Sex, Politics & Cocktails (2002)
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A straight man gets a life-changing eyeful when he takes a close-up look at the lives of gay men in this independent comedy. At the age of thirty, Cuban-American Sebastian Cortez (Julien Hernandez) has the feeling his life is going nowhere -- he can't get work as a filmmaker, his relationship… More A straight man gets a life-changing eyeful when he takes a close-up look at the lives of gay men in this independent comedy. At the age of thirty, Cuban-American Sebastian Cortez (Julien Hernandez) has the feeling his life is going nowhere -- he can't get work as a filmmaker, his relationship with his Prozac-addled girlfriend has resulted in an engagement that isn't leading either of them to the altar, and in his heart he knows he's never really been in love. One day, Sebastian thinks his luck has changed when he's offered a job directing a series of documentaries, only to discover they're all about relationship issues in the gay community. Figuring he needs a crash course in the queer lifestyle, Sebastian calls on his friend Daria (Marisa Petroro), who has no small number of gay acquaintances. As Daria leads Sebastian through a series of cocktail parties with her more flamboyant gay pals, Sebastian quickly finds out more about gay culture than he ever suspected was there, but he also finds himself pondering if the reason he can't find love is he's been looking in the wrong gender. Sex, Politics & Cocktails was the first feature film from writer, director, and actor Julien Hernandez. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Directed By
- Julien Hernandez, Juien Hernandez
- Written By
- Julien Hernandez
- Genres
- Comedy
R,
- In Theaters
- Aug 30, 2002 Wide
- Studio
- Regent Releasing
Critic Reviews
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Lou Lumenick, New York Post
Julien Hernandez's micro-budgeted, gay-themed vanity project Sex, Politics & Cocktails gives all three a bad name.
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Elizabeth Weitzman, New York Daily News
Enthusiastic performances help, but without a logical script or confident direction, the fizz very quickly goes flat.
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Dana Stevens, New York Times
Structurally, Sex, Politics and Cocktails is wildly, almost frantically inventive ... But no amount of directorial trickery can mask the essential vacuousness of the story and its characters.
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Matt Singer, Village Voice
Comparing Sex to a student film is an insult to the American education system; even film students can make title cards without typos.
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Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times
Utterly inept.
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Cast
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Julien Hernandez
as Sebastian
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Marisa Petroro
as Daria
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Seth Macari
as Michael
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Alex Douglas
as Paulie
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Don Max
as Dante
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Dave Emerson
as Guy
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Paul Lekakis
as Nick (aka Mr. Bang Bang)
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Lonnie Simpson
as Rex
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Hunter F. Roberts
as Jeff
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Gina Vetro
as Veronica
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Jonathan Zenz
as Pascal
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Devon Michael Jones
as Blaire Edgewood
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Lonnie Henderson
as Billy
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Ron Doyle
as Mr. Miller
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Barry Ashley
as Old Sebastian
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Ken Barrow
as Old Billy
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Tim Seltzer
as Rod
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Mick Page
as Luis
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Christine Reagan
as Makeup Artist
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Jimmy Steele
as Cheater Boy
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D.J. McGill
as Bar Waiter
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Robert John
as Gossip Boy #1
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Michael Reiner
as Gossip Boy #2
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Judith Dexter
as Posh Waitress
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Richard Taylor
as Posh Waiter
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Barry Parker
as Old Queen
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Darrin Ramirez
as Party Guest
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Diane Hanamoto
as Party Guest
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Mark Cirillo
as Mickey Miata
- Juien Hernandez
