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Boys Life 2 (1997)

Michael Saucedo , Justin Urich , Mark Christopher , Nickolas Perry  |  NR |  DVD
3.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)


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  • Actors: Michael Saucedo, Justin Urich, Travis Sher, Milo Ventimiglia, Vincent D'Onofrio
  • Directors: Mark Christopher, Nickolas Perry, Peggy Rajski, Tom DeCerchio
  • Writers: Mark Christopher, Nickolas Perry, Tom DeCerchio, James Lecesne
  • Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
  • Language: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono)
  • Region: All Regions
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Rated: NR (Not Rated)
  • Studio: Image Entertainment
  • DVD Release Date: September 21, 1999
  • Run Time: 74 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 3.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B00000JWWE
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #129,981 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
  • For more information about "Boys Life 2" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Special Features

  • Titles Included in This Compilation: "Must Be the Music" (1997, 20 min.), "Nunzio's Second Cousin" (1997, featuring Eileen Brennan & Vincent D'Onofrio), "Alkali, Iowa" (1995, 17 min., featuring Mary Beth Hurt) and "The Dadshuttle"

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Another anthology with four powerful films from gay filmmakers. In "Must Be the Music" (1997, 20 min.), four teenage friends out on the town in L.A. explore basic emotions in this vibrantly honest portrayal of urban gay youth. "Nunzio's Second Cousin" (1997, featuring Eileen Brennan & Vincent D'Onofrio) finds a young, gay Chicago police detective exacting his own brand of darkly comic justice from a gay-bashing attacker. "Alkali, Iowa" (1995, 17 min., featuring Mary Beth Hurt) follows a young farmer who discovers his father's long-hidden secret, which gives him the strength to confront his own sexuality. "The Dadshuttle" is a vivid and poignant short film about a father and son who thought they couldn't be more different, until the son delivers news that will forever alter the course of their lives.

 

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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars A Varied Quartet, with One Subtle Sleeper, January 5, 2000
This review is from: Boys Life 2 [VHS] (VHS Tape)
In 3 of these 4 shorts, homophobia lurks. All 4 are artistic, from minimal-realistic to episodic. MUST BE THE MUSIC: It's only four young teen guys going clubbing one night, scrappy and bopping. Business as usual with young males, but these prowlers are all gay--showing we're "different and the same." SECOND COUSIN: the tables turned, a New York cop makes a gay-basher come home for dinner at mother's. The subtlety? Residual internalized homophobia. ALKALI, IA: The film's jolty uneven flashback style well suits its subject, a farm boy discovering his father was gay, and his family is still anti-gay. But the best is THE DADSHUTTLE. Apparently only the conversation between guy and dad in a car drive, actually it's artistic genius, re-creating (not just reporting) son's attempt to communicate, father's non-intended awkwardness. Bravo.
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15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Good Collection, but TREVOR is sorely missed., December 2, 1999
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Steve Woods (San Francisco, CA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Boys Life 2 (DVD)
Sure TREVOR has its own video release, but I really prefer viewing it with MUST BE THE MUSIC, ALKALI (from the director of 54) and NUNZIO'S SECOND COUSIN. As seen in theaters, TREVOR rounded out the multi-generational aspect of the program. Seen that way, we were shown the experiences of various characters from pre-teen to middle aged. I don't want to knock THE DADSHUTTLE (included in this DVD release in place of TREVOR) for it is a well performed piece and worthy of a look. I must thank IMAGE ENTERTAINMENT for releasing this DVD in the first place! MUSIC and NUNZIO'S are both presented letterboxed in their original cinema format. ALKALI, filmed in 16mm is presented full frame. As usual, Image's quality is great and the picture and sound quality runs circles around the previous VHS release. The reds and flashing lights of MUSIC's club sequences don't look as fuzzy and those colors don't bleed into each other as in the VHS version. The sound is much more audible as well. ... Waiting for Boy's Life 3...
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15 of 17 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars More depth than the first Boys Life, November 8, 1999
This review is from: Boys Life 2 (DVD)
After watching both films (on DVD) I thing Boys Life 2 has more depth. (Well the first film in BL2 isn't very deep... but the last three are...) Anyhoo, Nunzio's 2nd Cousin is rich in dark humor, Alkali Iowa a gritty and honest depiction of life in rural farm country... and Dadshuttle is an interesting film... Someone earlier railed against this last film... It isn't a film that you can sit back and be bemused and entertained, but it is an incredible film showing a father who isn't listening to what his son is telling him... How the father is able to not confront the truth of his son's message is amazing....

Very good movies overall...

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