Oy Vey! My Son Is Gay!

"Love is Love!"

2010 1h 30m EN

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5.0

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★5.0TMDB · 32

ComedyRomance

Synopsis

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Nelson and Angelo, a gay couple, decide to come out to their parents. However, when they do so, their parents find it difficult to cope with the news.

“Love is Love!”

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Cast

Lainie Kazan
Shirley Hirsch
Saul Rubinek
Martin Hirsch
Vincent Pastore
Carmine Ferraro
John Lloyd Young
Nelson Hirsch
Jai Rodriguez
Angelo Ferraro
Bruce Vilanch
Uncle Max
Carmen Electra
Sybil Williams
Shelly Burch
Teresa Ferraro

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Evgeny Afineevsky
Writers: Evgeny Afineevsky, Menahem Golan, Martin Guigui
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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

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2 / 8

MONEY

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Shot for just $0.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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3 / 8

MONEY

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Grossed $6M — a 3000003.5× return. The kind of profit studios chase for a decade.

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4 / 8

ERA

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Released 16 years ago.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Evgeny Afineevsky, shot by Peter N. Green. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Lilo Fedida. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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8 / 8

CAST

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Lainie Kazan and Saul Rubinek and Vincent Pastore carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Evgeny Afineevsky directs. Peter N. Green behind the camera. Lilo Fedida scores. Michael Southworth cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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190 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Shot for just $0.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
3Grossed $6M — a 3000003.5× return. The kind of profit studios chase for a decade.
4Released 16 years ago.
5Directed by Evgeny Afineevsky, shot by Peter N. Green. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Lilo Fedida. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Michael Southworth shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Lainie Kazan and Saul Rubinek and Vincent Pastore carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "Love is Love!".
10IMDB entry: tt1223082 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Only 32 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Peter N. Green
Original score: Lilo Fedida
Editing: Michael Southworth
Makeup / hair: Mike Meyers
Sound: Ben Zarai
Stunt coordinator: Jerry L. Buxbaum
Runtime: 90 min · 1h 30m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $2
Box office: $6,000,007
Return: 300000350% of budget
Original language: EN
IMDB: Oy Vey! My Son Is Gay! (2010)

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kinrich302026-09-08
★ 6/10
This was a light movie with some humor to it. It was interesting in that the gay characters only had a few scenes, it was mostly told from the parent's point of view of dealing with their son coming out.

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