Product Details

• Actors: Jim Verraros, Emily Brooke Hands, Scott Lunsford, Ryan Carnes, Rebekah Kochan
• Directors: Q. Allan Brocka
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: Unrated
• Studio: Ariztical Entertainment
• DVD Release Date: July 26, 2005
• Run Time: 84 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (91 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00099415C
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #44,173 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Eating Out" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Editorial Reviews

Caleb a hunky straight college student falls for fag-hag-gone-extreme Gwen so Caleb's gay roommate Kyle convinces him that pretending to be gay will get Gwen's attention and it does. But instead of hooking up with Caleb Gwen decides to fix him up with her own gay best friend Marc. When Caleb agrees to go on a date with Marc Kyle gives Caleb some pointers secretly hoping this will eventually bring him closer to his own desire: Marc. But things get complicated and Caleb is faced with a confusing situation -- how does he reveal his true feelings for Gwen without hurting Kyle or Marc?Cast: Scott Lunsford Jim Verraros Emily Stiles Ryan Carnes Rebekah KochanSystem Requirements:Running Time 90 MinFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: MISCELLANEOUS/SPECIAL INTEREST Rating: NR UPC: 631008056098 Manufacturer No: CQC560

Customer Reviews

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19 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars They Pulled It Off!, December 1, 2005

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R. Rehse "Tucson Dude" (Tucson, AZ USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Eating Out (DVD)

I saw this at the Loft Theatre in Tucson, AZ, in a special presentation by the producer. In the first 5 minutes, I said to myself, "This is the most impossible premise for a movie I've ever seen. They can't possibly pull this off!" Well, they really did! The premise is ridiculous -- a straight kid decides to play gay because a gay friend of his says that a woman he is attracted to only dates gay men. Heartfelt writing and directing and absolutely real performances from the cast members make this movie totally believable (except for one minor plot twist at the very end). And the two male leads are gorgeous! (Although their performances are REALLY what makes the movie work. Honest!) This is a keeper.

97 of 119 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Posing, July 28, 2005

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Grady Harp (Los Angeles, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Eating Out (DVD)

This little film plays more like a French farce than a Hollywood film and if watched with that in mind it is sure to entertain. So many writers have mined this vein of boy playing girl playing boy in the web of catching the designated lover that it must be one of the more durable lines for comedy success through the years. Adding the contemporary slant of gay proposing straight posing as gay so that straight can get girl and gay can get lover works...but you have to stay with this one to catch all the double entendres that make it fun.

Classical music student Marc (a new 'Brad Pitt' like Ryan Carnes!) is a popular gay hunk who lives with Gwen (Emily Brooke Hands) who thinks she is the one responsible for making straight boys turn gay (!), so convinced is she that all the good men are gaily unavailable to her. Caleb (Scott Lunsford) is a straight guy who lives with jazz music student gay Kyle (Jim Verraros) in a purely roommate situation. Caleb, after an hilarious opening physical setup encounter with Tiffani (Rebekah Kochan), is convinced that gay men have an easier time of getting partnered than straight men. At a party Caleb meets Gwen who thinks Caleb is with Kyle, Caleb wants Gwen, and Kyle wants the apparently aloof Marc. Kyle convinces Caleb that if Caleb poses as gay he will gain entry into the Gwen/Marc abode and have access to Gwen while Kyle will have access to Marc. A spur of the moment telephone sex call (Gwen is attempting to turn on Caleb in front of Marc) results in Caleb and Marc 'hitting it off' much to the confusion of everyone. Add a dinner party for the four people involved which Caleb's ever-so-accepting family also attends and the whole situation explodes. How this whole schema plays out is the punch line of the film and all's well that end's well!

The cast is young and inexperienced and in need of a heavier directorial hand, but they are unanimously loveable and the men are certainly eye candy. As written and directed by Q. Allan Brocka EATNG OUT sails along breezily and provides enough fun for all audiences. Grady Harp, July 05

119 of 166 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars O My God this one is very bad, December 23, 2005

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Cj D. Vries "HRH" (CapeTown, RSA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Eating Out (DVD)

Please do NOT consider this movie - this is really, honestly, truly an extremely painfully bad movie. Yes, Ryan Carnes is a hottie, but he is not worth the pain of a very shallow and vulgar 80 minutes.The script needed a couple of re-writes (let's say 40 :-) before this movie should have even been considered as a possible project. As the movie progressed my jaw dropped in correlation to the cringingly embarrassing plot and characters. I bought this dvd, ignoring the bad reviews, and I now wish I had "listened", so in effect I am writing this to myself in the past by warning : this REALLY is a waste of your time and money. Trust me. I know.

(By the way - it's an insult that "EATING OUT" is recommended as a good combination with "Just a Question Of Love" (see BETTER TOGETHER above) -- I don't know what criteria was used to ascertain this match, but rest assured - I've seen "JUST A QUESTION OF LOVE" , and it is ART compared to "EATING OUT" which is garbage)