Bugcrush (2006)

A small-town loner's fascination with the new kid in town leads him into something much more sinister than he could ever have imagined.

Director:

Carter Smith

Writers:

Scott Treleaven (story), Carter Smith

Stars:

Josh Caras, Donald Cumming, Eleonore Hendricks

1 win.

Cast

Cast overview:
Josh Caras	...	Ben (as Josh Barclay Caras)
Donald Cumming	...	Grant (as Donald Eric Cumming)
Eleonore Hendricks	...	Amber
David Tennent	...	Shannon
Alex Toumayan	...	Tim
Billy P.	...	Keith (as Billy Price)
Harlan Baker	...	Teacher

Storyline

A small-town loner's fascination with the new kid in town leads him into something much more sinister than he could ever have imagined.

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Plot Keywords:

boy smoking a cigarette | gay sex | queer cinema | detention | gay interest | 

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Genres:

Short | Drama | Horror | Mystery

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Official Sites:

former official producer's site - no longer active as of August 2012

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

20 January 2006 (USA)

Also Known As:

Aprosdokita

Company Credits

Production Co:

Pollywog Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

36 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Edited into Boys Life 6 (2007)

User Reviews

Disturbing movie

I saw Bugcrush this evening as a part of the Palm Springs Short Film Festival. It was the final movie in the series of gay shorts, with the other movies (for the most part) being funny & interesting. This was the last movie - and was dark, disturbing, grotesque, and bizarre. Perhaps if I was prepared for a creepy, scary movie I would have enjoyed it - but I gasped in all the same parts that the rest of the sold-out gay crowd did. When the Q&A's came at the end, more than half the crowd got up and left, saying things like "Let's get out of here, so I don't have to hear anything about Bugcrush." Of the eight movies shown, Bugcrush was the most memorable - but not in a good way. If that was the point of the movie - it succeeded.