Product Details

• Actors: Dylan Walsh, Kelly Rowan, Branden Nadon
• Directors: David Schultz
• Writers: David Schultz
• Producers: Nancy Laing, Bruce Harvey
• Format: NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: All Regions
• Studio: Smash It Up/Interstate 80 Entertainment Inc.
• DVD Release Date: August 18, 2008
• Run Time: 99 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (33 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B001EHDMW6
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #19,206 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Jet Boy" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

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122 of 130 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great, honest, wonderful, July 7, 2009

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ch15 (Süd-NRW) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Jet Boy (DVD)

I am from outside the US but bought this movie here - could not find it elsewhere. I don't understand why this film is hardly known. Of course, it is a low-budget production (but that does not affect its quality), of course, its theme might be critical and not mainstream. But neither is it about a gay, nor is it a movie just for pedophiles (though Nathan is a very likeable boy...).

It is about a poor boy (Nathan) who lost his parents and has to take care for himself. Nobody does really love him, so he is searching for true love (that is why he sells his body) - but they that "buy" him just do use him; it is not to love. On the road Nathan finds a man called Boone (great-acting Dylan Walsh) who takes him along, but isn't willing to care for that child in the long run. So one day he sends the boy away (who is then starting his old business again) - until Boone sees what is happening to the poor boy. Eventually he rescues him and takes him as a son. Happy end only in the last seconds ;)

The story is so honest, so near to the poor life of those children who live on the streets - very emotional. The movie belongs to the best ones I've ever seen, and is worth the price (though there are no additional features on the DVD). 5***** for the producers and actors - esp. young Branden Nadon is great!

60 of 65 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Tender tale of a lost boy and a lonely man, June 27, 2009

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Hulka (Washington DC) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Jet Boy (DVD)

This was an awesome movie! A positive uplifting story about a abandoned adolescent boy looking for a father who meets a man trying to forget the pain of his relationship with his own father. Nathan is a sexually confused boy desperately looking for security of a father figure. He runs into Boone, a hardened loner whom Nathan latches onto. We learn that Boone has some emotional father issues of his own, and Nathan shows up to provide him a way to work them out. In other words, Boone finds that he can resolve his own sadness at his father's lack of love by giving Nathan the love and security he needs. This is a low budget made-for-tv movie, but the unusual story line---and the heart rendering performance by Branden Nadon as Nathan---make this a must-see movie for anyone who has familiar with the sort of emotional wounds that too often occur between father and son. It brought tears to my eyes...and a good feeling at the happy ending. I agree--must see.

BTW, this is NOT a movie about boylove or child prostitution, this is really about the painful relationships between fathers and sons. The need for men to mentor their sons, and the need of an adolecent boy for a strong male role model. Nathan's involvement in sexual abuse is only important in the development of his character as a lost boy. It adds to the drama that Boone's interest in him was entirely non-sexual. Unfortunately, inclusion of these issues might have doomed this astounding movie to oblivion. That is really sad.

Struck by Brandon Nadon's performance, I immediately looked for more pictures by thim only to learn that Branden Nadon subsequent career was making some sleazy horror movies. So I guess he got typecast a little. Sad, he was a tremendous actor that deserved some better roles. See more of Nadon in a bit part in Living with the Dead, Taken and Masters of Horror. Hopefully we will see in some more challenging adult roles in the future.

39 of 47 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Jet Boy, April 29, 2009

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Mr. Jamie Livergood - See all my reviews

This review is from: Jet Boy (DVD)

Jet Boy turned out to be a great movie. A beleveable story executed with some terrific acting. This is not a "gay" interest movie. The story would appeal to almost everybody. The main character is a ten year old prostitute but this just adds seasoning to the story line and is not the main entree. There were some surprises, twists and turns, near the end of the movie that will make it a keeper for your collection. Very much recommended.