Product Details

• Actors: Noah Bernett, Tom Cavanagh, Ben Shenkman
• Directors: Laurie Lynd
• Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
• Language: English
• Subtitles: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
• Studio: E1 Entertainment
• DVD Release Date: February 23, 2010
• Run Time: 109 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B002VRNINQ
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #73,421 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Breakfast With Scot" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Editorial Reviews

The lives of Eric, an ex-hockey player, and his partner Sam are thrown into turmoil when they are forced to take in Scot, a flamboyant 11-year-old, who is not the sports-loving “boy” they expected. Starring Tom Cavanagh, Ben Shenkman and Noah Bernett.

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25 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Funny and heartwarming, March 31, 2010

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M. Houck "rinkrat" (Oregon, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Breakfast With Scot (DVD)

This movie completely charmed me. I bought it because I'm a sucker for anything Canada/hockey-related, but loved it because of the characters, especially Eric (Tom Cavanagh) and Scot (Noah Bernett).

Eric and Sam (Ben Shenkman) are a happy, low-key gay couple. Eric is an ex-Toronto Maple Leaf tough guy with a new career as a sportscaster, and generally keeps his orientation a secret except from close friends and family. Sam, a lawyer, would be more comfortable being out publicly, but humors Eric. Their lives are turned upside down when they are given temporary guardianship of "Sam's brother's dead ex-girlfriend's son," Scot.

11-year-old Scot is more flamboyant than either of the men, favoring pink sweater vests, charm bracelets, sparkly headbands and singing Christmas carols at the top of his lungs when he's upset.

Eric ends up being the one to (reluctantly) spend more time with Scot, by virtue of having the more flexible work schedule, and his patience is sorely tested. Scot tends to introduce Eric to strangers by saying "This is Eric. He's gay" and twirls in front of mirrors at the mall trying on clothes. Eric, predictably uncomfortable with both his own orientation being known and with Scot's obvious swishiness, still instinctively stands up for Scot.

Tom Cavanagh as Eric is both very funny and sweet, his exasperation with Scot obvious but his affection for the kid growing despite himself. Eric has a few missteps along the way as he tries a little too successfully to mold Scot into something "less gay", but eventually comes around to the viewpoint that Scot--and he himself--should just be true to themselves.

It's nice to see a gay couple portrayed as just...normal. Not dumb stereotypes (Will & Grace) or tragically tormented (Brokeback Mountain) or borderline softcore porn (Queer As Folk), but just a functional family unit going about their lives.

And huge props to the National Hockey League and Toronto Maple Leafs to allow their names and logos to be used in a gay-themed movie. Somehow I doubt we'll be seeing the Yankees or Packers do anything similar any time soon.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A wonderful uplifting comedy, March 29, 2010

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Robert Carnevali "Typical, middle-aged guy" (Trenton, NJ United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Breakfast With Scot (DVD)

I fell in love with this movie long before the first viewing ended. The story is a bit formulaic at times, so events are predictable, but the characters are so well portrayed, and situations so unique, that it feels fresh.

Eric and Sam are a happy, childless, gay couple. Eric was once a professional hockey player for the Toronto Maple Leafs (this is the first gay-themed film where a professional sports team allowed the use of their logo). After a serious injury, he retired as a player, settled in with Sam, and got a job as a sportscaster on TV. Eric keeps his relationship and orientation a secret, except from family and friends, and Sam humors him. One day, they find out that Sam's brother Billy gained custody of 11-year-old Scot when the Scot's mother died of an overdose. Billy had dated the mother (Julia) previously, and Julia had never updated her will. Since Billy is nowhere to be found (he's horribly irresponsible), Child Services places Scot with Sam and Eric for a short while. To complicate matters, Scot turns out to be flamboyant and effeminate. While Eric tries to keep his sexuality a secret, Scot draws attention to it, especially since he introduces Eric to people as "This is Eric. He's watching over me. He's gay." Keep in mind that Eric is not only a former hockey player, but a former, good, professional hockey player who was a great fighter too.

Tom Cavanagh plays Eric wonderfully well. He's interesting and fun to watch, he gives Eric a great personality, has good comedic timing, and shows his chops with the dramatic scenes. It's a joy to watch Eric gradually go from ambivalence to fatherhood through the course of the film. Noah Bernett is great as Scot (with only one "T", since it stops there). Scot exhibits many stereotypical gay characteristics (to an extreme), his actual sexuality is wisely never explored (making the character even more interesting), he's flamboyant, honest, talkative, exuberant, inquisitive... a smorgasbord of characteristics. And Noah Bernett manages to tie it all together and make Scot seem real.

The movie has a nice pace to it. There are ample comic moments with good dramatic moments mingled throughout. The characters are incredibly charismatic, and the overall tone of the movie is very enjoyable. Direction could have been a tad tighter though as some moments didn't play out to their fully potential, but was still good. Though Scot is the most visible character in the movie, the real story is in Eric. Here we have someone who simply wasn't comfortable with having the "gay" label attached to him. As he learned to accept Scot, he learned to accept himself. In a sense, it's a coming-out story, but executed so sublimely as to not feel that way. The movie doesn't have a "political" feel to it, and doesn't even really come off as a "gay" movie. It's just feel-good fun movie. The kind where you can start it at any point, sit back, and enjoy.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Breakfast with Winners!, March 16, 2010

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Shane Cawley "Shane Cawley" (Toronto Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Breakfast With Scot (DVD)

This is one the most feel food, well presented films of the year. Children comes in all types and sizes and can change everything for the adults in their life. This is a film you will remember long after enjoying it!