Product Details

• Actors: David Ojalvo, Scott Saffer
• Directors: Hoang A. Duong
• Format: Color, DVD, Letterboxed, Widescreen, NTSC
• Language: English (Dolby Digital 5.1)
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Number of discs: 1
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Filling the Gap
• DVD Release Date: November 26, 2002
• Run Time: 90 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00006SFL2
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #106,903 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Boxer Shorts" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com
The pieces in Boxer Shorts, a collection of gay-themed short films, are a little clumsy and amateurish--but every filmmaker has to start somewhere. Furthermore, that's part of their charm; they have a rough sincerity that slicker movies often lack. "Tom Clay Jesus" depicts an ironic hazard of anonymous pickups; "Audit" is about a gay tax auditor who uses his position to torment an ex-lover who's now married and claims to be straight; the hero/heroine of "The Prom Queen" is a would-be glam rock star who discovers that a fling with a football star doesn't change his status in the high school hierarchy. But the gem of the lot is "Boychick," a simple tale of a young Jewish boy who adulates a Britney Spears-esque pop star and hungers for the head of the debate team; this piece's whimsical fantasy is sweet, unpretentious, and funny. --Bret Fetzer

Customer Reviews

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25 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Five Entertaining Short Films, December 10, 2002

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

"Boxer Shorts" is a compilation of five award winning gay-oriented films. They last from twelve to twenty-eight minutes each, and all have a director's commentary track. As an extra bonus there is an eight-minute black & white film without commentary.

Despite the title, there is nothing on boxing or on boxer shorts per se. The picture on the front is not taken from the movies. The description and photos on the back of the box are representative, although the images are sharper in the films.

All five feature films have interesting stories. The acting and production values are more variable, but still acceptable overall. There were skin shots in all five.

1. "Tom Clay Jesus" by Hoang A. Duong won prizes at the Berlin Film Festival and Sundance. The film looks at a New York area tryst-romance from three perspectives. People want to be loved for themselves, whatever that might mean. This was my favorite.

2. "Boychick" by Glenn Gaylord was a Seattle International Film Festival winner. A Jewish high-school student in Los Angeles recruits his dream female celebrity performer to help him win the attention of the buff debate team champion. There is a long end credit section that tells "where they are now".

3. "Audit" by Brian To won at Win Femme Film Festival. A married couple show up at an IRS audit in Los Angeles to explain how they have so many expenses and so little revenue. Guess what? The auditor has figured out even more. This was the longest and best acted film, with Alexis Arquette as the auditor and Sally Kirkland as an interested auditor lurking in the wings. There were many twists and subtleties.

4. "The Prom Queen" by Sean Patrick McCarthy won at the Hamptons International Film Festival. A drag-wearing high-schooler (north of New York City) tricks with the jock who will escort the ambitious prom queen. Who will enjoy This prom?

5. "Caught" by Christopher Gotschall was called a festival favorite on the box and deserves it as the closer. A Chicago area photographer/cleaner falls for a pre-med who already has a relationship with a somewhat older man. Actions, confessions, and what else can happen?

6. "The Rainbow Avenger" by David Hayes is a black & white silent short film in the Extra Features section and is without commentary. A heavy gay man becomes a superhero but is not ready to face the consequences.

The average quality and inspiration level are higher than is usual in these anthologies.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Average compilation, some gems, some pits, January 2, 2003

By	T. Pileggi (Valley Stream, NY United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

It is just too bad that most short film compilations contain wide variance in quality. This selection is no better nor worse than most of the others. It seems the more shorts in a collection , the greater chance for mediocrity. But then this makes the gems pop out even brighter. This is definitely a collection worth seeing, even though some of the films are a little too long for short films. Of course, what constitutes good or bad is very subjective. For me, the short Boychick is probably the most charming of the bunch, and in a very short time with relatively little dialogue it can disarm the viewer. At the opposite end is the self-indulgent Rainbow Avenger. The rest fall somewhere in between. But don't take my word for it; get this collection if you collect gay films, or at least try to rent it. It is pretty much a miracle to get a gay film made and distributed, so show your support.And you're bound to find something to your liking.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Ugg. Don't Waste Your Time, May 15, 2004

By	W. Lockard (Los Angeles, CA USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Sorry...five short films -- all either are, or seem like, student films...I'm sure these guys graduated -- everything is lit, the editing is orderly, the shots aren't sideways or misframed -- but that doesn't mean the films are worth seeing. Mostly terrible/dull. The best is just "okay".

Obviously trading on the idea that gay men will watch anything that is gay themed. But there's nowhere NEAR enough sex or nudity or cute boys to make it worth helping to prove that point.

The only amusing part is that the DVD actually contains director commentary tracks, like we need to hear stuff like "this was really shot in my friend Jon's apartment" or "Okay, that neighbor woman is actually my sister, who volunteered to be in the film. She's really nice..."