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Sideline Secrets

  • Video
  • 2006
  • Unrated
  • 1h 36min
CALIFICACIÓN DE IMDb
3.8/10
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TU CALIFICACIÓN
James Townsend and Alex Wilson in Sideline Secrets (2006)
DramaMisterioRomance

Agrega una trama en tu idioma"Sideline Secrets" follows the story of high-school senior Devon Tyler. With successful parents, a popular girlfriend, plenty of friends, and being at the top of his class and about to gradu... Leer todo"Sideline Secrets" follows the story of high-school senior Devon Tyler. With successful parents, a popular girlfriend, plenty of friends, and being at the top of his class and about to graduate, all seems ideal. However underneath the surface, things are not what they seem. With ... Leer todo"Sideline Secrets" follows the story of high-school senior Devon Tyler. With successful parents, a popular girlfriend, plenty of friends, and being at the top of his class and about to graduate, all seems ideal. However underneath the surface, things are not what they seem. With the heightened awareness of his sexual identity, the crumbling marriage of his gruff, unsu... Leer todo

  • Dirección
    • Steven Vasquez
  • Guionistas
    • James Townsend
    • Steven Vasquez
  • Elenco
    • James Townsend
    • Alex Wilson
    • Dan Swett
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  • CALIFICACIÓN DE IMDb
    3.8/10
    326
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    • Dirección
      • Steven Vasquez
    • Guionistas
      • James Townsend
      • Steven Vasquez
    • Elenco
      • James Townsend
      • Alex Wilson
      • Dan Swett
    • 16Opiniones de los usuarios
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    James Townsend
    • Devon Tyler
    Alex Wilson
    • Brian
    Dan Swett
    Dan Swett
    • Dr. Kirk Tyler
    Sarah Kelly
    Sarah Kelly
    • Jenna
    David Wright
    • Andrew
    Brandon Alexander III
    • Clitarissa Pink
    • (as Brandon Alexander)
    Ryan Bauer
    • Soap Opera Star…
    J.N. Berg
    • Night Club Attendee
    Rick Bolander
    • Blonde Frisbee Boy
    Brian Joey Conway
    • Night Club Attendee
    A.J. Domianus
    • Brunette Frisbee Boy
    Mike Domianus
    • Fantasy Boy
    Phillip Doyan
    • Coffee Shop Barista
    Andrea Dukellis
    • Stephanie
    Jenna Fanning
    • Night Club Attendee
    Chase Fleming
    • 8mm Boy Jared Ross; GoGo Dancer
    Ricky Godirez
    • Night Club Attendee
    Evan Gregory
    • Night Club Attendee
    • Dirección
      • Steven Vasquez
    • Guionistas
      • James Townsend
      • Steven Vasquez
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    3gradyharp

    Examining a First Attempt

    Steven Vasquez directed and co-wrote with James Townsend, the star, this strange little drama cum horror flick with evidently very good ideas and intentions: make a gay film that takes a different storyline than the usual fare and make a drama that wants to be judged on its merits as a thriller. So why doesn't it work? For starters the film loses direction from the opening frame and wanders rather aimlessly throughout the film, dead set on making a suspense thriller but getting sidetracked into satisfying an audience who wants to see nude encounters. Not that that is a bad thing: it can certainly enhance some films that have been Hollywood successes. The film also tries to talk about coming out experiences in young men and women, relationships, disturbed parenting, the club scene with all the wild antics that accompany such events - and murder. It is all a bit much to cram into a 96-minute film.

    Devon (James Townsend) by all appearances is a successful kid with a kind girlfriend Jenna (Sarah Kelly) but he has an eye for boys and visits a bar where he meets Brian (Alex Wilson) who has been down the same path and can offer Devon assistance on every level. They bond, Devon comes out, and the mysteries begin: boys are missing in the neighborhood, Devon's stepfather psychologist Dr. Kirk Tyler (Dan Swett) is not at all what he appears to be and despite Devon's consoling mother Donna (Sonja Fisher) Devon is cast into the streets because of his new relationship. It seems Dr Tyler is in a dark business with hunky Detective Cunningham (Earl McDougle) who apparently is investigating the missing boys... Devon gathers his resources from his understanding girlfriend Jenna and her cronies and together the group unveils the dark doings of Dr. Tyler and his detective sidekick. And through it all Donna radiates warmth and understanding as the perfect mother of a gay boy, etc.

