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
- Rating, Runtime
- Unrated, 1 hr. 14 min.
- Directed By
- Mark Christopher, Nickolas Perry
- Genres
- Drama, Gay & Lesbian, Comedy
- In Theaters
- Jun 1, 1997 Wide
- On DVD
- Sep 21, 1999
- 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 Brennanas Mrs. Randozzo [Nunzio's Second Cousin] -
Kent Broadhurstas Roger ("Blondie") [Alkali Iowa] -
Vincent D'Onofrioas Tony Randozza
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David Frescoas Mr. P [Nunzio's Second Cousin] -
Seth Greenas Homophobe 3 [Nunzio's Second Cousin] -
Mary Beth Hurtas June [Alkali Iowa]
