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 [France]

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

Mrs. Boyd: I'm going to LOVE to have you stay for bible study.
Donna: Oh, I have wings to make.
Mrs. Boyd: It's a pot-luck.
Donna: No, for my son. He's a fairy.
Mrs. Boyd: A fairy?
Donna: In a play.
Mrs. Boyd: Ohh...
[laughing]
Donna: Well, in real life, too.

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Connections

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

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Soundtracks

"Sexy Like the Sea"
Written by Ryder Ripps and Tanner Cohen (The Guts)
Performed by The Guts

User Reviews

Not perfect, but a favorite

Were the World Mine may not be perfect, but it is inspiring, with a brilliant and durable concept (a queer interpretation and extension of A Midsummer Night's Dream). Like a previous reviewer, I just saw this at the San Francisco Int'l LGBT Film Festival, where it was indeed a solid crowd pleaser and one of my three favorite features in the festival. The film grew from the director's short film "Fairies" (which was also memorable) and I dare say that the music and lyrics, and certainly the lead performers, deserve to have him tighten it up a bit, somehow get lots more money, and carry this forward to a remake a la Baz Luhrmann ("Moulin Rouge") or Julie Taymor ("Across the Universe"). In a way, the material is both weighty and fanciful enough to really need that level of realization to be properly appreciated. As is, though, "Were the World Mine" moved me to tears, made me laugh many times, and made me want to listen to its few songs again, more closely!