Product Details

• Actors: Kevin Coughlin, Brooke Bundy, Lawrence P. Casey, Jo Ann Harris, Michael Greer
• 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: R (Restricted)
• Studio: Image Entertainment
• DVD Release Date: May 2, 2000
• Run Time: 91 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6305836620
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #287,197 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Gay Deceivers" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Editorial Reviews

It's the '60s. The Vietnam War is raging. And Danny Devlin and Elliot Crane are out to dodge the draft. What are two straight boys to do? Claim they're gay, of course! Danny and Elliot have no intention of giving up their heterosexual lifestyles... that is, until suspicious Colonel Dixon starts spying on them. To throw him off the trail, Danny and Elliot move into an all-gay L.A. apartment complex, where their lives are turned upside down! The pair hilariously tries to pull off the deception, despite surprise visits from parents and girlfriends and a flamboyantly gay landlord who pops in at the most inopportune times. Among the best of the sixties gay-themed films, this nearly lost comedy remains relevant today, raising many important social issues with grace, compassion and wit.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

19 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The Gay Deceivers - Unsung Classic Gay Cinematic Farce, July 13, 2000

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Greg K - See all my reviews

This review is from: Gay Deceivers (DVD)

Sure, it's a low-budget 1969 movie, but the absolutely pristine DVD mastering breathes new life into this underrated gay farce. The sound is a bit low and slightly scratchy, but heads and tails over the previous vhs video release. It's like discovering a long-lost friend again! Try to overlook the low-budget origins and some of the dated humor: It's still very timely, courageous, and above all...FUNNY! For those who enjoy Michael Greer's over-the-top flaming performance as the landylady Malcolm, check out his performance as Queenie in "Fortune And Men's Eyes"...very different and fierce! Good statements in "Gay Deceivers" regarding anti-war sentiments and (believe it or not) gay rights. The two straight roommates, posing as a gay couple, ultimately even have a greater acceptance of alternate lifestyles by the film's end. Not to be missed!

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Michael Greer is Fabulous, April 9, 2003

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Sushi Girl "atomicdog" (San Francisco, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Gay Deceivers (DVD)

I bought this movie trying to find something interesting and didn't expect to love it so much. I have been on a search to find something as intriguing to me as The Adventures of Sebastian Cole and this was it. Almost entirely due to the presence of Michael Greer. Since watching this film I have tried to find other Greer films without much success but this film shows was a great actor he was and how fabulous gay film can be!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Chance to see how mores have changed, July 16, 2008

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John Nixon (Fairacres, New Mexico USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Gay Deceivers (DVD)

I saw this film first run my freshman year in college. I probably was amused by it, since it is clever. Watching it again is a good lesson on how attitudes can change over time. The movies is 40 years old and tells the story of two straight men who want to avoid the Vietnam draft by acting gay. Michael Greer is the best in the film, he is gay and was able to be 'real' in the part. There is no heavy message here, more of a time capsule piece.