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

Henry's Father: This is my son. I found him this morning in bed with his best-friend, Russ. They were holding each other and kissing. Believe me, I taught them both a lesson.
Henry: The course of true love never did run smooth.

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Connections

Remake of Fairies (2003)

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Soundtracks

"Pity"
Music by Jessica Fogle
Lyrics by Cory James Krueckeberg
Performed by Zelda Williams

User Reviews

If Only There Were More

Damn, I wanted to love this movie and I did. Well, parts of it. It's based on a short film called "Fairies" by Tom Gustafson, and starring some of the same actors. I think some positive feedback for that 24 minute movie, encouraged Gustafson & Co. to go back and expand it to a full-length production. Too bad. It WANTS so badly to be a musical, but there aren't nearly enough songs to make it one. The Midsummer Night's Dream mash-up is quite wonderful, but the plot veers off into the ridiculous when it should have stayed in the charming and touching world in which it begins. I love Tanner Cohen's voice; he's the absolute star of this movie, but he's sinfully underutilized. The choreography is so bad I really shouldn't call it that. It's unlikely to happen, but I hope director/writer Tom Gustafson rewrites this one more time for live theatre. This belongs on the musical stage.