Boys Life
Seen it?1994 | 91 min | Drama
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With a box office flop and almost no lasting buzz, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Great for anyone who likes a story with emotional weight. A trip back to the 1990s.
- The mood
- Thoughtful and character-driven.
- The pace
- Character-first and patient, at 1 hr 31 min.
- What might put you off
- Not the one if you want explosions or easy laughs.
Each of the three short films in this collection presents a young gay man at the threshold of adulthood. In "Pool Days," Justin is a 17-year old Bethesda lad, hired as the evening life guard at a fitness center. In the course of the summer, he realizes and embraces that he's gay. In "A Friend of Dorothy," Winston arrives from upstate for his freshman year at NYU. He has to figure out, with some help from Anne, a hometown friend, how to build a social life as a young gay man in the city. In "The Disco Years," Tom looks back on 1978, the year in high school that he came out of the closet after one joyful and several painful encounters
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerWeak
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 3K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Raoul O'Connell, Brian Sloan, Robert Lee King
- James AndrewsWaiter (Pool Days)
- Mary Beth AylesworthKissing Couple (Pool Days)
- Mike BarbourWeightlifter (Pool Days)
- Steve BilichShower Guy (Pool Days)
- Wendy BrokawNadia (The Disco Years)
- BoJesse ChristopherBryan (The Disco Years)
- Dennis ChristopherMr. Reese (The Disco Years)
- Adrian DaveySteamroom Guy (Pool Days)
- Kimberly FlynnVicky (Pool Days)
- Richard FosterDad (Pool Days)