    Some of the actors are pleasing to the eye (and there is very little the eye doesn't examine frequently!) but the degree of acting is at an all time low. The only thing that makes us forgive that (and in some cases it is just too poor to forgive) is the feeling of commitment on the part of everyone involved. Yes, this is a low budget movie and yes, the director needs time to learn his trade. But in the end there is something to be said for the involved people to try to take a gay film to a different level. Maybe their next one will be more polished. Grady Harp
    5caseymck

    Casting Makes All the Difference

    I like the attempt to blend mystery and porn; the mixed genre has a lot of potential. But you HAVE to cast a desirable lead. That dude who played Devon is a chinless, slumped, monotonous waste of space with really awful hair. There were extras in the film who had more magnetism and appeal than the lead. Another thing: People don't call out one another's name every time they greet them--especially lovers and family. All the adults were pretty dismal as well. Hollywood is crawling with good-looking, semi-decent actors, so there's really no excuse for bad casting. A lesson for all actors: Just because "exasperated" is the easiest emotion to play, don't fall back on it in every line reading.
    jm10701

    Don't trust the good reviews.

    Until now, the worst movie I had ever seen was Ben & Arthur. You really should check the reviews for that movie instead of this one. The review statistics for this movie have been skewed positive through a relentless and unscrupulous push by some of the people involved in making it, evidence for which is fairly easy to uncover online. At least the people who made Ben & Arthur were honorable enough to let it stand on its own shaky legs, instead of unscrupulously promoting it so suckers like me would buy it.

    Everything about this movie is terrible, the script, the story, the casting, the acting, the direction, the photography, the editing, the music... what else goes into a movie? Whatever it is, here it's as bad as it gets. If it weren't so unpleasant it would be ridiculous. I kept watching it thinking it must get better, because I hadn't yet discovered that none of the positive reviews for it are reliable.

    It does not take a lot of money to make a great movie, nor does a low budget mean a movie has to be bad. My favorite example of a shoestring-budget masterpiece is Gus Van Sant's amazing Mala Noche, but there are many others. Sideline Secrets—Director's Cut or original—is bad not because the people who made it had no money, but because they had gigantic egos and no talent for anything at all except self-promotion.
    3Havan_IronOak

    If you get the chance to Miss it... DO.

    I'm a film festival junkie. I've seen over 1500 gay films in my life and I keep a bottom 10 list. This film made that list. I've seen worse films so this film doesn't really merit one other reviewers comment... "As bad as a movie can be."

    However it IS well and truly bad. The problems starts with a disjointed plot that attempts to be a mystery but ends up being a missed try. Then there's amateurish dialogue, as stilted and heavy handed as any I've heard; and often it's as teeth-jarringly delivered as in the most graphic porn film.

    Other reviewers have commented... "This film is just plain bad." and... "THIS FILM IS LAME, LAME, LAME!!!!!" and even ... "Everything about this movie is terrible, the script, the story, the casting, the acting, the direction, the photography, the editing, the music... what else goes into a movie? Whatever it is, here it's as bad as it gets."

    That's not entirely fair, but unfortunately it's closer to the truth than the several laudatory reviews that are posted here. You'll notice that there are about 14 people who have ranked many of the reviews of this film. I'm tempted to ask "If a dozen people or so were friends of, or paid by, the film makers how would these reviews be scored?" I'm guessing that something along those lines would explain the wide variation in opinion about this film.

    James Townsend who plays the lead also wrote the script. That's generally a bad combo though it stops short of the total lack of perspective one sometimes sees when the writer/star also directs. Talk about your real triple-threat!

