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About this movie

Genres:
LGBT, Drama
Language:
English
Running time:
1:27:36
Partner rating:
NO RATING
Released:

Cast & Crew

Cast

  1. Derek Magyar X
  2. George Jonson
  3. Patrick Bauchau Gregory
  4. Darryl Stephens Andrew
  5. Emily Brooke Hands Lucy
  6. Kyle Santler Scooter
  7. Jonathon Trent
  8. Peyton Hinson Jill
  9. Jonathan Trent Joey
  10. William Hall, Jr. Oren
  11. Matt Riedy Frank
  12. Jesse Archer Threeway Hottie

Directors

  1. Q. Allan Brocka

Producers

  1. Stephen Israel
  2. Philip Pierce
  3. Victor Simpkins

Writers

  1. Q. Allan Brocka
  2. Philip Pierce
  3. Matthew Rettenmund

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Boy Culture

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A male prostitute who has dismissed the need for love in his life learns a lesson about affection from one of his customers in this independent comedy drama from filmmaker Q. Allan Brocka. X (Derek Magyar) is a gay hustler whose enigmatic name reflects his emotional distance from the world around him; he doesn't much believe in love, and isn't interested in sex unless he's being paid for it. X has a dozen regular customers he calls his "discip... A male prostitute who has dismissed the need for love in his life learns a lesson about affection from one of his customers in this independent comedy drama from filmmaker Q. Allan Brocka. X (Derek Magyar) is a gay hustler whose enigmatic name reflects his emotional distance from the world around him; he doesn't much believe in love, and isn't interested in sex unless he's being paid for it. X has a dozen regular customers he calls his "disciples," and shares his home with two roommates -- Andrew (Darryl Stephens), whose good looks sometimes tempt X, though he's still uncertain about his own sexual feelings, and Joey (Jonathon Trent), an uninhibited and outré teenager who openly lusts after X, to no avail. Gregory (Patrick Bauchau) is an older man who regularly hires X for companionship, but he refuses to have sex with the hustler until he's willing to acknowledge that their attraction is mutual. X isn't about to admit to any such thing, but one day Gregory shares a story with X that forces him to reconsider his thinking. Boy Culture received its North American premiere at the 2006 Tribeca Film Festival.

Reviews by Rotten Tomatoes

Scored 'fresh' by Rotten Tomatoes

71%Tomatometer score: 71% positive reviews from professional critics.

percent positive reviews

  1. Positive review
    Jason Anderson, Globe and Mail Boy Culture is an undemanding but sufficiently engaging serving of smut and sentiment. As such, it reclaims territory that queer cinema has largely ceded to TV shows like Queer as Folk, The L Word... Full review External link
  2. Positive review
    Tom Long, Detroit News Despite cliches, film does click. Full review External link
  3. Positive review
    John Monaghan, Detroit Free Press Benefits from some assured helming by Q. Allan Brocka and strong performances. Full review External link
  4. Negative review
    James Reed, Boston Globe You know something's amiss in a movie when an omniscient narrator blathers the entire way through it. Full review External link
  5. Positive review
    Colin Covert, Minneapolis Star Tribune A smarter-than-average relationship drama set in Seattle's gay scene, Boy Culture boasts a winning sense of self-awareness.
  6. Negative review
    David Wiegand, San Francisco Chronicle As a character, X is rather reticent and buttoned-up. If he'd stayed that way as a narrator, a rather nice film would have been even better. Full review External link

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