FAQs (2005)

Director:

Everett Lewis
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Writer:

Everett Lewis (writer)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

After living on the tough streets of LA for a while, India hopes that every gay basher will meet his destiny...

Plot Keywords:

Gay Interest | Homeless Teenager | Vigilante | Gay Cop | Gay Bashing

Cast

Joe Lia	...	India
Allan Louis	...	Destiny
Lance Lee Davis	...	Spencer
Adam Larson	...	Guy
Joshua Paul	...	Quentin (as Josh Paul)
Art Roberts	...	Pornographer (as Arthur Roberts)
Minerva Vier	...	Lester
Vince Parenti	...	Officer Vic Damone
Bryan Endress-Fox	...	Deryl (as Brian Endress-Fox)
Justin Meloni	...	Ari
Thomas Magazeno	...	Stan
Tara Nova	...	Matinee

Directed by
Everett Lewis
Joe Lia		(segment director) (uncredited)

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Everett Lewis		writer

Produced by
Tom Abell	....	executive producer
Kahloon Loke	....	executive producer
Christian Martin	....	producer
Garret Scullin	....	associate producer

Original Music by
William V. Malpede

Cinematography by
Gavin Kelly

Film Editing by
Everett Lewis

Costume Design by
Allan Louis		(uncredited)

Sound Department
Scott Westley	....	foley artist
Scott Westley	....	sound effects editor

Camera and Electrical Department
Catalina Ausin	....	grip
Eduardo Barraza	....	first assistant camera
Andrew Burnop	....	assistant camera
Matt McUsic	....	gaffer

Music Department
Garret Scullin	....	music supervisor

Distributors

• Antiprod (2006) (France) (DVD)
• Parasol Pictures Releasing (2005) (UK) (all media)
• TLA Releasing (2005) (USA) (all media)

Runtime:

95 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

USA:Not Rated | Germany:16 | UK:15

Quotes:

Destiny: Child, I feel just like Mrs. Brady. So white. So suburban. I'm gonna have to get me a pert blonde wig, honey. 'Cause I just feel pert. Pert, pert, pert.

Movie Connections:

References Ms .45 (1981)

Pert Pert Pert

Knowing that director Everett Lewis equated his characters with gay superheros goes a long way toward enjoying this quirky but extremely well-done film. Even when the acting is awkward, there is an honesty about the portrayals that is extremely watchable. Allan Louis is terrific as Destiny, the drag queen "avenger" who is part mother, part Dirty Harry. The cinematography is surprisingly good and the guys look terrific obeying Desiny's '2 hours of nudity a day' rule. Last minute cast substitution Minerva Vier seems incredulous at first as a tough street dyke, but her spunky reality won me over quickly. I cracked up at Destiny's line "Child, I feel just like Mrs. Brady. So white. So suburban. I'm gonna have to get me a pert blonde wig, honey. 'Cause I just feel pert. Pert, pert, pert." Classic. There are some lapses of credibility in the plot, but this is a superhero world, not real life, so go with it and you'll enjoy getting the FAQ's.