Boys Life 2 (1997)
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The second outing in the Boys Life series collects another set of gay-themed shorts. Must Be the Music follows a group of Los Angeles teens, three gay and one straight, through a night of romantic misadventures at a hip dance club. In Nunzio's Second Cousin, police Sgt. Tony Randozzy (Vincent… More The second outing in the Boys Life series collects another set of gay-themed shorts. Must Be the Music follows a group of Los Angeles teens, three gay and one straight, through a night of romantic misadventures at a hip dance club. In Nunzio's Second Cousin, police Sgt. Tony Randozzy (Vincent D'Onofrio) turns the tables on a group of homophobes (one of them played by Seth Green) and forces one of them, Jimmy (Miles Perlich), to have dinner with him and his mother (Eileen Brennan). Alkali, Iowa uses the backdrop of a Midwestern agricultural community to tell the story of Jack (J.D. Cerna), a gay teen who discovers tantalizing glimpses of his dead father's life buried on the family farm; Mary Beth Hurt plays the boy's distant, defeated mother. The Academy award-winning Trevor relates the tale of a chunky, effete youngster (Brett Barsky) whose love of Diana Ross is matched only by his obsession with Pinky (Jonah Rooney), a handsome classmate. For Boys Life 2's video and DVD release, The DadShuttle replaced Trevor, which had received a video release of its own. An almost plotless tale that takes place during a single car ride to the airport, The DadShuttle focuses on the emotional distance and between a city-dwelling gay man and his suburban father. Alkali, Iowa director Mark Christopher would go on to direct the Hollywood feature 54, while Nickolas Perry, director of Must Be the Music, would go on to helm the Gus Van Sant-produced Speedway Junky. Before directing Trevor, Peggy Rajski was known primarily as a producer; her credits include the Jodie Foster directorial efforts Little Man Tate and Home for the Holidays. ~ Brian J. Dillard, Rovi
- Directed By
- Mark Christopher, Nickolas Perry
- Genres
- Drama, Gay & Lesbian, Comedy
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Jun 1, 1997 Wide
- Studio
- Strand Releasing
Critic Reviews
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Emanuel Levy, Variety
Strand's anthology of four gay short films is terrifically entertaining, and while each is interesting, the best is no doubt is Alkalai by Christopher, who shows great promise as feature director.
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Cast
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Eileen Brennan
as Mrs. Randozzo [Nunzio's Second Cousin]
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Kent Broadhurst
as Roger ("Blondie") [Alkali Iowa]
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Vincent D'Onofrio
as Tony Randozza
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David Fresco
as Mr. P [Nunzio's Second Cousin]
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Seth Green
as Homophobe 3 [Nunzio's Second Cousin]
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Mary Beth Hurt
as June [Alkali Iowa]
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Judy Kain
as Trevor's Mom [Trevor]
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Ellen Hamilton Latzen
as Carol [Alkali Iowa]
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Matt McGrath
as Junior [The DadShuttle]
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Miles Perlich
as Jimmy [Nunzio's Second Cousin]
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Harry Waters Jr.
as Randozzo's Date [Nunzio's Second Cousin]
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Peter Maloney
as Senior [The DadShuttle]
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Stephen Tobolowsky
as Father Joe [Trevor]
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Josh Schaefer
as Homophobe 5 [Nunzio's Second Cousin]
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Brett Barsky
as Trevor [Trevor]
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J.D. Cerna
as Jack Gudmanson [Alkali Iowa]
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Allen Doraine
as Walter Stiltman [Trevor]
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John Lizzi
as Trevor's Dad [Trevor]
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Jonah Rooney
as Pinky Farraday [Trevor]
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Michael Saucedo
as Eric [Must Be the Music]
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Ed Seamon
as Bill [Alkali Iowa]
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Travis Sher
as Dave [Must Be the Music]
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Justin Urich
as Kevin [Must Be the Music]
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Greg Villepique
as Jacko [Alkali Iowa]
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Harry Walters Jr.
as Tony's Date
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Jarred Blanchard
as Homophobe 4 [Nunzio's Second Cousin]
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Jason Adelman
as Michael [Must Be the Music]
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Eddie Mui
as Gregg [Must Be the Music]
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Chris Fuentes
as D.J. [Must Be the Music]
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Gabriel Fuller
as Kissing Boy #1 [Must Be the Music]
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David Ko
as Michael's Friend [Must Be the Music]
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Christian Meali
as Homophobe 2 [Nunzio's Second Cousin]
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Germane Montel
as Eric's Friend/Lead Dancer [Must Be the M...
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Grant Swanson
as Matt [Must Be the Music]
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Ryan Vernotico
as Kissing Boy #2 [Must Be the Music]
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Milo Ventimiglia
as Jason [Must Be the Music]
