Adam & Steve (2005)

Director:

Craig Chester

Writer (WGA):

Craig Chester (written by)

Release Date:

17 May 2007 (Germany)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Tagline:

the tempting new comedy from the producers of 'Latter Days'

Plot:

Follows two New York city couples -- one heterosexual and one gay who explore the peaks and the valleys of their respective relationships.

Plot Keywords:

Goth | New York City | Gay | Psychiatrist | Love

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Malcolm Gets	...	Steve Hicks
Cary Curran	...	Cary / Cherry Dazzle
Craig Chester	...	Adam Bernstein
Parker Posey	...	Rhonda
Noah Segan	...	Twink
Sally Kirkland	...	Mary
Kent Fuher	...	Herself (as Jackie Beat)
Mario Diaz	...	Orlando
Lisa Frederickson	...	Fiona
Sandy Martin	...	Biker Chick
Michael Panes	...	Lou
Jennifer Echols	...	Triage Nurse
Jack Guzman	...	Security Guard
Chris Kattan	...	Michael
Maxine Prescott	...	Elderly Lady

MPAA:

Rated R for sexual content, language, drug use and some crude humor.

Runtime:

99 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:R | Australia:MA | Germany:12 | Philippines:R-18 (MTRCB)

Company:

Funny Boy Films

Quotes:

Rhonda: [She of the formally fat] What're doin'? I can't eat that! One pie is like an appitiser to me, I eat that and I unleash the beast!

Movie Connections:

References The Sound of Music (1965)

Soundtrack:

Say Hi

Very good and realistic

Adam (Craig Chester) and Steve (Malcolm Gets) have an embarrassing one night stand in the late 80s. Then the movie fast forwards to 2005. They meet again but have no recollection of their earlier encounter. They fall madly in love...but then Steve remembers. Can they survive this? Also Adam's best friend (Parker Posey) falls in love with Steve's best friend (Chris Kattan).

This is no masterpiece. It has its dead moments and there are some painfully unfunny moments--and where the hell did that two-stepping sequence at the end come from? Still it works more often than it doesn't and is easily one of the best movies I've ever seen dealing with a gay couple. When it's funny it's hysterical and some of the observations Adam and Steve make about being gay and in love are VERY accurate (Chester and Gets are gay in real life so it adds more to the lines--they speak from experience). Also Chester wrote the script AND directed it as well as starring in it--this guy is very talented.

Acting is good all around. Gets and Chester are just great and perfectly believable. It's always great to see Parker Posey and she's just wonderful (catch her outfit at the two-stepping). Even Kattan is good--he annoyed me totally in SNL. And the supporting cast includes Julie Hagerty, Sally Kirkland and Melinda Dillon--all are just great.

I saw this at a sold out viewing at the Provincetown Film Festival. The demand for this was so great they had to ADD an extra showing! This is the most truthful movie I've seen so far about gay life and love. Not perfect but damn close. A must-see for gay men.