Product Details

• Actors: Luke Aulwurm, Cort Donovan, Larry Filas, John Stvan, Debra Langland
• Directors: Toby Ross
• Format: 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: Hornbill Films
• DVD Release Date: October 30, 2007
• Run Time: 76 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 1.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000VQPGPC
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #159,944 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Father Knows" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Editorial Reviews

Father Knows... is a bittersweet comedy-drama that tells the story of Love Family and personal estrangements spanning over 15 years in the life of what seem like a simple American Family. Not so. The story is told from the view point of hunky Brad (Cort Donovan) who at the start of this film is scripting his memoirs focusing on the love of his life Ira their awful break up and Ira s stormy relationship with his parents especially his father who occupies a center piece in this melodrama.The final revelation is that love is something which cannot be conquered all at once but takes years of patience is fully realized in Father Knows a film that will take you on a sometimes funny sometimes heart felt but always entertaining journey which might evoke sweet memories of your first true love.System Requirements:Run time: 76 minutesFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: DRAMA/GAY & LESBIAN Rating: AO UPC: 631008065496 Manufacturer No: CSC654

Customer Reviews

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars FATHER KNOWS, December 29, 2007

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This review is from: Father Knows (DVD)

POIGNANT..HAS SEVERAL HEART TUGGING MOMENTS....in short a story line concerning the relationship of a father with his son and friends. Tender moments throughout the film of a son his father, family life and long term friends that we have had or yet to have. Some chuckles also...Father KnowsWorth looking at if you are not over critical of some of the acting..

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars This "Father Knows" not the Best, but a worthy effort some will enjoy., November 22, 2007

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Bob Lind "camelwest" (Phoenix, AZ United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Father Knows (DVD)

In writing his memoirs (a bit premature for a 35 year old, but get used to plot points that don't make sense), Brad thinks back on his long time infatuation with Ira Clarke, whom he has knows since his teens. In flashbacks starting at Ira's 18th birthday, when he comes out to his parents (and, later, Brad and Ira have a "sleepover" that is a bit noisy), we experience Brad's pain at Ira's "I-like-you-but-I'm-not-ready-to-settle-down-yet" brush-off, his jealousy when the Clarkes take in a cute male exchange student from Dubai, and how he develops a lifelong friendship with Ira'a father, initially just to keep tabs on what is happening in Ira's life, until Ira leaves his family behind and moves away.

"Father Knows" (2007) is directed by legendary gay porn producer Toby Ross, which gives you a clue that plot, acting and production values take a back seat to making sure there are lots of hot guys on the screen ... and there are. It's essentially a softcore film with a minimal plot, occasional cartoonish dialogue and overacting (If you look closely, there are a couple of scenes where it looks like even the actors are trying to suppress laughter!) If you accept that premise, it is better than most of its genre. Falcon Studios star Cort Donovan (as Brad) is essentially the lead actor, though not the focus of the film until later. Newcomer Luke Aulwurm is somewhat manic as Ira, but Efrain Gonzalez, Jr. (as the exchange student) steals whatever scenes he is in, and is cconvincing as a coniving flirt. The parents are horribly miscast, with the mother (with a Jewish accent that seems to come and go) looking a good 20 years older than the father, while he looks to be a youngish 35 or so, which doesn't work well with a son who is supposed to be only 18 but is played by an actor probably a decade older. Then there's the fact that the father seems to age a good 20 years or more in a single week, toward the end of the film.

Suspend any ability to disbelieve, and the film is actually alternately amusing and somewhat bittersweet, worth a look. Great cast interviews on the DVD! Not rated, would be a heavy R for brief nudity and simulated gay sex. Give it three stars out of five.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Amateur hour, February 15, 2008

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L. Elliott "movie buff" (Tucson, AZ United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Father Knows (DVD)

For a director who has supposedly done many porn films, this weak effort shows no signs of anyone having any film experience, except, oddly enough, the lead actor from the porn industry.

Bad writing, bad direction, atrocious acting (with the noted exception), and a badly paced film don't add up to enough to recommend a purchase by anyone except "bad film" lovers.

I give small, independent films a break at all levels, but there's nothing to recommend here folks...move along and be happy you did.