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Director:
Rob Williams
Writer:
Rob Williams (written by)
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Genre:
Comedy more
Plot:
Olaf "Gunn" Gunnunderson, an out-and-proud gay college student, crawls back into the closet to survive the holidays with his family... more | add synopsis
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Review: "Make the Yuletide Gay" Makes the Holidays Mildly Amusing at Best
 (From AfterElton.com. 9 November 2009, 10:08 AM, PST)
Thinking Outside the Box
 (From IFC. 2 November 2009, 7:51 AM, PST)
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Everything You Want from Gay Themed (PG-Rated) Holiday Film! more (4 total)

Cast

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Keith Jordan ... Olaf 'Gunn' Gunnunderson

Adamo Ruggiero ... Nathan Stanford

Hallee Hirsh ... Abby Mancuso

Kelly Keaton ... Anya Gunnunderson

Derek Long ... Sven Gunnunderson
Alison Arngrim ... Heather Mancuso

Ian Buchanan ... Peter Stanford

Gates McFadden ... Martha Stanford

Steve Callahan ... Professor Van Devere

Wyatt Fenner ... Thomas
Massimo Quagliano ... Diego
Kevin F. Sherry ... Bad Sweater Guy
Jim Wharton ... Man in Bathroom
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Doug Prinzivalli ... Party Guest
Austin Wintory ... Party guest
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Runtime:
USA:89 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Filming Locations:
Los Angeles, California, USA more
Company:
Guest House Films more

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Everything You Want from Gay Themed (PG-Rated) Holiday Film!, 9 August 2009
7/10
Author: adam_world from Canada

Make the Yuletide Gay is not a great piece of art. This is not a film that will open on a ton of screens worldwide and earn millions of box office dollars. This is a small budget gay themed holiday film. If you go into it expecting anything more than a bunch of corny jokes and a formulaic plot, you'll be disappointed.

College student Gustav "Gun" Gunderson (Keith Jordan) is out and proud at school but is secretly not out to his eccentric Midwestern parents (Derek Long and Kelly Keaton). During the Christmas holidays he struggles to find the right time to finally tell his parents the truth. When his boyfriend Nathan's holiday plans fall through, Nathan (Adamo Ruggiero) surprises Gustav by showing up on the Gunderson home to spend the holidays. Comedy ensues.

This film explores familiar territory but it's a fun ride. Some of the jokes you see coming, but generally the script is quite clever. There are a few awkward transitions and the editing could have been a lot tighter. The camera particularly overplays Keaton as mom Anya Gunderson, lingering on her a few moments too long after each punch line. Often removing a few beats here and there would have made a lot of difference.

Keith Jordan does a fantastic job. Despite the fact this is a comedy and everything will probably turn out for the best, Jordan manages to make the "what if" fears seem real.

Degrassi-The Next Generation's Adamo Ruggiero seemed oddly uncomfortable in front of the camera during the early scenes. Initially I had trouble believing he and costar Jordan were in a long-term relationship. Ruggiero's acting steadily improves as the film progresses and eventually delivers a good performance, but he was obviously chosen to draw in an audience.

Make the Yuletide Gay is fun and light-hearted with a few good laughs. It won't become a mandatory Holiday viewing, but it is perfect for what it is. In other words, you get what you pay for.

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