Get a Life (2006)

"I want a straight lover who is gay just for me" declares Jaime in front of his abusive shrink. This is also the statement that propels the plot of a disenfranchised homosexual looking for himself.

Director:

Toby Ross

Writer:

Toby Ross

Stars:

Brian Cambell, Peter Marinelli, Matt Edwards

Cast

Credited cast:
Brian Cambell	...	Jaime
Peter Marinelli	...	Hal Stevens
Matt Edwards	...	Ray Milano
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Holly Barrett	...	Tina
Steve Figg	...	Benjamin
Michael Gonring	...	Monty
James Hoelzel	...	Dr. Marcus Head
Chad Meyer	...	Bookstore regular
Jeffrey Patrick Olson	...	Mechanic
James Powell	...	Jonn Bennet
Aaron Michael Stahlecker	...	Gas Station Attendant
Tina Stefano	...	Galena Chanel

Storyline

From the sleazy bookstore where he meets Monty an experimenting bisexual with a girl friend he left behind in Boston. ("I thought I'd take a walk on the wild side for a few months and then go back to her and all this will become a distant memory" proclaims the young student). Monty becomes Jaime's guiding light and conscience in his dark voyage through the maze of a broken life. After the bookstore gets busted Jaime ends up in the same cell with his archenemy Hal. The two who used to hate each other (Hal used to steal all his hot tricks in the bookstore) become the closest of friends and decide that there is an alternative to gay life. Somewhere over the rainbow there is a twilight zone of the sexual fringe. That's where they belong utters Hal. After a visit to Miss Galena an expert in making gays popular they decide to try a variety of gimmicks. From the circuit parties decked in zoot suits to dressing up in drag and trying to pick up gas station attendant(s) and all the way to the ...

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Plot Keywords:

gay | 

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Genres:

Comedy

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Did You Know?

Connections

References Dawn at Socorro (1954)

User Reviews

I can only confirm...

I can only confirm what most of the previous reviewers wrote. I also wanted to stop watching after 20 minutes but I was so curious to see if it could get worse. It did.

The elements were there to make an "OK" movie. After all, weren't there a lot of situations we can relate to, or have lived, or seen on the "gay scene"?

The announcement "I want a straight lover who is gay just for me" is a fantasy many of us must have had at least once, and could have been the basis for a funny story, as it could also have been used for a more serious movie...

But the acting was dreadful, the directing also, as was the sound.

Not worth more reviewing.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

10 December 2006 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Hornbill Films

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Stereo (Western Electric Sound System)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1