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Boyfriends
- Director: Tom Hunsinger; Neil Hunter
- Writer: Tom Hunsinger; Neil Hunter
- Producer: Tom Hunsinger; Neil Hunter
CGiii Comment
The first outing of the Hunsinger/Hunter partnership - and, it is a little pedestrian, showing how mundane gay-life can actually be.
Some (erm, most) of the acting is dubious - most of the actors went on to do nothing else - which is no big surprise.
The direction teeters on the cusp of the moronic - their follow-up, Lawless Heart, was a vast improvement - but, it did have some damn fine actors.
This partnership remains a mystery as to its success - their writing isn't exactly in the realm of the high-brow.
Definitely watchable. Terribly British, terribly dated...for a 1996 film that is peculiar.
No trailer...
The(ir) Blurb...
Paul, Matt, and Will (in their 30s) have been friends for years. They converge at the seaside for the weekend, each with a boyfriend in tow. Paul is with Ben, his companion of five years: their relationship is on the rocks after months of Paul's moodiness since his brother Mark died. Matt brings Owen, whom he's dated for three months and wants to live with; to everyone else, they seem singularly incompatible. Will brings Adam, a 20-year old one-night stand, to meet "happy, well-adjusted homosexuals." As the six men, joined by Mark's lover, James, sort through their own relationships as well as new ones begun during the weekend, happiness and being well adjusted prove elusive.
Cast & Characters
James Dreyfus as Paul;
Mark Sands as Ben;
Andrew Ableson as Owen;
Michael Urwin as Matt;
David Coffey as Will;
Darren Petrucci as Adam;
Michael McGrath as James;
Russell Higgs as Mark