Hot Guys With Guns

By: Raymond Murray
In-House Review - Jul 19 2013

It is not often a gay independent film comes along that combines fast-paced action, sly humor, a bevy of sexy studs, a witty script and top notch acting and direction, but Hot Guys with Guns, stylishly directed by Doug Spearman (Chance in " Noah's Arc ") is just that.

I'm not trying to over-sell this film, but fans of Mickey Spillaine, Sam Spade, Donald Stratchey, Chinatown and The Thin Man series will love this mix of gayness and modern film noir.

Part time actor and full time waiter Danny (Marc Anthony Samuel), still in love with his ex, rich party boy Pip (Brian McArdle), attends a private eye class in preparation for a cop role for which he is auditioning. But when Pip becomes a robbery victim to the "gay sex party bandits," the two men ? despite their unresolved sexual tension - team up as amateur sleuths to solve the crime.

As our boys delve into Hollywood's gay power world, guns are shot, bodies drop and the two find themselves in one hot gay mess - but remain determined to uncover the culprits.

Hot Guys with Guns has a script that pops with gay wit and cultural references ("Cops? I am a black man in east L.A. with a dead Mexican on the floor with no head, we can't call the cops!") as well as a memorable cast of supporting actors (Joan Ryan as Pip's needy and boozy mom, Trey McCurley as Pip's red headed boy toy, Alan Blumefield as Jimmy, the hard-nosed P.I. instructor, and Darryl Stephens as a friend with a dark secret).

If there is any justice in the world, there will be a sequel coming along soon!

By: ScottC

We wandered into this film on TLA's excellent on-demand service Dekkoo and enjoyed the film, it was certainly well photographed, cast and sexy. What the film isn't, is well-written. The ending is supposed to give you motivation for the robbery, instead we were left scratching our heads. I'm a connoisseur of mysteries, both on the printed page and on the screen, and the mystery here lacks juice. You will enjoy the action and the scenery.

By: gayforplay

This film tries real hard to meld classic film noir with a sassy, trashy gay sex romp, and a dash of James Bond style insouciance tossed in for good measure. The production values are notably higher than most run-of-the-mill gay flicks, with many upscale location settings, a wide array of interesting wardrobe choices, and even actors who can act. The plot is a bit convoluted, in true noir style, jammed pack with secret identities, druggings, fantasy sequences, and a fair amount of splattered . We are also treated to a couple of "Hollywood gay sex parties," complete with plenty of raw flesh and fetish gear. Crimes are committed, crimes are solved, personal relationships are resolved, and a few zingers are tossed about.

By: Amos Lassen

Danny Lohman (Marc Samuel) and Pip (Brian McArdle) become involved in a crime spree that is after the gay guys that seem to run Hollywood, the Velvet Mafia. Danny simply wants a job on his favorite show, "Crime and Punishment". The lead, a renegade private investigator is about to be recast and Danny is ready to do whatever it takes to get the part including enrolling is a night class in how to be a private investigator at Santa Monica Junior College.

But Danny is actually very good at it and his teacher who is a private detective and his teacher is upset that his best student is only so he can get a television job. Part of Danny's studies include spying on his ex-boy friend, Pip, a popular Beverly Hills party boy who is now living in the pool house at his mother's. That is exactly where his mother wants him-she wants him away from Danny. She has the rights to the family trusts and actually it was she that broke Danny and Pip up.

When Pip is the victim of a robbery, Danny gets a chance to show off his detective skills but this is a crime that cannot be reported to the police because Pip and other members of those who are on the A-list for sex parties and should the names be publicized jobs would be lost, contracts would be declared void, marriages would be over and reputations would be ruined.

When Pip loses his father's antique watch, he begs Danny to help him get it back and Danny reluctantly teams up with Pip but they find much more than a watch. Anything else I might say would be a spoiler so go and see for yourselves.