Product Details

• Actors: Theo Montgomery, Woman Daryl, Peter Peterson, Benji Crisnis, Garett Dagovitz
• Directors: Harry Schumanski, Bernard Schumanski
• 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: TLA
• DVD Release Date: November 11, 2009
• Run Time: 74 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 2.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B002PCVLX6
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #20,410 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
  • #93 in Movies & TV > DVD > Gay & Lesbian
• For more information about "Wrecked" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

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WRECKED - DVD Movie

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30 of 34 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Solid Storyline, Great Skin, Variable Production, November 7, 2009

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interested_observer "interested_observer" (San Francisco, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Wrecked (DVD)

"Wreaked" shows aspiring actor Ryan (Theo Montgomery) allowing his career and life to be sabotaged by the torch he carries for a druggie ex-boyfriend, Daniel, who ran out of his life at least once before.

Ryan lands his first role with a acting group and celebrates by getting off on a web-clip by hustler Taylor (name from the commentary). Shortly thereafter Ryan comes home and finds the ex-Daniel waiting on the veranda. Happy Ryan is willing to take Daniel back if he gets a job and stops taking drugs. Daniel charms and agrees, stifling any further conversation with kisses and more. Ryan's life starts sliding downhill, and his job performance suffers. Taylor the hustler turns out to be a pal of Daniel's too, leading to an explicit three-way. To make the point clear, there is a photography student, who gets roped into first Daniel's and then Ryan's game. Ryan's life drifts out of control. He knows what to do but just loses the will to do it.

The DVD comes with a commentary by the two directors and Theo Montgomery, a deleted scene, an extended mixture of scenes, a photo gallery, and some TLA trailers.

The film gives a serious, focused depiction of the problems of unsuitable partners and of drugs and also gives a reasonably realistic and frequent display of bodies engaged in sex and in the incidentals of daily life. The actors are very good looking; Theo Montgomery as Ryan is spectacularly cute looking and did a good job as the makeup person (source: the commentary) on the set.

The production has multiple weaknesses. The sets generally shriek cheap, not always unsuitably. For example, the one window in Ryan's house is covered with a sheet. The sound ranges from clear to faint. The film stock is fairly grainy. There are a number of continuity lapses. For example, in one sequence Ryan goes to bed shirtless, wakes up early in one t-shirt, and then gets out of bed in another. The supporting actors were undistinguished. The commentary says the photographer's name is Rodney, but the character introduces himself as Tyler to Daniel. The commentary states that much of the character-development footage was cut out (but not included as an extra; there are photos in the gallery that probably came from these sequences).

The credits give some actor names and the co-directors' names but none other. There is no listing matching character and actor. I can't find the names given listed on imbd.com; are they all pseudonyms? It appears nobody wants to be identified too much with the film, although the directors suggested a prequel was possible.

Still, the film was a good entry in the underused category of serious film that wants to display serious skin. The ads suggest this is a film for lovers of twinks. They're right.

18 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Disgusting Waste of Time - DO NOT BUY, March 22, 2010

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Lucas Mandrake "Luke" (Philadelphia, PA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Wrecked (DVD)

I saw this movie at the Philadelphia QFest2009 (formerly the Philadelphia Gay and Lesbian Film Festival) and was incredibly intrigued by the synopsis and build-up surrounding the film. While the first fifteen minutes of the film were mediocre at best, the rest of the film was literally... torture. Bordering on bad pornographic material (unattractive actors and poor plot included!), this film had no substance, no plot, no backstory, ultimately, nothing at all.

My only memorable moment at the end of the film when there was a simultaneous gasp of relief and... silence. Not one person in a sold-out crowd clapped and the general feeling of disgust was shared amongst the theatergoers.

As a cultural studies specialist, this film is an insult to vast spectrum of Queer Texts. I was hoping that the film would be dropped given the general discontent with the film - but a word of warning to anyone even considering purchasing this: It is a waste of money that could be spent on other films like, "Shelter", "Holding Trevor", or "Heights", and it will be time wasted that you will never get back....

Absolutely nothing positive to say... you've been warned.

7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Wrecked can't be Fixed, January 30, 2010

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David A. Mills "Photographer of Men" (LA, Ca USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Wrecked (DVD)

Wrecked provides a personal, provocative viewpoint of the writer directors behind the scenes look at his relationship with his boyfriend. Although intriguing from the beginning, we eventually find ourselves in a stereotypical situation involving a drug using, manipulating young man that we neither care for and at times, wonder why the lead character would care for him. It is obvious that he can do much better. With ample nudity and tons of simulated sex, the two youth struggle to maintain a relationship. During the day, the lead works as an actor and begins having difficulty with his role due to his concerns over the sincerity of his long lost lover that appeared at his door all while his lover is out tricking to find new drugs or funds for drugs to keep him submerged in his make believe world of all is well. When the two are together, sex is the weapon used to distract the couple from addressing the real issues that they need to face.

When the lover is caught in an act of seduction at his boyfriends apartment it almost seems like this is finally the act that will make the lead wakeup and realize that this guy needs to be kicked to the curb but it only adds a different level of confusion to this story. Wrecked is conceived by a young man and it shows in the way the situations are handled. Seasoned lovers would never tolerate such behavior and if they do, deserve what they get. When you're young, you're youthful behavior is easily forgiven.

This movie is worth watching if you like watching young, twinkish men walking around naked or partially naked in a drugged up state of mind. I didn't feel for any of the characters and the level of acting is subpar.