BOYS LIFE 3

Boys Life 3 is a collection of five short films that run the gamut from experimental to the usual teen coming-of-age story. The individual short films have been screened at festivals from The Sundance Film Festival to The Seattle International Film Festival.

Majorettes in Space (France 1996)
Director: David Fourier
Running time: 6:13

Premise: Dimitri, a soviet cosmonaut, likes majorettes. Catherin and Laurent like making love. Jean Paul II likes airports and Vincent likes boys. Majorettes in Space - An interesting combination of live action and stop animation. There is no plot and it seems to be the external projection of the director's internal thoughts. Interesting to see the how someone thinks.

hITCH (USA -1999)
Director: Bradley Rust Gray
Running time: 18:21
Cast: Drew Wood and Jason Herman

Premise: Two guys on a road trip. hITCH is a documentary-styled study of the dynamics of two men traveling in very close quarters. This film is very quiet in nature and doesn't attempt to be anything other than what it is. Very interesting…

Inside Out (USA - 1997)
Director: Jason Gould
Running time: 27:00
Cast: Jason Gould, Elliot Gould, Sam Gould, Alexis Arquette, Katie Asner, Christina Crawford, Jordan Ladd

Premise: A guy tries to find his identity while dealing with difficulties that come from being the son of celebrities. Inside Out is the semi-autobiographical story of Jason Gould (son of Barbara Streisand and Elliot Gould) and his way of dealing with being born into the public eye. The story is told in fictional setting and was originally intended to be a feature length film. This is a "slice of life" type movie, where there's not really a plot.

Just One Time (USA - 1997)
Director: Lane Janger
Running time: 7:28
Cast: Joelle Carter, Guillermo Diaz, Jennifer Esposito, Lane Janger

Premise: Turn around is fair play. Just One Time is the story of Amy and Anthony. Amy is at the end of her rope with her fiancé's request for "a three-way" and doesn't want to do it, but she is getting pressured relentlessly. In order to get Anthony off her back, Amy turns the tables on him. Touché! This short story has since been expanded into a full length feature.

$30 (USA - 1999)
Director: Gregory Cooke
Running time: 19:10
Cast: Sara Gilbert, Erik MacArthur and Greg Itzin

Premise: Teen coming-of-age with a twist. For Scott (Erik MacArthur), turning 16 is bittersweet. You see, his father (Greg Itzin) thinks that it's high time for Scott to "become a man" and thus arranges a rendezvous with a prostitute named Emily (Sara Gilbert). A strange friendship is formed by the two as their guards are let down and they start talking.

*Interesting side note - much to the dismay of many, there is a strong tie in $30 to the "Little House on the Prairie" TV show. The writer is Christopher Landon (son of Pa, Michael Landon) and Emily is played by Sara Gilbert (sister to Half Pint, Melissa Gilbert). In addition to that, Emily is watching an episode of "Little House" when Scott walks into the room. Too funny!!!