Boy Culture

"Sex pays. Love costs."

2006 1h 28m EN

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6.4

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★6.4TMDB · 94

DramaRomance

Synopsis

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A successful gay male escort describes in a series of confessions his tangled romantic relationships with his two roommates and an older, enigmatic male client.

“Sex pays. Love costs.”

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Cast

Derek Magyar
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Jonathon Trent
Joey
Darryl Stephens
Andrew
Patrick Bauchau
Gregory Talbot
George Jonson
Blondie
Peyton Hinson
Jill
Kyle Santler
Scooter
Emily Brooke Hands
Lucy

Credits

Behind the camera

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

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RUNTIME

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

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2 / 8

MONEY

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Shot for just $0.5M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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3 / 8

MONEY

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Earned back only 44% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.

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4 / 8

ERA

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Released 20 years ago.

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5 / 8

WORLD

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Derek Magyar and Jonathon Trent and Darryl Stephens carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Sex pays. Love costs.".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0433350 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Q. Allan Brocka directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

188 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Shot for just $0.5M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
3Earned back only 44% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
4Released 20 years ago.
5Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
6Derek Magyar and Jonathon Trent and Darryl Stephens carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "Sex pays. Love costs.".
8IMDB entry: tt0433350 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 94 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
10Classified under 10 themes, including "based on novel or book", "roommates", "seattle, washington", "male prostitution".