Oy Vey! My Son Is Gay!! (2009)

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 (as Joseph Goldman), Evgeny Afineevsky

Stars:

Lainie Kazan, Saul Rubinek, Vincent Pastore

16 wins & 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Lainie Kazan	...	Shirley Hirsch
Saul Rubinek	...	Martin Hirsch
Vincent Pastore	...	Carmine Ferraro
John Lloyd Young	...	Nelson Hirsch
Jai Rodriguez	...	Angelo Ferraro
Bruce Vilanch	...	Uncle Max
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

Storyline

A romantic comedy featuring a Jewish family who struggles coming to terms with their son's non-Jewish and gay boyfriend. When the gay couple adopts a child and it makes headline news, their families come to defend them and realize how much they love them.

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Plot Keywords:

jewish | jewish family | gay couple | punctuation in title | exclamation point in title | 

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Taglines:

Love Is Love!

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Genres:

Comedy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for sexual content, partial nudity, language and some thematic material

Did You Know?

Trivia

John Lloyd Young's first movie.

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Goofs

Though there is a lot of discussion about being in the Jacuzzi, the tub that Sybil gets into is a claw foot tub and clearly doesn't have whirlpool feature.

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Connections

Featured in The Cinema Snob: Oy Vey! My Son is Gay!! (2020)

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Soundtracks

I'm Coming Out
Written by Nile Rodgers and Bernard Edwards
2009 Published by Sony / ATV Songs LLC (BMI), Bernard's Other Music (ASCAP)
Performed by Jai Rodriguez

User Reviews

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.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English Yiddish

Release Date:

24 December 2010 (USA)

Also Known As:

Oy Vey! My Son Is Gay!

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$4,042, 26 December 2010

Gross USA:

$89,507

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$89,507

Company Credits

Production Co:

New Generation Films, North by Northwest Entertainment, Oy Vey My Son Is Gay Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

91 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1