Third Man Out (2005) (TV)

User Rating:

6.6/10   

Director:

Ron Oliver

Writers (WGA):

Mark Saltzman (written by)
Richard Stevenson (book)

Release Date:

2005 (Canada)

Genre:

Crime | Mystery | Thriller

Tagline:

A gay detective who always gets his man.

Plot:

A gay detective is hired to find who has been been threatening a notorious member of the gay community noted for outing people. |

Plot Keywords:

Gay | Gay Detective | Detective | Home Renovation | Blackmail

Cast

Chad Allen	...	Donald Strachey
Sebastian Spence	...	Timmy Callahan
Jack Wetherall	...	John Rutka
Woody Jeffreys	...	Eddie
Sean Young	...	Ann Rutka
April Telek	...	Alice Savage (as April Amber Telek)
John Moore	...	Bishop McFee
Alf Humphreys	...	Father Morgan (as Alf Humphries)
P. Lynn Johnson	...	Senator Dianne Glassman
Guy Fauchon	...	Newspaper Photographer
James Michalopolous	...	Dark Glasses (as James Michalopoulos)
Moneca Delain	...	Nurse
Kirsten Williamson	...	Meredith
David Palffy	...	Bruno Slinger
Colin Lawrence	...	Cole

Runtime:

USA:98 min

Country:

Canada | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Certification:

Australia:M

Filming Locations:

Langley, British Columbia, Canada

Company:

Insight Film Studios

Goofs:

Continuity: In the love scene between Strachey and Timmy, Strachey's tattoo is on his right arm. When he wakes up the next morning and climbs out of bed, his tattoo is on his left arm. Other scenes in the movie show inconsistent arm placement as well.

Quotes:

Timmy Callahan: Don... when I... when I'm gone...
Donald Strachey: Shh-shh-shh!
Timmy Callahan: Just listen to me. I don't want you to be alone. I want you to find someone. Someone... fat and ugly with a very small penis.
Donald Strachey: [grinning] You bitch.

Movie Connections:

References "Will & Grace" (1998)

The Third Man Meets Beautiful Thing

This is one of the most satisfying "gay" films I've seen since "Beautiful Thing," and one of the best mystery-married pairings since John and Sherlock, or should I say Nick and Nora. It's the story of Donald Strachey, tough guy P.I. with a shady past and a sweet tooth for guy pal Sebastian Spence. It's a good story, not a great one, with a sultry jazz score and topical references to such controversial subjects as celebrity outing and pedophiliac priests. What makes it work is the unconventional casting of Chad Allen (who is gay himself, but doesn't look it--although one character dubs him "Nancy-boy Drew") as Strachey, who just happens to be very happily married to Timothy (played by Sebastian Spence, who is apparently straight, and maybe that's why his character overdoes the nelly a bit). Allen, as Strachey, is developing very nicely as an actor, and he's more interesting looking now than he ever was as a child. In "Third Man Out," he gets solid support from QAF's Jack Wetherall and Sean Young. Apparently, this is the first in a series, based on the novels by Richard Stevenson and set, contrarily, in Albany, rather than in New York City or San Francisco. Hopefully, it will prove popular enough with its intended audience that other books in the series will also be filmed. Apart from the rather pedestrian direction (by Ron Oliver) and a couple of too obvious twists in the plot, "Third Man" is entertaining throughout.