Product Details

• Actors: Mari Marks, Michael Soldier, Georgia Jean, Robert Borzych, Hilary Schwartz
• Directors: Jaymes Thompson
• 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
• Rating: Unrated
• Studio: Ariztical Entertainment
• DVD Release Date: November 18, 2008
• Run Time: 94 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B001FZSKPQ
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #29,996 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

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Product Description
Helen (Mari Marks) and Luella (Georgia Jean) are just another typical God-fearing mother and daughter who happen to bake Mincemeat muffins and run a charming if not a bit faded Bed and Breakfast Inn. Or are they? On the eve of the biggest gay party weekend of the year, and having not made advance reservations, five couples find themselves having to make accommodations far from the city. There's Dom and Alex, the performers (Vinny Markus & Michael Soldier) and Deborah and Gabby, the sophisticated, entrepreneurial lipsticks (Shannon Lee & Denise Heller). There's also Mike and Eric, the upscale guppie power couple (Derek Long & Robert Borzych) and their annoying fag-hag friend, Lizette (Lisa Block-Wieser). Also checking in are Starr and Brenda, the struggling folk singer and tough-talking tomboy (Hilary Schwartz & Allie Rivenbark) and lastly Rodney and Todd, the sugar daddy and personal trainer (Jim Polivka & James Tolins). What should have been the biggest gay party weekend of the year quickly turns into every gay and lesbian's worst nightmare! In the middle of the desert, off the main highway, lies The Sahara Salvation Inn. A small slice of paradise here in the desert. As the guests check in, they slowly come to realize (and some too late!) that The Sahara Salvation is not all it appears to be... Hidden agendas become realized and dark secrets revealed. What evil lurks up in the darkness of the attic? Be careful not to disturb Manfred - perhaps THE most horrifying creature ever created for film! Who will escape and who will survive... DVD Extras include * Short Film Fruitcake * Commentary * Trailers * Behind the Scenes * Music Video

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderfully Terrible!, December 25, 2008

By	Christopher G. Dukellis - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

One of the most funny and campy movies I have seen in a very long time! My friends and I laughed so much during the movie--it was just so much fun. The acting is actually pretty good and the storyline was great! I loved it and totally want to be in The Gay Bed and Breakfast of Terror Part 2! Loved it!

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Beware of Manfred ... and laughing yourself silly! , November 18, 2008

By	Bob Lind "camelwest" (Phoenix, AZ United States) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)

Five gay or lesbian couples (with one tag-along f*g hag) waited too long to book nearby accommodations to the big "Blue Party" in the desert, so they reserve the only place on the web with available rooms ... the Sahara Salvation Inn, a bed&breakfast listed as gay friendly. When they finally get to the secluded, rundown inn, they meet the rather strange religious owners, Helen and her daughter Luella, who offer them homemade mincemeat muffins (Trust me, you DON'T want to know!) The guests are a laughable collection of stereotypes, including the current "Mr. Leather" (played by writer/director Jaymes Thompson), a lesbian folk singer, a 20-something "personal trainer" there with his sugar-daddy, a lesbian couple who makes their own line of edible body paints, a gay male couple hardly speaking to each other, and a drag queen with attitude to spare. One by one, many of the guests turn up missing or dead, most of them the work of the dagger-wielding right-wing homophobic lunatic Helen, who prays in front of a candlelit altar covered with photos of Republican party leaders. Then there's her ... err ... son, Manfred. Bad, uh, boy (sort of.)

This is obviously a horror film played strictly for laughs, with lots of blood and gore (strawberry preserves, according to the extras), overacting and trite dialogue, and a "camp" quotient totally off the scale. What can you say about a film whose theme song is "Watch Out for the Straights"? The actors obviously had fun putting it together, which makes it also fun to watch. Not the thing to show Mom and Pop when they visit (especially if they are Republicans, since the GOP is the focus of many of the jokes), and even some uptight gay and lesbian viewers may be offended. It's not great or even good filmmaking, if you go by the usual criteria, but stands by itself as a grossly hysterical diversion which I recommend completely. As several other reviewers have said, "It's so bad, it's great!" DVD extras are plentiful, including a short film about going to "the folks' house" for Christmas, director commentary, outtakes, music video of the theme, making-of short and trailers. Four stars out of five.

4.0 out of 5 stars Gay B & B of Terror, July 10, 2009

By	titanium cranium "Tom" (Phila., PA, USA) - See all my reviews

I saw this film at the Phila Gay Film Festival in 2007, now called Q-FEST. Ditto the other positive reviewer's observations about the film, including it's just so bad that it's good. One couple sitting behind me actually got up and left AND got their money back half way through the film after a tirade of non-stop comments. The film doesn't pretend to be anything more than a take-off on typical horror and gay-camp genre cliches with some amusing current references, a few cute booties, and some hysterical caricatures. Yes it's major bubble gum for the brain, but I have to say after watching some pretentious and serious stuff that afternoon, which I crave, it was some needed comic relief. It had a theater with several hundred patrons both rolling and growning anyway. It's one of those films that probably lends itself best to social viewing just for fun of it. My friend has an outdoor drive-in movie theme party every summer. This would be perfect. Just wanted to balance the negative reviews a bit, which although valid in many respects, seem to miss the point, that is, that there is no point, and sometimes it just works that way.