Trevor

1994 0h 18m EN

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7.0

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7.7

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★7.0TMDB · 41★7.7IMDB · 1,625

ComedyDrama

Synopsis

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Upon hitting puberty, a high school boy realizes that he is homosexual and faces prejudice from his homophobic parents and friends.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Brett Barsky
Trevor
Judy Kain
Trevor's Mom
John Lizzi
Trevor's Dad
Jonah Rooney
Pinky Farraday
Stephen Tobolowsky
Father Joe
Cory M. Miller
Jack
Allen Dorane
Walter Stiltman
Lindsay Pomerantz
Cathy Quinn

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Peggy Rajski
Writers: Celeste Lecesne
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 18-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 7

ERA

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32 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Peggy Rajski, shot by Marc Reshovsky. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Editor John Tintori shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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5 / 7

CAST

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Brett Barsky and Judy Kain and John Lizzi carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0111486 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 41 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Peggy Rajski directs. Marc Reshovsky behind the camera. John Tintori cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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1Tight 18-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
232 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Directed by Peggy Rajski, shot by Marc Reshovsky. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Editor John Tintori shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Brett Barsky and Judy Kain and John Lizzi carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0111486 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 41 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
8Classified under 10 themes, including "puberty", "coming out", "homophobia", "suicide attempt".

The technical file

Cinematography: Marc Reshovsky
Editing: John Tintori
Production design: Leslie McDonald
Costume design: Susan Lyall
Makeup / hair: Nikki Moungey
Sound: Michael Barry
Runtime: 18 min · 0h 18m
Status: Released
Original language: EN
IMDB: Trevor (1994)
IMDB rating: 7.7/10 · 1,625 votes
MPAA: Not Rated

Awards

Won 1 Oscar. 5 wins total

Sundance Honorable Mention Short Filmmaking
Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film

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CinemaSerf2026-01-01
★ 7/10
Although there are undoubtedly some more serious undercurrents for this short drama, it’s carried off with an engaging light-heartedness that does raise a smile. Did you know, for example, that there is a direct correlation between getting your sperm on your hands and then going deaf (as well as blind, I presume)? “Trevor” (Brett Barsky) is really just your average teenage lad struggling to get any attention from his parents. His school life isn’t much better until he is befriended by baseball heart-throb “Pinky” (Jonah Rooney). Things are on the up, and he even starts listening to the more upbeat tracks from his Diana Ross collection. Unfortunately, he mistakenly confides his adulation for his new best pal with “Walter” (Allen Dorane) and next thing he is being shunned by everyone and given the ultimate in embarrassing life lectures by their local curate. Oh dear! Now we are back to “Endless Love” and some drastic action. What next? It’s told using a quite amusing “Dear diary” confessional style alongside an entertaining effort from Barsky as his character deals with every trauma as if it were to be his last, but without ridiculing the significance to a young gay lad of finding his own sexuality amidst a society at best ignorant, at worst more cruel. It’s the fact that it’s message is delivered more subtly that works better here, and there’s food for thought here for a world of folks called “Trevor”, their friends and parents alike.

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