Were the World Mine (2008)

A bullied and demoralized gay student at an all-boys school uses a magical flower derived from Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream' to turn many in his community gay, including a comely rugby player for himself.

Director:

Tom Gustafson

Writers:

Cory James Krueckeberg, Tom Gustafson,

Stars:

Tanner Cohen, Wendy Robie, Judy McLane

17 wins.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Tanner Cohen	...	Timothy
Wendy Robie	...	Ms. Tebbit
Judy McLane	...	Donna
Zelda Williams	...	Frankie
Jill Larson	...	Nora Bellinger
Ricky Goldman	...	Max
Nathaniel David Becker	...	Jonathon
Christian Stolte	...	Coach Driskill
David Darlow	...	Dr. Lawrence Bellinger
Parker Croft	...	Cooper
Brad Bukauskas	...	Cole
Reid Dawson	...	Russ
Alexander Aguilar	...	Taylor
Yoni Solomon	...	Bradley
Colleen Skemp	...	Becky

Storyline

If you had a love-potion, who would you make fall madly in love with you? Timothy, prone to escaping his dismal high school reality through dazzling musical daydreams, gets to answer that question in a very real way. After his eccentric teacher casts him as Puck in A Midsummer Night's Dream, he stumbles upon a recipe hidden within the script to create the play's magical, purple love-pansy. Armed with the pansy, Timothy's fading spirit soars as he puckishly imposes a new reality by turning much of his narrow-minded town gay, beginning with the rugby-jock of his dreams. Ensnaring family, friends and enemies in this chaos, Timothy forces them to walk a mile in his musical shoes. The course of true love never did run smooth; it's a bumpy ride.

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Plot Keywords:

gay | flower | teacher | gay student | rugby player | 

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Taglines:

A musical dream come true.

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Genres:

Adventure | Comedy | Fantasy | Musical | Romance

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Official Sites:

Official site Official site [fr]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

14 May 2009 (Germany)

Also Known As:

Fairies: A Musical Dream Come True

Filming Locations:

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$19,192 (USA) (21 November 2008)

Gross:

$103,111 (USA) (30 January 2009)

Company Credits

Production Co:

SPEAKproductions, Group Entertainment, The

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Goofs

In the scene from All Things Shall Be Peace, as the characters and Ms. Tebbit are under the tree, Cole (in the gray shirt) is standing behind Ms. Tebbit and Donna. In the next shot, Cole is kneeling in front of them. In the next shot Cole is standing behind them again.

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Quotes

Timothy: If you could make someone love you, would you?

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Connections

Referenced in The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Episode #19.23 (2010)

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Soundtracks

"He's Gay"
Music by Jessica Fogle
Lyrics by Cory James Krueckeberg
Performed by Zelda Williams

User Reviews

Spell-bound !

I watched Were The World Mine this afternoon on DVD and was completely under the spell ! People on the boards have criticized this movie in every way, from every angle and in every detail. Get real folks ! This film is a fantasy, it's sole objective to entertain and to make us dream, to get us away from our dull everyday existences and just enjoy ourselves. As far as I'm concerned, the director ,crew and cast succeeded admirably ! It's never going to be easy for a gay-theme movie to find popularity in main-stream cinema and even more so when things are done on a tight budget, but Were The World has done just that ! Even the gay-clichés made me laugh,as there weren't too many and they fitted into the story-line smoothly. I truly hope that the largely unknown cast go on to long, successful careers !

I gave it a 10, simply because the film entertained me and I couldn't ask for anything more !