Burl's (2003)

User Rating:

7.0/10   

Director:

Maryam Karimi

Writers:

Mark Cancelliere (writer)
Bernard Cooper (short story)

Genre:

Comedy | Short

Plot:

When a young boy encounters three drag queens outside Burl's Diner in L.A. he decides that perhaps its time he checked out Mom's closet... |

Plot Keywords:

Drag Queen | Father Son Relationship | Gay Teenager | Transvestite | Gay Son

Cast

Chandler Kane Kelly	...	Bernard Cooper
John de Lancie	...	Mr. Cooper
Marnie Mosiman	...	Mrs. Cooper
Jerry Hardin	...	Mr. Sally
Jack Riley	...	Gym Instructor
Mookie Barker	...	The Old Man
Jarid Gibbs	...	Pete
Ari Rosenberg	...	Transvestite 1
Danyon Davis	...	Transvestite 2
Christian Reeve	...	Transvestite 3
Michael Gutierrez	...	Man behind Counter
Owen de Lancie	...	Kid in Gymnasium
Cameron Karimi	...	Kid in Gymnasium
Bobby Walters	...	Kid in Gymnasium
Brad Walters	...	Kid in Gymnasium

Runtime:

USA:9 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Quotes:

[last lines]
Narrator: As for my Father... Well, let's just say... His worst fears came true.

Movie Connections:

Edited into Men's Mix 1: Gay Shorts Collection (2004) (V)

Coming of Age Comedy Short

It wasn't until I read it in the credits that I realized the narrator was Mark Hamill. This short was well acted not only by John De Lancie as a father who was trying to keep his son from being gay, but by the young man playing the son in question. The film begins with a boy's self-actualization that he's not like other boys, and follows his parents' attempts to prevent the inevitable from becoming true. The young man goes through many experiences during the short, including seeing drag queens for the first time, playing dress up with mom's wigs, checking out the hunky boy at the pet store, and getting propositioned by an older man. It was a cute comedy that should ring true to most gay men who weren't trying to keep the truth from themselves while growing up.