29th and Gay (2005)

'29th and Gay' is the movie for the gay everyman. Following a year in the life of James Sanchez, it's a story about a guy rapidly approaching thirty, who doesn't have a six-pack, full head ... See full summary »

Director:

Carrie Preston

Writer:

James Vasquez

Stars:

James Vasquez, Nicole Marcks, David McBean

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
James Vasquez	...	James Sanchez (as James Vásquez)
Nicole Marcks	...	Roxy Hymen
David McBean	...	Brandon Bouvier / Shakespeare Musical Performer
Mike Doyle	...	Andy Griffith
Annie Hinton	...	Mom
Kali Rocha	...	HIV Nurse
Michael Emerson	...	Gorilla
Adam Greer	...	Steve
Rob MacAuley	...	Troy
James Synjyn	...	Dad
Steve Gunderson	...	Rico
Ari Lerner	...	James Age 8
Chris Damiano	...	Wrestler
Tim Irving	...	Married Man
Sam Cavanaugh	...	Perfect Boy

Storyline

'29th and Gay' is the movie for the gay everyman. Following a year in the life of James Sanchez, it's a story about a guy rapidly approaching thirty, who doesn't have a six-pack, full head of hair or a boyfriend. While his best friend Roxy, an actress-turned-activist, struggles with showing him there's life beyond the glitz of the disco ball, his other friend, Brandon, one of those gay boys comfortable in his own gay skin, works on getting James to at least talk to a boy. Feeling out of place in the world of circuit boys, caught between his Hispanic-American heritage and being gay, we watch James find his place in the world, realizing that life is in the journey, not the destination.

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Plot Keywords:

gay | boyfriend | human immunodeficiency virus test | date | reference to shakespeare's henry v | 

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

29 April 2005 (USA)

Filming Locations:

San Diego, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$25,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Daisy Todd Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

87 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

References Batman (1966)

User Reviews

Sooo Self Indulgent

This is another of a new genre of "self indulgent" gay films where the writer or director also casts himself as the lead actor. He's usually not very attractive, but hey, he's in every frame of the movie, trying to be endearing instead. He's definitely clever, in a Woody Allen kind of way, but ultimately gets so annoying as the film drags on and on, you want to punch his face. One peculiarity of this genre is that the looser hero invariably gets the young dream hunk in the end, without even trying. In this film, it's a gorgeous coffee shop waiter. Through most of the film our looser just pines for him but can't summon up the guts to speak. In the end, this hunk seems to just fall in love with our blabbering looser. Why? Because it so happens that he wrote the script!