Product Details

• Actors: Jason Gould; Sara Gilbert; Guillermo Diaz
• Directors: Jason Gould; Lane Janger; Bradley Rust Gray; David Fourier; Gregory Cooke
• Format: Color, NTSC
• Language: English, French
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Number of discs: 1
• Rating: Unrated
• Studio: Strand Releasing
• DVD Release Date: June 1, 2004
• Run Time: 78 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00005KCB2
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #92,240 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Boys Life 3" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Editorial Reviews

Product Description
The third installment in the Boys Life series, following 1995`s BOYS LIFE and 1997`s BOYS LIFE 2, BOYS LIFE 3 consists of five short films, each telling a story related to gay life, identity, and sexuality. In French director David Fournier`s MAJORETTES IN SPACE, an existential narrator talks over comic clips of film and illustrative cardboard cutouts. He tells a simple story of Dimitri, a soviet cosmonaut who likes majorettes, Catherine and Laurent who like making love, the Pope who likes airports, and Vincent who likes boys. HITCH by director Bradley Rust Gray follows two attractive men on a dizzying road trip that involves some sexual self-discovery. The Hollywood farce INSIDE OUT, from director Jason Gould, involves one slapstick joke after the next, hitting on psychotherapy, gay stereotypes, failed marriages, and tabloid sensationalism. JUST ONE TIME, a short film by Lane Janger that he later made into a feature-length film, is included here in its original format. And, wrapping up BOYS LIFE 3 is director Gregory Cooke`s $30, a bittersweet story of a gay kid who faces a dilemma when his dad takes him to a whorehouse for his birthday.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

17 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars OK...you should stop now, October 27, 2001

By	"eddiedoyle" (Seattle, WA USA) - See all my reviews

Let me get one thing out of the way. Don't buy this dvd thinking you'll see more of the beauty who's on the jacket. He's a straight character - in bed with his girlfriend - in one of the short films and is on screen for about 2 minutes.

The first segment was written, directed, and performed by Jason Gould (that's Barbra S.'s and Elliot's son). It's ok. Maybe I don't expect as much from a short subject as I do from a feature-length, but i found that it did hold my interest. Young Mr. Gould plays the son of famous parents, and he has trouble keeping men interested. It doesn't appear that he has the charisma or the talent that his parents have. He's had a comfortable, but a somewhat unhappy life. Shrinks. Anti-depressant therapy. All right, so it isn't "Taxi Driver," but it is interesting to have some insight into what it might be like being a child of someone famous, and having to cope with that fame indirectly.

The rest of the shorts are, sadly, completely forgettable. I really like gay cinema, but gay cinema has to meet the same criteria as other films in order to be deemed worthwhile. Two stars. Maybe they should hold off on another collection until they have some better stuff to collect.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars 3rd time IS the charm!!!!, April 9, 2003

By	Mark Twain "Sam" (www.chismetime.com) - See all my reviews

The "Boys Life" films are a mixed bag of goodies, each segment containing both good, and bad, films. Part 3 is by far my favorite entry. The first film, by Jason Gould, is pretty good and the rest are actually okay. But what makes this one my favorite of the three is the addition of the short film "$30" starring Sara Gilbert and Erik MacArthur, the best film from any of the "Boys Life" movies.

$30 tells the story of a father who surprises his closeted gay son with a prostitute (Gilbert) on his 18th birthday. My parents are of Armenian descent and in our culture, a father and son never truly bond until the father gets his 18-year old a prostitute. That is how I lost my virginity to a woman (ugh), therefore, I can relate to this sweet,good-natured tale.

It's light, funny, very touching and definitely recommended. If any gay man had trouble being acceptance (and I'm sure PLENTY did), then this is the film to see. Gilbert gives her client a night to remember--not because of sex, but because of acceptance. This is a beautiful and rewarding little film that deserves to be seen.

3 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Is this as good as it gets?, November 11, 2001

By	Lance E., Craigwell (New York, NY) - See all my reviews

Great films. Great Directors. Not many continuing film series are as consistent or rewarding as the Boy's Life series. I became a major cheerleader for the first two ('His cousin Nunzio' is still the best film in the series), and I'm already fluffing my pom-poms for the third.