	very special thanks (as Tom & Donna Scacco)
Tony Scardillo	....	special thanks
Aaron Scher	....	special thanks: Cotton Hill Studios
Aimee Schoof	....	special thanks: Intrinsic Value
Patrick Seely	....	very special thanks (as Susanna & Patrick Seely)
Susannah Seely	....	very special thanks (as Susanna & Patrick Seely)
Dawn Sharpe	....	special thanks
Ray Simboli	....	special thanks: Mobile Video Lighting
Sirsy	....	special thanks
John Sobesta	....	very special thanks (as William Tomai & John Sebesta)
Ingrid Sonnickson	....	special thanks (as Ingrid Sonnickson CMU)
Jim Stark	....	special thanks
Prilla Stott	....	very special thanks
Dolores Suozzo	....	very special thanks (as Robert & Dolores Suozzo)
Robert Suozzo	....	very special thanks (as Robert & Dolores Suozzo)
Anne Taylor	....	very special thanks (as John & Anne Taylor)
Anne Robinson Taylor	....	dedicatee: in loving memory of (as Anne Robinson Taylor [our sweet Boonie] 1935-2001)
John Taylor	....	very special thanks (as John & Anne Taylor)
William Tomai	....	very special thanks (as William Tomai & John Sebesta)
Don Wadsworth	....	special thanks (as Don Wadsworth CMU)
Jeremy Walker	....	very special thanks: Jeremy Walker & Associates
Ted Weinrib	....	very special thanks: Greenberg Traurig
Loretta Willis	....	very special thanks
Shere Yellin	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Day Dreamer Films (as DayDreamer Films)

Distributors

• Optimale (2007) (France) (theatrical)
• PRO-FUN media Filmverleih (2006) (Germany) (theatrical)
• TLA Releasing (2005) (USA) (theatrical)
• We&Co (2007) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• PRO-FUN media Filmverleih (2006) (Germany) (DVD)
• TLA Releasing (2009) (UK) (DVD)
• TLA Releasing (2005) (USA) (video)

Other Companies

• 100% Sound at Woods End Recording Studios  post-production sound services (as 100% Sound at Woods End Recording Studios, Saratoga Springs, NY)
• 100% Sound at Woods End Recording Studios  special thanks (as Woods End)
• Applebee's Funeral Home  special thanks
• Avid Technology  special thanks (as AVID Technology)
• Cinequest Distribution  special thanks (as Cinequest)
• City of Albany Police Department  special thanks
• City of Albany, New York  special thanks (as City of Albany)
• Clifford Chance US  very special thanks (as Clifford Chance US LLP)
• Cotton Hill Studios  additional sound production services (as Cotton Hill Studios, Inc., Albany, NY)
• D'Andrea's Pizza  special thanks
• DiCarlo's Gentleman's Club  special thanks
• Digital Media Systems & Services  AVID editing system provided by (as Digital Media Systems & Services, Schenectady, NY)
• Dolby Digital  recording system (as Dolby Digital in selected theatres)
• Festival Consulting Group  special thanks
• Film Threat  special thanks
• Frankfurt, Garbus, Klein and Selz  very special thanks (as Frankfurt Garbus Klein & Sels)
• Greenberg Traurig  very special thanks (as Greenberg Traurig, LLC)
• Imperatives  AVID editing system provided by (as Imperitives, Inc.)
• Imperatives  very special thanks (as Imperitives, Inc.)
• Intrinsic Value Films  special thanks (as Intrinsic Value)
• Jay's Mobile Station  special thanks (as Jay's Mobile Station, Delmar)
• Jeremy Walker + Associates  very special thanks (as Jeremy Walker & Associates)
• Lake Placid Film Festival  special thanks
• Millivac Instruments  post-production editing facilities (as Millivac Instruments, Inc., Schenectady, NY)
• Mobile Video Lighting  special thanks
• Mr. G's Deli  special thanks
• New York City Mayor's Office of Film, Theater & Broadcasting, The  special thanks (as New York City Mayor's Office)
• Popboon Catering  catering
• Regulatory Watch  special thanks
• Representative McNulty's Office  special thanks (as Rep. McNulty's Office)
• Saratoga Studios  very special thanks
• Saratoga Water  very special thanks
• Savage Arts  props and services provided by
• Snow Business  props and services provided by (as Snowbusiness)
• Sound One  additional sound production services (as Sound One, New York, NY)
• St. Thomas School  special thanks
• Students of Bethlehem Central High School  special thanks (as Students of BCHS)
• Technical Video  beta decks provided by (as Technical Video Inc., Schenectady, NY)
• Technical Video  very special thanks
• The New School, New York  special thanks (as New School)
• Town of Bethlehem Cemetary Association  special thanks
• Town of Bethlehem Police Department  special thanks
• Town of Bethlehem Supervisor's Office  special thanks
• Town of Colonie Police Department  special thanks
• Victory Cafe  special thanks
• Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts  very special thanks
• Waterworks Pub  props and services provided by
• Waterworks Pub  special thanks
• Website Creation  very special thanks (as Technical Video Inc.)
• Yale University  special thanks (as Yale Drama Department)

Also Known As:

Runtime:

USA:88 min | USA:84 min (DVD)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Certification:

Canada:14A (Manitoba) | Canada:14A (Ontario) | Canada:G (Quebec) | Australia:M | Germany:12 | UK:15 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Zurich) | Switzerland:18 (canton of Geneva) | New Zealand:M | USA:Not Rated

Filming Locations:

Albany County, New York, USA

Company:

Day Dreamer Films

Trivia:

First feature film role for Michael McMillian.

Quotes:

[Dorian tells his father he's gay]
Tom Lagatos:[laughs] Son, you don't even know the meaning of the word.
Dorian Lagatos:I don't know the word "gay" means?
Tom Lagatos:I doubt it.
Dorian Lagatos:Well, you're wrong.
Tom Lagatos:What's it mean?
Dorian Lagatos:It means I like men - not you, maybe, but in general.
Tom Lagatos:You hear the anger there? Hm? You see, that's the crux to all of this. You're so angry at me, you'd do anything to try and shock me.
Dorian Lagatos:Of course I'm angry at you, because you've never had anything but contempt for me.
Tom Lagatos:You think this is gonna help?
[...]

Movie Connections:

Featured in 2006 Glitter Awards (2006) (V)

Soundtrack:

Kiss Me Here

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!"