Chad Allen, Daryl Shuttleworth, Michael Woods

Gay detective Donald Strachey goes undercover inside an ex-gay therapy group when his newest client--the poster boy for this organization--winds up dead.

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R, 1 hr. 31 min.

Directed by: Ron Oliver

Release Date: August 4, 2006

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DVD Release Date: February 13, 2007

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  • September 8, 2009
    Another movie based on the Donald Strachey books.
  • August 26, 2008
    There's a little too much cheese in this sandwich, if you know what I mean....

    But I greatly respect Chad Allen for being gay and doing a gay movie that is not totally shallow and lame. Ya, there's some cheese, but it's also entertaining, and there's a lesson,

    Plus, Mike a...( read more)nd I both think he's all sorts of cute, so that's a bonus, haha/

    I imagine this film might have a small audience on my list on here, but the ones that think they might like it, will like it.

    There's another film in the series, Third Man out, which I haven;t seen yet. Plus I hear there are two more to be made.
  • May 5, 2008
    A gay detective is walking around in his gay pants and his gay shoes.
    He knows exacly what time it is since he is wearing a fashinable gay watch.
    And everything is super gay.
    Give the gay-trend a rest.
  • January 8, 2008
    Gay actor Chad playing gay?! Me wants to see!
  • January 6, 2008
    This does not have a lot of "viewers". Sad. It's a very good story very well done and has dozens of things going for it. Insights into being gay? a handfull ! And the detective and his lover are NOT from any broken mountain.
  • November 1, 2007
    So THIS is where your career has taken you Morgan Fairchild. Do us a favor and stick with the Old Navy commercials because THEY are a lot better than this mess.
  • September 1, 2007
    Loved it. Cant wait til the next one.
  • August 27, 2007
    *is shocked*

    *...to the system*
  • May 12, 2007
    anything to do with homo - garbig no!!!! thanks!!

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