Holding Trevor (2007)

Young, beautiful and intelligent, Trevor (screenwriter Brent Gorski) is in a stalemate. Entangled in an unhealthy relationship with Darrell, a self-destructive heroin addict, and trapped in... See full summary »

Director:

Rosser Goodman

Writer:

Brent Gorski

Stars:

Brent Gorski, Christopher Wyllie, Melissa Searing

Cast

Credited cast:
Brent Gorski	...	Trevor
Christopher Wyllie	...	Darrell
Melissa Searing	...	Andie
Jay Brannan	...	Jake
Eli Kranski	...	Ephram
Dawn Mondie	...	Mary C
Joseph Roslan	...	Naked Guy
Mathew Pasillas	...	Bar Boy
Monica Todd	...	HIV Counselor
Isaiah Garnica	...	BBQ Boy
Yaniv Madmon	...	Party Guy
Megan Sheperd	...	Co-Worker
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Laura Jean Bransky	...	Hospital Nurse
Daniel Burke	...	New York Boy
Nathan Jon	...	Cowboy

Storyline

Young, beautiful and intelligent, Trevor (screenwriter Brent Gorski) is in a stalemate. Entangled in an unhealthy relationship with Darrell, a self-destructive heroin addict, and trapped in a telemarketing job, Trevor finds scant comfort in Los Angeles' vapid party scene, where conversation rarely rises above inquiries like "So, are you an actor?" Worse still, he and his two best friends - roommate Andie and singer Jake - are being pulled apart by boredom and discontent. At the hospital for his boyfriend's latest overdose, Trevor finds a potential new beginning in Ephram, a medical intern with ambition, a warm demeanor and strikingly good looks. After they spend a romantic evening together, Trevor seems poised to make some changes. He begins by ending his relationship with Darrell and then strives to reconnect with Andie and Jake. But what should be a joyous event - a party celebrating a negative HIV test - explodes into rage and sorrow. Darrell shows up unannounced and makes a scene,...

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Plot Keywords:

party | overdose | heroin | singer | hiv test | 

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Taglines:

Moving forward doesn't always mean leaving something behind.

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Genres:

Drama | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for sexual content, language and some drug material

Details

Official Sites:

MySpace Site Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

16 June 2007 (USA)

Also Known As:

Umleitung ins Glück

Filming Locations:

Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$55,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$7,829 (USA) (4 July 2008)

Gross:

$16,747 (USA) (22 August 2008)

Company Credits

Production Co:

KGB Films, Stray Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

88 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

Darrell the heroin addict has no track marks on his arms.

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Soundtracks

"Rewind"
Written & Performed by Aaron Tashjian
Published by Cornfed Music (BMI)

User Reviews

Oh Dear More Indie Cinema

This starts off with a straight woman masturbating in bed where she's disturbed by a gay male friend phoning her . The gay male friend then has his partner perform fellatio on him and then the partner suffers a drugs OD . Have I mentioned that the opening credits haven't finished at this point ?

Oh dear yet another feature from independent cinema . Maybe there is a market for this type of very limited release . Maybe there isn't . Or maybe the whole film's function is to make a film so the production team can hone their film making skills before moving on to better things . I've got to brutally honest and say the production team on HOLDING TREVOR still have a long way to go

The fundamental problem is that very little of note happens in the film . Characters spout existentialist dialogue in a totally unconvincing pretentious manner . There is not one sympathetic character in the movie and for a film that supposedly is made to appeal to a gay audience the gay characters are acted in a totally camp way which makes for a totally uninvolving film regardless of your sexuality