Generic Thriller (2009)

The writer can do anything he wants, right? Or maybe not...as Steven, a handsome young theater history professor discovers when he sets out to write a stage thriller - a plain, old generic ... See full summary »

Director:

Scott Sublett

Writer:

Scott Sublett

Stars:

Chloe Bronzan, Daniel Hart Donoghue, Lance Gardner

Cast

Credited cast:
Chloe Bronzan	...	Sara
Daniel Hart Donoghue	...	Steven
Lance Gardner	...	Audience Guy
Rosemary Griggs	...	TV Reporter
Daniel Hawkey	...	Stage Hand
David Hawkey	...	Stage Hand
James Hiser	...	Larry
Shirley Jones	...	Thalia
Brad Kranich	...	Peter
Laura Long	...	Mrs. Farmer
Craig Marker	...	Vertigo
Regina Melzer	...	French Maid
Ikenna Okoye	...	Tribesman
Lauren Plaxco	...	Mary Beth
Jose Portillo	...	Stage Hand

Storyline

The writer can do anything he wants, right? Or maybe not...as Steven, a handsome young theater history professor discovers when he sets out to write a stage thriller - a plain, old generic thriller - only to discover that his characters prefer a character study - and want it to be a movie, not a play. At least Steven can create the man of his dreams, right? But that character - Vertigo - named after Steven's sixth grade teacher Mr. Vertigo (Steven always dates men named Vertigo) - isn't really cooperating. Will Steven ever finish his play? Will Vertigo behave (or rather, misbehave) as Steven wishes? And what about the friends on whom Steven is basing his other characters - will they still be his friends when it's all over?

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Plot Keywords:

two word title | meta | minimalist | flash forward | montage | 

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Taglines:

A Gay Comedy about a Writer and His Crazy Characters

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

4 March 2009 (USA)

Filming Locations:

San Jose, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

SouthBay Film Studios,Spartan Film Studios

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

References Lifeboat (1944)

User Reviews

There are no words...

I love gay cinema. I can be forgiving for low budget. I can be forgiving for mediocre acting. This parody of a movie about a play of a thriller is the worst movie of the gay cinema genre I have ever watched...and I've seen hundreds. I know it's supposed to be a comedy but they treat everything like it's a joke that their even trying to make a movie. It's hard to describe and I would normally say just watch it to understand but I cannot recommend it for ANY reason. Even the "hot" guys are like warm. The 1 redeeming quality that makes this movie 2 stars is that it's original. Not for me, but it's different.