Anthony Ames, Spencer Aste, Justin Durishin, Mark Ford, Gail Herendeen, John-Dylan Howard, Sean Matic, Constance Reardon, Matt Walton
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Ian is an Ausie immigrant in his early 20's who has come to New York City, originally for a relationship that failed, but who wishes to stay in order to re-establish his sense of worthiness and self esteem. To make that happen, he cashes in on his "worth" as a companion for the evening, naming "200 American" dollars as his price, in this 2003 low-budget film by first-time director/screenwriter Richard LeMay.
One of his customers is advertising agency owner Conrad (Mark Walton), who is still recovering from emotional hurt from his boyfriend ditching him for being "controlling", who realizes that the young man is not your typical hustler. He offers him a job at his agency, partially to help Ian get experience in his dream profession of photography, but also to keep him around as a sexual
partner.
Gay interest
This is extra text. If this is starting to sound like a gay version of "Pretty Woman," that's because there are definitely similarities, although a co-worker of Conrad's becomes more interested in Ian romantically than he does. The film ultimately becomes a rather touching and sweet lesson on the need for honesty in a relationship, and understanding that we all have done things in our lives we later regret.
Personal review
Considering that the film was shot with no budget with volunteer actors and crew, the result is remarkably professional, with occasional lapses (views of a microphone, editing mismatches, etc.) much less than I would have expected. As Ian (who also uses the name Tyler while hustling), newcomer Sean Matic shows significant
depth as an actor, as well as showing off a trim hunky bod that is featured prominently as the cover art on the DVD cover. While rated R for content, there is no nudity or simulated sex on screen, and I recommend checking out the DVD, which also has a director's commentary which may be enlightening to aspiring filmmakers. IMDB compares it to "Torch Song Trilogy", which I don't understand,
except that they are both rather romantic "dramedy" films. I give
it 4 stars out of 5.
Written by: BigBearPhx
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