Eating Out 2: Sloppy Seconds (2006)

User Rating:

6.8/10   

Director:

Phillip J. Bartell

Writers:

Phillip J. Bartell (writer)
Q. Allan Brocka (characters)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Tagline:

Are you ready for seconds?

Plot:

After Marc dumps him, Kyle unites with Gwen and Tiffani to land sexually confused art model Troy by pretending to be straight. However, Marc wants Troy, too, and members from a notorious "ex-gay" group are slipping for the both of them.

Plot Keywords:

Model | Gay | Girlfriend | Boyfriend | Sex

Cast

Jim Verraros	...	Kyle
Emily Brooke Hands	...	Gwen Anderson
Rebekah Kochan	...	Tiffani
Brett Chukerman	...	Marc
Scott Vickaryous	...	Jacob
Mink Stole	...	Helen
Marco Dapper	...	Troy
Adrian Quinonez	...	Octavio
James Michael Bobby	...	Allan
Joseph Morales	...	Derek
Michael Serrato	...	Neil
Sarah Lilly	...	Linda Buchanan
Andrew Ley	...	Shane
Jessie Gold	...	Violet
Larry Laboe	...	Roy

Also Known As:

Eating Out 2: Different Rocks (USA) (DVD box title)

Runtime:

USA:79 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Australia:MA | Netherlands:12 | New Zealand:R16

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Ariztical Entertainment

Trivia:

Ryan Carnes, who played Marc in the original Eating Out (2004/I), was unable to return due to shooting conflicts.

Quotes:

[while sketching Troy]
Tiffani: I wanna hit that harder than Ike hit Tina.
Kyle: I wanna be wrapped in his arms forever and ever.
Gwen Anderson: I wanna see him get it on with his boyfriend.
Kyle: You think he's gay?
Gwen Anderson: Does Whitney want crack?

Movie Connections:

References American Pie Presents The Naked Mile (2006) (V)

Surprisingly appealing, superior sequel to an overrated original

Truth be told, I wasn't keen on viewing Eating Out 2 when it played at the Portland Gay and Lesbian Film Festival, mostly because - not to put too fine a point on it - I absolutely abhorred the original and thought it was an coarse, overrated, and excruciatingly dull hunk of vitriolic idiocy. I enjoy sarcasm when it's the icing on the cake, or the dressing on the salad. Unfortunately, the original Eating Out was an assaultive, self-impressed cacophony of alarming pseudo-rape scenes, caustic one-liners, and hateful stereotypes. There was NO cake, NO salad; watching it was like trying to eat a bucket of Caesar dressing with a spoon. However, I had a free pass to see the sequel and my friends were going, so I caved in and brought a flask (just in case the going got rough). Unexpectedly, the going never got rough at all; it was refreshingly good-humored, charming, and well-written. Imagine my surprise.

Thankfully, the sequel eschews the off-putting, grand guinol theatrics of the original in favor of a warmer, funnier, more humane approach to comedy. Even characters I hated the first time around were more appealing in this one. And, thankfully, this was no sapfest - the "funnier, warmer, and more humane" parts were nicely complemented with snarkiness (COMPLIMENTED, not "drenched in"). I also found it surprisingly well-paced (due, I'm sure, to the new writer/director who apparently learned a thing or two about tempo and rhythm from years of working as an editor). All in all, a great movie - and certainly more enjoyable than Running with Scissors, an A-list, "classy" gay film which bored me to tears the same weekend.