The Curiosity of Chance (2006)

An already 'out' and eccentric teenager recruits a bizarre circle of friends made up of two oddball outcasts, a straight jock he's crushing on and a drag queen, to help him bring down the homophobic bully threatening his would-be peaceful, high-school existence.

Director:

Russell P. Marleau

Writer:

Russell P. Marleau

Stars:

Tad Hilgenbrink, Brett Chukerman, Aldevina Da Silva

3 wins.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Tad Hilgenbrink	...	Chance Marquis (as Tad Hilgenbrinck)
Brett Chukerman	...	Levi Sparks
Aldevina Da Silva	...	Twyla Tiller
Pieter Van Nieuwenhuyze	...	Hank Hudson
Chris Mulkey	...	Sir
Maxim Maes	...	Brad Harden
Colleen Cameron	...	Sienna Marquis
Magali Uytterhaegen	...	VP Ophelia Smelker
Tony Beck	...	Lawrence Sparks
Danny Calander	...	Claire Vuoyant
Tineke Caels	...	Loretta Getzick
Joyce Berx	...	Toni Durazo
Dirk Calander	...	Passion Pink
Stefan Van Haarlem	...	Lily Pad
Sophie Engel	...	Rachel

Storyline

High school coming-of-age tale. It is the 1980's -- and new wave angst and gender-bending fashion are all the rage. The new kid at school, Chance Marquis is a somewhat awkward teenager who is the target of the school bully. To deal with this dilemma, Chance turns to the opposite ends of the high school spectrum for help. On one end is the flamboyant drag queen and at the other end, the varsity jock. Includes conventions of the high school genre -- the idiot faculty, the good-hearted but misguided parents, the fairy tale reversal of popularity.

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Plot Keywords:

school | high school | bully | jock | drag queen | 

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Taglines:

The only way he could fit in was to stand out.

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

Belgium USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

21 October 2006 (USA)

Also Known As:

Chance' Highschool Abenteuer

Filming Locations:

Antwerp, Flanders, Belgium

Box Office

Budget:

€1,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Bigfoot Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

98 min 105 min (DVD release)

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Winner "Best of Fest" at Palm Springs Film Festival - Palm Springs, CA 2007

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Goofs

In an early scene the vice-principal goes over Chance's academic history in an interview with Chance and states that he is known to sometimes channel deceased torch singers such as Rosemary Clooney, Dionne Warwick, and Ethel Merman. However, as the movie takes place in the 1980s (never indicated which exact year), the only singer of the three that might have been deceased was Ethel Merman (d. 1984). Rosemary Clooney died in 2002. And, Ms. Warwick is still among the living in 2008.

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Connections

Referenced in Midnight Movie (2008)

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Soundtracks

"Dream Woman"
Written by Paul Bliven and Ben Cooper
Performed by Level 7 Music

User Reviews

Simply Incredible

I will preface this comment with the fact that this was an indie film and low budget.

That being said, bravo. I was amazed how close the characters in the movie to the aspects of mine, and probably every gay man's, life. Tad and Brett borough the characters to life with such a brilliant portrayal of the outcast and the in-crowder stepping out. I will admit there were a couple times the dialog seemed a bit interesting and/or almost forced, but overall, i would recommend this movie to anyone. The gay aspect is not shoved in your face, so anyone who enjoys teen comedies can enjoy this.