Breakfast with Scot (2007)
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50% of critics liked it
(28 reviews) -
65% of users liked it
(1,985 ratings)
A decidedly non-stereotypical gay male couple finds their efforts to keep their personal and professional lives completely separate challenged by the arrival of the gay nephew whose presence threatens to reveal their closely guarded secret in director Laurie Lynd's drama. Eric (Tom Cavanagh) is… More A decidedly non-stereotypical gay male couple finds their efforts to keep their personal and professional lives completely separate challenged by the arrival of the gay nephew whose presence threatens to reveal their closely guarded secret in director Laurie Lynd's drama. Eric (Tom Cavanagh) is a former professional hockey player who now works as a broadcaster at a major sports network. Of course, Eric's colleagues have no clue about the outwardly masculine sportscaster's true sexuality, and the same can be said about his longtime partner, Sam (Ben Shenkman), a lawyer. Now, despite successfully keeping their sexuality a secret for some time, happy couple Eric and Sam find their livelihood threatened with the arrival of Sam's nephew Scot (Noah Bernett) -- whose mother has just died and whose responsibility-shirking father is currently out of town. Scot is an expert in the subjects of knitting and show tunes, but when it comes to the topic of sports he just can't be bothered. Eric knows well the terror of having to hide your sexuality away from the masses, though, and now in order to save Scot from the torment of his new classmates -- and perhaps prevent his own secret from being revealed, the knowing uncle does his best to channel the boy's skating talent into a career in hockey. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
- Directed By
- Laurie Lynd
- Written By
- Sean Reycraft
- Genres
- Drama, Comedy
- In Theaters
- Sep 9, 2007 Wide
- Studio
- Regent Releasing/here! Films
Critic Reviews
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Rene Rodriguez, Miami Herald
Breakfast with Scot isn't much on originality, but it is sweet enough to overcome the most cynical skeptic.
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Wesley Morris, Boston Globe
It lacks the psychological realism of certain decent dramas and is too reliant on cheap pratfalls and Cavanagh's pinched approach to comedy.
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David Wiegand, San Francisco Chronicle
What elevates way above the merely adequate script by Sean Reycraft based on the novel by Michael Downing and Lynd's competent direction is young Noah Bernett as Scot. This kid is so great, he could give kid actors a good name again.
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Lou Lumenick, New York Post
Anyone who's ever seen an After School Special knows where the family-friendly Breakfast With Scot is headed, no matter how well intentioned.
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Elizabeth Weitzman, New York Daily News
It's refreshingly snarky and quick.
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Cast
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Tom Cavanagh
as Eric
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Ben Shenkman
as Sam
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Noah Bernett
as Scot
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Jeananne Goossen
as Nula
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Megan Follows
as Barbara Warren
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Graham Greene (II)
as Bud Wilson
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Sheila McCarthy
as School Principal
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Shauna MacDonald
as Joan
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Fiona Reid
as Mildred Monterossos
- Colin Cunningham
