Boy Culture
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| Directed by | Q. Allan Brocka |
| Produced by | Stephen Israel Philip Pierce Victor Simpkins Phil Lobel |
| Written by | Q. Allan Brocka Philip Pierce |
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Boy Culture by Matthew Rettenmund |
| Starring | Derek Magyar Darryl Stephens Patrick Bauchau Jonathon Trent Emily Brooke Hands |
| Narrated by | Derek Magyar |
| Music by | Ryan Beveridge |
| Cinematography | Joshua Hess |
| Edited by | Phillip J. Bartell |
| Distributed by | TLA Releasing |
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87 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $500,000 |
| Box office | $220,409 |
Boy Culture is a 2006 American drama film and the film adaptation of Matthew Rettenmund's 1995 novel of the same name. The film stars Derek Magyar, Darryl Stephens, Patrick Bauchau, Jonathon Trent, and Emily Brooke Hands.
A successful escort describes in a series of confessions his entangled romantic relationships with his two roommates and an older, enigmatic client.
The story remains the same as the novel, about a man who goes by only the letter "X" to maintain his anonymity and relationships between his two roommates - one of whom he's in love with - and an enigmatic older client who challenges him to find his heart before he will consent to sex.
The films' differences from the novel include Andrew's character (now an African-American) and the location of the story in Seattle, Washington instead of Chicago, Illinois.
Boy Culture is based on a novel, with a few important differences found between the two. It was decided in the film to set it in Seattle rather than Chicago, and to make substantial differences to the character of Andrew, including his ethnicity. The film is also noted for the careful eye of the director, who managed to turn what was an 18-day production cycle into a fully realized film.
The film made its world premiere in the United Kingdom at the London Lesbian and Gay Film Festival (since renamed BFI Flare: London LGBT Film Festival), on April 1, 2006, and made its debut in the United States at the Tribeca Film Festival on April 26, 2006. It subsequently received a very limited theatrical release in the United States on March 23, 2007.
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