Boys Life 4: Four Play (2003)

User Rating:

6.3/10   

Directors:

Phillip J. Bartell
Alan Brown

Writers:

Phillip J. Bartell (segment)
Alan Brown (segment)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama

Plot:

Four gay shorts are rolled into one 83-minute movie.

Plot Keywords:

Gay | Shorts | Boy

Cast

Cole Williams	...	Michael (segment "L.T.R")
Weston Mueller	...	Riley (segment "L.T.R.")
Aimee Garcia	...	Caitlan (segment "L.T.R")
Michael Azria	...	Tobias (segment "L.T.R")
Phillip J. Bartell	...	Interviewer (segment "L.T.R") (voice)
Jonathan Alberts	...	Blurred Boy in Coffee Shop (segment "L.T.R")
David Feldman	...	Boy in Line (segment "L.T.R")
Barry Gellis	...	Boy in Line (segment "L.T.R")
Rich Rennessy	...	Boy in Line (segment "L.T.R")
Michael Peters	...	Boy in Line (segment "L.T.R")
Howard Simson	...	Boy in Line (segment "L.T.R")
Tobias Conan Trost	...	Boy in Line (segment "L.T.R")
Jay Gillespie	...	Brad (segment "O Beautiful")
David Clayton Rogers	...	Andy (segment "O Beautiful") (as David Rogers)
Craig Chester	...	Craig (segment "Bumping Heads")

Runtime:

USA:83 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Filming Locations:

Denville, New Jersey, USA

Trivia:

In the "Bumping Heads" segment, New York photographer Craig Hamrick can be briefly seen in the bar scene, sitting at a bar, talking to another uncredited extra. This is just before the main characters (one of whom is named Craig, and is played by an actor named Craig) "bump heads" giving the movie its title. Hamrick is a friend of the movie's director, 'Brian Sloan', and he was on the set that day shooting some publicity stills for the movie. Also visiting the set that day was Parker Posey, dropping by to see her pal Craig Chester.

Movie Connections:

References "Star Trek" (1966)

Boys Life 4: Four Play

Of the four short films featured here, the best acting was in the second film entitled "O Beautiful" by Alan Brown, with David Clayton Rogers and Jay Gillespie actors. This film deals with gay bashing and gay teens. A contemporary issue like gay bashing is a subject matter that some would rather not face and will undoubtedly have a bias against this film prior to viewing it, due to the subject matter. "O Beautiful" a complicated high drama poignantly and accurately portrays gay male teenage angst, which is very traumatic and difficult to deal with especially when occurring right after the barbarous heinous act of a gay bashing.

Bravo Alan, David, and Jay! This short should be extended into a full-length film and shown in high schools around the country.