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Oy Vey! My Son Is Gay!!

  • 2009
  • PG-13
  • 1h 31m
IMDb RATING
5.2/10
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Carmen Electra, Saul Rubinek, Lainie Kazan, Vincent Pastore, Bruce Vilanch, and John Lloyd Young in Oy Vey! My Son Is Gay!! (2009)
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Every Friday night Shirley invites another "perfect" woman for Shabbat dinner in hopes that her son, Nelson, will marry a nice Jewish girl. Nelson, however, has something to tell them...he's... Read allEvery Friday night Shirley invites another "perfect" woman for Shabbat dinner in hopes that her son, Nelson, will marry a nice Jewish girl. Nelson, however, has something to tell them...he's gay.Every Friday night Shirley invites another "perfect" woman for Shabbat dinner in hopes that her son, Nelson, will marry a nice Jewish girl. Nelson, however, has something to tell them...he's gay.

  • Director
    • Evgeny Afineevsky
  • Writers
    • Menahem Golan
    • Evgeny Afineevsky
    • Martin Guigui
  • Stars
    • Lainie Kazan
    • Saul Rubinek
    • Vincent Pastore
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.2/10
    1K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Evgeny Afineevsky
    • Writers
      • Menahem Golan
      • Evgeny Afineevsky
      • Martin Guigui
    • Stars
      • Lainie Kazan
      • Saul Rubinek
      • Vincent Pastore
    • 20User reviews
    • 10Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 19 wins & 1 nomination total

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    Trailer 2:08
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    Photos16

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    Lainie Kazan
    Lainie Kazan
    • Shirley Hirsch
    Saul Rubinek
    Saul Rubinek
    • Martin Hirsch
    Vincent Pastore
    Vincent Pastore
    • Carmine Ferraro
    John Lloyd Young
    John Lloyd Young
    • Nelson Hirsch
    Jai Rodriguez
    Jai Rodriguez
    • Angelo Ferraro
    Bruce Vilanch
    Bruce Vilanch
    • Uncle Max
    Carmen Electra
    Carmen Electra
    • Sybil Williams
    Shelly Burch
    • Teresa Ferraro
    Stanislav 'Slava' Medvedenko
    • Russian Host
    • (as Slava Medvedenko)
    Alexandra Mamaliger
    • Andrea Hirsch
    • (as Alex Mamaliger)
    Eddie Levi Lee
    • Moisha
    Kyle Deluca
    • Anthony Ferraro
    Heiko Obermöller
    • Nudelman
    • (as Heiko Obermoeller)
    Phyllis Silver
    • Sophie
    Rachel Handler
    • Celeste
    Patricia Henderson
    • Margaret
    Tom Fridley
    Tom Fridley
    • Nick
    • (as Tommy Fridley)
    Jerry Sciarrio
    • Dr. Herman
    • Director
      • Evgeny Afineevsky
    • Writers
      • Menahem Golan
      • Evgeny Afineevsky
      • Martin Guigui
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    • Trivia
      Filming started the day before Thanksgiving, making those working on the film unable to return home for the holiday, so the cast and crew had Thanksgiving dinner in the home where the interiors were shot.
    • Goofs
      There's much discussion about being in the Jacuzzi, but the tub Sybil gets into is a claw-foot tub that clearly has no whirlpool feature.
    • Connections
      Featured in The Cinema Snob: Oy Vey! My Son is Gay!! (2020)
    • Soundtracks
      Finally
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    1/10

    A tacky movie coming to a theater near you..

    I saw Oy Vey My Son Is Gay last week when I was visiting a friend in NYC. They were doing a screening of the film for amfAR.

    After the cartoon intro, the actual film started off odd and very choppy. It was almost uncomfortable to even watch. As the film progressed, I had high hopes for the movie. A good cast and with so much going on in the gay community, a good chance to really talk about relevant subject matters through comedy.

    I was disappointed on all levels. The film was simply embarrassing to watch. Instead of focusing on relevant subject matter it perpetuated obvious stereotypes of the GLBT community. I'm a proud parent of a gay child and I was offended that this was the best that they could come up with.

    I'd highly recommend seeing something else. It was waste of an hour of my time. No good messages to walk away with. I doubt it will ever make it into a theater.
    • nerg112
    • Nov 4, 2009
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    • Release date
      • December 24, 2010 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • Yiddish
      • Tamil
    • Also known as
      • Oy Vey! My Son Is Gay!
    • Production companies
      • New Generation Films
      • North by Northwest Entertainment
      • Oy Vey My Son Is Gay Productions
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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $89,507
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $4,042
      • Dec 26, 2010
    • Gross worldwide
      • $89,507
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 31 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby SR
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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