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Donald Strachey: Shock to the System
- Director: Ron Oliver
- Writer: Ron McGee
- Producer: Barry Krost; Lindsay MacAdam
CGiii Comment
Surprisingly, not that bad.
Is it time for a mainstream gay detective?
Well...if it is...this is a fairly decent start.
Trailer...
The(ir) Blurb...
Because of a feature article on him in the Advocate, Albany based Donald Strachey has gained some notoriety as a gay private detective. His latest client, Paul Hale, a scared young man, provides Donald with a $5,000 retainer to find "someone", that person unspecified before Paul is scared off. Soon thereafter, Paul is found dead. The official cause of death is deemed suicide by the coroner's office, but Donald wants to do right by Paul by finding who killed him as the police unofficially believe he was murdered. Another person who believes Paul was murdered is his mother, Phyllis Hale. Donald learns that homophobic Mrs. Hale sent Paul to the Phoenix Foundation, run by Dr. Trevor Cornell and his wife Lynn Cornell and for which Paul was the poster child. The Foundation's raison d'etre is repairative therapy i.e. to help people turn from gay to straight. Donald believes Paul's death has something to do with the Foundation...
Cast & Characters
Chad Allen as Donald Strachey;
Sebastian Spence as Timmy Callahan;
Michael Woods as Dr. Trevor Cornell;
Daryl Shuttleworth as Detective Bailey;
Morgan Fairchild as Phyllis Hale;
Anne Marie DeLuise as Lynn Cornell;
Rikki Gagne as Katey Simmons;
Stephen Huszar as Grey;
Nelson Wong as Kenny Kwon;
Ryan Kennedy as Walter;
Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman as Levon;
Shawn Roberts as Larry Phelps;
Gerry Morton as Jefferson Lewis;
Morgan Brayton as Hannah;
Leanne Adachi as Dr. Sung