Bugcrush (2006)

User Rating:

6.8/10   

Director:

Carter Smith

Writers:

Carter Smith (writer)
Scott Treleaven (short story)

Genre:

Short | Drama | Mystery

Plot:

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. |

Plot Keywords:

Male Rear Nudity | Shower Scene | High School Student | Bug | Gay Kiss

Awards:

1 win

Cast

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)

Runtime:

USA:36 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Movie Connections:

Edited into Boys Life 6 (2007) (V)

short story

The short story that BUGCRUSH is based on was originally written by the artist/filmmaker Scott Treleaven (not Steve). The story, which is also entitled 'Bugcrush', originally appeared in the horror anthology 'QUEER FEAR 2', edited by horror writer/essayist Michael Rowe, and was published by Arsenal Pulp Press (2003). The film follows the story very accurately, creating the same kind of lingering threat of sexual violence/fulfillment, and using a lot of the stilted, crushed-out teen dialog that made the story so effective. Although he's mostly known as a visual artist, Treleaven also wrote, and directed, the cult films QUEERCORE (1996), and THE SALIVATION ARMY (2002), as well as a number of other scripts and stories.