    I don't enjoy writing negative reviews, but I do think folks should be warned. I've given this film three stars. I have scored other films lower, but only when they were offensive or so disjointed and difficult to sit through that I wanted to punish the folks responsible for the crime. Here it's just a matter of a poorly executed attempt at making a movie.

    It's probably unfair to rant about this film in general... Here are just a few specifics. There is an early masturbation scene which includes fantasy shots that stops just short of porno. Shortly thereafter there's a heterosexual kiss in the park that includes another gay fantasy. The boys are hot enough and the scene is pretty tolerable though it is over-thought. The scene is disrupted by cuts from full-color to artistic black & white & back. The acting by the mother was so bad at one time I swore she was cold reading from cards off camera... and that she was a poor reader. The father was even worse.

    Generally I'm a pretty easy grader and a sucker for over earnest plots by novice film makers. Often gay-themed indie films have "diamond in the rough" moments that ring so true that they make sitting through the sometimes amateur film making, the frequent insufferable dialogue and the poor plotting worth it. This film may have a few rhinestones in the rough, but they're buried in a whole truckload of dross.

    Oftentimes gay indie films have the problem that poor acting and poor dialogue make their characters more caricatures than character. Unfortunately here the characters here would need more detail to become caricatures.

    Don't get me wrong. A few of the main characters turn in performances worthy of off off Broadway (maybe on an off night). However the parent roles and the police roles were even below that standard. I'm guessing that those making this film had no friends that fit those particular characters and had to settle for whoever they could con into doing the part. And let's face it the talent pool of those looking to play minor roles in gay themed direct to video indie films is pretty shallow.

    Fortunately the boys playing the main roles were pretty. They should just try to exercise better judgment about what they let others put in their mouths, at least dialogue-wise.

    Roger Ebert once described "Midnight Cowboy" as a good movie with a masterpiece inside, struggling to break free. Unfortunately this film is hollow inside.
    Gordon-11

    Thrilling plot and exciting visuals

    This film is about a young man coming out to his family and girlfriend. In an unexpected plot twist, he finds himself and his new gay friends in grave danger.

    The plot thrilling and captivating! I was very engaged to the characters, especially Devon and Jenna. When they were investigating the irregularities in the office, I was so worried about them being found out that I shouted out! It's a pity that people judge films by its budget or acting. It's true that the most of the acting is wooden in this film, but don't forget these actors "talents" are not in acting. "Sideline Secrets" is a lot better made, entertaining and exciting than many gay films. I think "Sideline Secrets" deserve a much higher rating.

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    • Trivia
      The official drinks used in the film are actual energy beverages called "Sum Poosie" and "Think Pink". Both have a vibrant pink color to them and are made and distributed by the Hollywood Beach Beverage Company in Florida.
    • Errores
      When Devon is in the shower getting ready for his date with Jenna, it is clear that he does not have a navel piercing. But when we see him later that same night, he has a pink spiral ring.
    • Citas

      Clitarissa Pink: [breaks up fight] Woah, woah, woah, woah. What's going on here?

      [to fat bar patron]

      Clitarissa Pink: Nu-huh, I done told you to get yo fat ass outta here. Go on, bitch! Just because you can't find yo penis, doesn't mean anybody wants to help you!

    • Créditos curiosos
      The cat is included in the credits. "Syphilis the Cat"
    • Conexiones
      Followed by Darker Secrets: Sideline Secrets II (2008)

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    • Fecha de lanzamiento
      • 9 de agosto de 2006 (Estados Unidos)
    • País de origen
      • Estados Unidos
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      • Inglés
    • También se conoce como
      • Troubles secrets
    • Locaciones de filmación
      • Los Ángeles, California, Estados Unidos
    • Productoras
      • In the Pink Productions
      • Lime Street Entertainment
      • Richard Anthony Films
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    • Tiempo de ejecución
      • 1h 36min(96 min)
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      • 1.66 : 1

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