Tru Loved (2007)
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39% of critics liked it
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45% of users liked it
(393 ratings)
Uprooted from her comfortable San Francisco home and transplanted to a generic Southern California suburb by her two well-meaning moms, open-minded high-school sophomore Tru despairs at being surrounded by close-minded football players and air-headed Paris Hilton wannabes until she gets the idea to… More Uprooted from her comfortable San Francisco home and transplanted to a generic Southern California suburb by her two well-meaning moms, open-minded high-school sophomore Tru despairs at being surrounded by close-minded football players and air-headed Paris Hilton wannabes until she gets the idea to combat small-town intolerance by co-founding a local chapter of the Gay-Straight Alliance. Life in her new town isn't easy, so in order to fend off boredom, Tru frequently escapes into fantasy. But whether she's retreating into a picture-perfect, Leave It to Beaver-style household with two mothers and two fathers or dancing in the streets West Side Story-style, Tru's depressive new surroundings always remain the same once she's snapped back to reality. When the star quarterback at her new high school begins paying special attention to Tru, her initial elation is soon tempered by the revelation that he's actually just another closet case in search of a sympathetic shoulder to cry on. Though Tru is at first frustrated by the prospect of putting on a false front in order to protect the athlete's true sexuality, she decides to address the homophobic attitudes of her new classmates directly by opening a local chapter of the Gay-Straight Alliance. As the movement begins to gain steam, however, Tru is forced to reconcile her unguarded position on sexual orientation with the private pledge she has made to her closeted classmate. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
- Directed By
- Stewart Wade, Stuart Wade
- Written By
- Stewart Wade
- Genres
- Drama, Comedy
R,
- In Theaters
- Oct 17, 2008 Wide
- Studio
- Regent Releasing/here Films!
Critic Reviews
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David Wiegand, San Francisco Chronicle
The world is not quite as nicely rainbow-hued as the film wishes it were at the end, but, if nothing else, Tru Loved makes us hope all the more that it can be one day.
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Stephen Farber, Hollywood Reporter
This plodding plea for tolerance would barely pass muster as an after-school special.
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John Hartl, Seattle Times
Too bad it's not better, because in many ways it's a coming-out movie with a difference.
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Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times
Content, bolstered by some solid performances, triumphs over form: The film is engaging, timely and courageous.
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, Chicago Reader
Worthless drivel for the gay-lesbian market.
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Cast
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Najarra Townsend
as Tru
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Bruce Vilanch
as Daniel
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Matthew Thompson
as Lodell
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Alec Mapa
as Mr. Bushnell
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Jasmine Guy
as Cynthia
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Alexandra Paul
as Leslie
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Cynda Williams
as Lisa
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Ellie Gerber
as Rhonda
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Jane Lynch
as Ms. Maple
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David Kopay
as Himself
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Nichelle Nichols
as Lo's Grandmother
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Elaine Hendrix
as Ms. Muller
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Jake Abel
as Trevor
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Tye Olson
as Walter
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Joseph Julian Soria
as Manuel
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Marcia Wallace
as Mrs. Wallace
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Vernon Wells
as Coach Wesley
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Jenn Shagrin
as Adrienne
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Shani Pride
as Tiffany
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Peter Bedard
as Dom
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Thomas Saunders
as Emmett
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Jennifer Riker
as Nurse Bette
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Tony Brown
as Principal Velasquez
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Scott Presley
as Belle Aire
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Howard Booth
as Joe
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Bryan Erickson
as Roberto
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Morgan Early
as Punk Girl
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Jay Costelo
as Pierced Guy
