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Another Gay Movie
Let's meet the targets of affection: You have studly jock Jarod (Jonathan Chase), who thinks he’s "top" but we all know better; nerdy Griff (Mitch Morris), who secretly harbors a crush on Jarod while obsessing about his butt or lack thereof; Nico (Jonah Blechman), the flamboyant cinema geek who is aiming to find a “Daddy” to break him in and, finally, the seemingly innocent Andy, who finds that a quiche may become his best friend (American Pie, anyone?). Guided by their “chick magnet” lesbian gal pal Muffler, they're bent on doing the “Big A” by the end of the summer. And will try anyone and, in some cases, anything to lose it.

Todd Stephens (writer/producer of Edge of Seventeen, writer/director/producer of Gypsy '83) breaks new ground in queer cinema by taking the straight teen comedy and reinventing it as a lavender extravaganza that features a who’s who of gay celebrities like Lypsinka (doing her best Mommie Dearest); Graham Norton as Mr. Puckov, their prodigiously endowed, anything-goes exchange teacher; Scott Thompson as Andy’s uncomfortably accepting father with a secret of his own; Darryl Stephens (“Noah’s Arc”) as a sexed up aerobics instructor and Matthew Rush, who “rises” to the occasion as a date gone bad. As if that isn’t enough, even a cameo from Richard Hatch (“Survivor”) literally shows he has balls. Mix in assorted garden vegetables, a butt plug about the size of a Hummer, furry gerbils prone to roam, penis pumps from hell, six-inch nipples, long-tongued lesbians and a few dozen enemas and you have a film that will definitely give the Right Wing coronaries en masse, and why not?

With 100 jokes a minute and a delicious looking cast, Another Gay Movie is a 100% gay, in-your-face spoof that will have you giggling with glee and gasping from the uncensored outrageousness.

Another Gay Sequel
Summer is here, the heat is on and it's time for...sequels! And raucously mischievous writer/director Todd Stephens delivers with the anticipated follow-up to Another Gay Movie. Andy, Nico, Jarod and Griff are back and ready for action in a big way with a sun- and fun-drenched excursion to Ft. Lauderdale for Spring Break. After a wildly bumpy plane ride featuring Amanda Lepore in all her voluptuous glory, the boys find themselves knee-deep in a sea of hunky man-flesh. Enthusiastically, they enter the annual “Gays Gone Wild” contest, hosted by statuesque Tyrelle Tyrelle (RuPaul) and dazzling Sandi Cove (Lady Bunny). But the boys soon realize that the goal of getting the most "action" over the course of their vacation is fraught with obstacles including wet "package" contests, slip n' slide gay shuffleboard, an evil gay clique and even genital crabs! Add a good dose of celebrity cameos, mix in an over-the-top musical number and shake up pop cultural references from Beach Blanket Bingo to What Ever Happened to Baby Jane, and Another Gay Sequel will have you bubbling with joy -- and occasional shock -- with its raunchy jokes that smack of charm and sweetness.

 -- Lewis Tice