Partner(s) (2005)

An enterprising lawyer , acting on a report that a female colleague is up to make partner, plays up the established rumor that he's gay in order to better his chances at edging out his competition.

Director:

Dave Diamond

Writer:

Dave Diamond

Stars:

Jay Harrington, Julie Bowen, Brooke Langton

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jay Harrington	...	Dave Denali
Julie Bowen	...	Katherine
Brooke Langton	...	Lucy
Michael Ian Black	...	Christopher
Saul Rubinek	...	Matthew
Corey Reynolds	...	William
Jay Paulson	...	John
Josh Cooke	...	Tom
Jordana Spiro	...	Anne
Jim Rash	...	Katherine's Secretary
Lee Garlington	...	Dave's Mom
Steve Ryan	...	Dave's Dad
Greg Callahan	...	Jameson
Reichen Lehmkuhl	...	Benjamin
Wendel Meldrum	...	Sandy

Storyline

An enterprising lawyer , acting on a report that a female colleague is up to make partner, plays up the established rumor that he's gay in order to better his chances at edging out his competition.

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Plot Keywords:

lawyer | pretending to be gay | deception | charades | 

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Taglines:

A romantic comedy with consequences.

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Genres:

Comedy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for some language

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

13 December 2005 (USA)

Also Known As:

Eu, Meu Amigo e o Armário!

Company Credits

Production Co:

Wyalusing Avenue Productions

Technical Specs

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Jay Harrington is running with a Harvard T-shirt on. In real life, he is a Harvard alum.

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Soundtracks

Falling
Written by Neilson Hubbard and Joey Everett
Performed by Joey Everett

User Reviews

Posing

'Partner(s)' turns out to be a far better little film than expected. Not that there is anything original about this oft told variation of posing to be something you're not in order to take advantage of career development only to have that posing backfire. But Dave Diamond's script and direction and the presence of an attractive, bubbly and capable cast make this little piece of fluff float.

Tables are turned in a competitive law firm where an important case is to be assigned, a case involving sex discrimination over a gay employee. Dave (Jay Harrington) and Katherine (Julie Bowen), lovers in the past, vie for the assignment that will most assuredly result in being granted full partner ship in the firm. The company involved happens to include a cute young lass Lucy (Brooke Langton) who lives in the same apartment with Dave (Dave happens to room with a gay guy Christopher - Michael Ian Black - but Dave is straight). Lucy eyes Dave but mistakenly thinks Dave is gay, a fact that she feels will help her father's company in the lawsuit if they are represented by a gay lawyer (politics, you know...). Dave goes along with the charade, tells his company he is gay, wins the assignment leaving Katherine jealous, knowing that Dave is NOT gay. The remainder of the story revolves around the cat and mouse game between Dave and Katherine and Dave and Lucy's mutual attraction that interferes with his job. There are many funny side characters who constantly comment on what the gay mind is like. But the story ends well, with the film being a vaguely funny if very superficial view of what being gay is all about.

Not a great film but certainly an entertaining one. Sort of an extended au courant soap opera, it works fairly well on the big screen, largely due to the sustained light touch with which it is delivered. Grady Harp, December 05