When his college dreams are sidelined by family obligations, a young man finds comfort in surfing with his best friend's brother.When his college dreams are sidelined by family obligations, a young man finds comfort in surfing with his best friend's brother.When his college dreams are sidelined by family obligations, a young man finds comfort in surfing with his best friend's brother.
- Awards
- 11 wins
Matthew Bushell
- Alan
- (as Matt Bushell)
Alejandro Patiño
- Moe
- (as Alejandro Patino)
Christina Blevins
- Partier
- (uncredited)
Dominic Figlio
- Surfer
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writer
- All cast & crew
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- TriviaThe film's director Jonah Markowitz voiced the Cal Arts employee who contacted Zack on his cell phone.
- GoofsWere they using two different GMC Jimmys? In the first scene where Zach drives up Gabe/Shaun's driveway it looks/sounds like he put the truck in Park, but in subsequent scenes in the truck he was shifting a manual.
- ConnectionsReferenced in My Big Break (2009)
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Don't get me wrong, I'm a huge fan of Brokeback Mt., but I saw a screening of this film at the SF Gay and Lesbian Film Festival tonight and loved it as much as BBM and in some ways appreciated it more. At the Q & A after the screening the producer mentioned that the production company exec who green-lighted the project said he wanted to make "the anti-Brokeback," and in this I think they have succeeded magnificently. This is a genuine, heartfelt story about gay love minus all the tragedy and shattered lives. Which isn't to say there's no drama... Let's just say that some characters in the story have some problems, but mostly they're not a direct result of the love story at the film's core. For my money the acting (with avowed heterosexuals playing the gay roles, as in BBM) was more convincing, the kissing more natural, the sex scenes extremely sexy and moving; another milestone in the realistic portrayal of gay love and sex. The family setting provided a context that allowed one man's coming out story to be just one among many changes all families go through together while simultaneously putting some evil homophobic stereotypes to bed, you should pardon the expression, rather than dwelling on them as in BBM. Bravo to the filmmakers and excellent cast, and I hope you get a chance to see it soon if you weren't lucky enough to be among the 1400 people at the Castro theater tonight. Oh, and the lead actors are drop dead gorgeous and playing surfers. Enough said.
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $142,666
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $3,464
- Mar 23, 2008
- Gross worldwide
- $142,666
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