Bedrooms and Hallways (1998)

At the suggestion of a straight friend, gay man Leo joins a men's group, where he causes some upsets by declaring his attraction to one of its members.

Director:

Rose Troche

Writer:

Robert Farrar

Stars:

Kevin McKidd, Julie Graham, Simon Callow

1 win & 2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Kevin McKidd	...	Leo
Julie Graham	...	Angie
Simon Callow	...	Keith
Con O'Neill	...	Terry
Harriet Walter	...	Sybil
Christopher Fulford	...	Adam
James Purefoy	...	Brendan
Jennifer Ehle	...	Sally
Tom Hollander	...	Darren
Hugo Weaving	...	Jeremy
Paul Higgins	...	John
Merelina Kendall	...	Lady Homeowner 1
Victoria Williams	...	Lady Homeowner 2
Simon Green	...	Gentleman Homeowner 2
Nichola McAuliffe	...	Lady Homeowner 3 (as Nicola McAuliffe)

Storyline

Keith runs a male bonding group, which was meant to be macho fun, but acts as therapist as dreaded-unmanly emotional and even relational problems prove unavoidable. Openly gay Leo is delighted to find hunky, straight Brendan is a closet-bi and becomes his lover. Things risk ending ugly as it turns out Brendan's girlfriend is Leo's school ex and still able to seduce him.

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Plot Keywords:

watching television | pubic hair | gay | men's group | friend | 

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Taglines:

Re-model Your Love Life.

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Did You Know?

Trivia

The AA patrol was a genuine AA patrol. His patrol team manager was approached by the film company and he was asked if the automobile association could supply a very handsome member of their patrol force as the movie required such an individual. The fact he was so very handsome was a bonus.

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Quotes

Sally: [finds a blindfolded naked man cuffed to her bed] What the hell is this?
Darren: OH HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEAR GERALDINE, CONGRATULATIONS, YOU'RE SEVENTEEN!
Sally: My name is not Geraldine and it's not my birthday
Darren: Isn't it? This is 25 Shelldrake Avenue?
Sally: No this is 23 Shelldrake Avenue
Darren: Oh, how appallingly embarrassing of me, I'm an S&M-ogram, I must've gotten the wrong address
[embarrassed, under his breath]
Darren: oh no!
Sally: Wait... don't I know you?
Darren: God I hope not
[...]

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Soundtracks

Love Plus One
(Nick Heyward (as Heyward))
Performed by Haircut 100
Used by kind permission of BMG Eurodisc Limited
Published by Bryan Morrison Music Limited

User Reviews

Fun, but rather pointless.

This may have been intended as some sort of celebration of the human animal's sexual diversity, but as such it fails to do anything more than skim the surface. We are ponderously asked to accept that the gay boy gets the girl in the end, and that the straight blokes end up in bed with each other. "Does kissing her make me a het?" Kevin McKidd asks of his housemate - a flaming archetype exquisitely performed by Tom Hollander - after a bout of heavy petting with his new boyfriend's ex-fianceé. "Not unless you get an erection," he is told. The questions get asked, but obviously the film is at a loss for answers. And that's exactly the point. Or rather, the lack of it. Come on, *who cares* if this particular chap gets it on with a pretty girl? He already "looks and acts straight" anyway, and he's a carpenter to boot.

"Men's Lib" has never been taken seriously, and clearly this movie was not going to be the first one to do so. In this case it's a particularly revolting New Age kind of men's group, so that's alright.

Oh well. At least James Purefoy looked the part.

Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

9 April 1999 (UK)

Also Known As:

Bedrooms and Hallways

Filming Locations:

Coins Cafe, Talbot Road, London, England, UK

Box Office

Budget:

GBP3,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$16,459, 6 September 1999

Gross USA:

$136,049

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$136,049

Company Credits

Production Co:

Berwin and Dempsey, British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), Pandora Cinema

Technical Specs

Runtime:

92 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1