Make the Yuletide Gay (2009)

A gay student who is "out" at college but not to his family receives an unexpected visit from his boyfriend while at home during the holidays.

Director:

Rob Williams

Writer:

Rob Williams

Stars:

Keith Jordan, Wyatt Fenner, Steve Callahan

3 wins.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Keith Jordan	...	Olaf 'Gunn' Gunnunderson
Wyatt Fenner	...	Thomas
Steve Callahan	...	Professor Daniel Van Devere
Adamo Ruggiero	...	Nathan Stanford
Kelly Keaton	...	Anya Gunnunderson
Jim Wharton	...	Man in Bathroom
Ian Buchanan	...	Peter Stanford
Gates McFadden	...	Martha Stanford
Derek Long	...	Sven Gunnunderson
Hallee Hirsh	...	Abby Mancuso
Alison Arngrim	...	Heather Mancuso
Massimo Quagliano	...	Diego
Kevin F. Sherry	...	Bad Sweater Guy
Jessica Degase	...	College Students
Meagen Johnson	...	College Students

Storyline

Olaf "Gunn" Gunnunderson, an out-and-proud gay college student, crawls back into the closet to survive the holidays with his family. He keeps his cool as his quirky Midwestern-hearted parents try to set him up with his high school sweetheart, Abby. But when his boyfriend, Nathan, shows up at their doorstep unannounced, Gunn must put on a charade to keep the relationship a secret. With pressure mounting from all sides, will Gunn come out before the truth does?

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Plot Keywords:

christmas | roughhousing | faith | doughnut | decoration | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Did You Know?

Trivia

PRODUCER CAMEO: Matthew Montgomery piano player at party.

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Goofs

Olaf is home for Christmas in Wisconsin, but in just about every outdoor scene, there is green grass and leaves on all the trees, something you'd never see in Wisconsin in December. Wrongfully considered a mistake: Actually Anya explains how they moved to warmer climate to avoid the harsh Wisconsin winters.

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Quotes

Olaf 'Gunn' Gunnunderson: Did you guys hear what I said? I'm gay.
Nathan Stanford: Um, I'm gay too if that wasn't clear. It was, ok.

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Connections

Featured in Make the Yuletide Gay: Deleted Scenes (2009)

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Soundtracks

What Child is This?
Traditional tune, lyrics by William Chatterton Dix
Arranged by Austin Wintory

User Reviews

Fun movie, not too heavy handed

I enjoyed this movie. . .

I was not perfect, but it was fun. . .

It didn't preach hard about coming out. . .

It seemed that the problems were that there was no communication from any of them. . .

It had touches from old screw ball movies of the 1940's. . .

Misunderstandings. . .

Confused identities . .

Anya the mother could have played off of the Three Stooges or the Marx Brothers. . .

I would love to see these characters in another movie. . .

Perhaps, the lives of the two young lovers as a couple.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

28 May 2009 (USA)

Also Known As:

Make the Yuletide Gay

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Guest House Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

89 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1