Eating Out

"The fastest way to a girl's heart is through her gay best friend."

2004 1h 24m EN

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5.7

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★5.7TMDB · 123

ComedyRomance

Synopsis

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After getting dumped by his slutty girlfriend, Caleb falls in love with Gwen. However, thanks to Caleb's roommate, Gwen thinks he's gay and sets him up with her roommate, Marc.

“The fastest way to a girl's heart is through her gay best friend.”

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Cast

Scott Lunsford
Caleb Peterson
Jim Verraros
Kyle
Emily Brooke Hands
Gwen Anderson
Ryan Carnes
Marc Everhard
Rebekah Kochan
Tiffani von der Sloot
Billy Shepard
Joey
Jillian Nusbaum
Jamie Peterson
Kris Black
Sebastian - British Guy (as Christopher Michaels)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Q. Allan Brocka
Writers: Q. Allan Brocka
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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84 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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MONEY

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Shot for just $0.1M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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ERA

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Released 22 years ago.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Eating Out Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Q. Allan Brocka, shot by Keith J. Duggan. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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

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CAST

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Scott Lunsford and Jim Verraros and Emily Brooke Hands carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "The fastest way to a girl's heart is through her gay best friend.".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Q. Allan Brocka directs. Keith J. Duggan behind the camera. Phillip J. Bartell cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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184 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Shot for just $0.1M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
3Released 22 years ago.
4Part of the "Eating Out Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
5Directed by Q. Allan Brocka, shot by Keith J. Duggan. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Editor Phillip J. Bartell shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Scott Lunsford and Jim Verraros and Emily Brooke Hands carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "The fastest way to a girl's heart is through her gay best friend.".
9IMDB entry: tt0372884 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Classified under 13 themes, including "love triangle", "roommates", "mistaken identity", "male masturbation".

The technical file

Cinematography: Keith J. Duggan
Editing: Phillip J. Bartell
Production design: Melissa Fischer
Sound: Robert Kubilos
Runtime: 84 min · 1h 24m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $50,000
Original language: EN
Certification (US): NR
IMDB: Eating Out (2004)

Part of

Eating Out Collection

Eating Out is a series of gay interest films by Q. Allan Brocka.

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Q. Allan Brocka

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kinrich302026-09-08
★ 6/10
This this seemed like a lower budget, gay version of American Pie. The story was kind of all right, but totally unrealistic and focused too much on the female characters, but on the other hand in had 4 sequels and I don't know of any other gay franchise that had that.

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