eatingout

SYNOPSIS - EATING OUT

Prepare to double over in laughter and
ogle all the cute boys in this hysterical
new queer comedy from Q. Allan
Brocka, the maker of the Rick and
Steve shorts.

REVIEW

This screwball comedy harkens back
to the days of Cary Grant and
Katharine Hepburn (who may be
turning over in their respective graves
with that comparison) as a hunky
straight guy pretends he's gay to get a
date with a woman who only likes to
hang out with gay men. Caleb just
wants to meet a nice girl now after a
bad experience. He goes to a party
with his gay best friend and roommate
Kyle (the adorably out Jim Verraros of
"American Idol" fame) and spies Gwen
(Stiles) as she throws her latest gay
boyfriend out of the bedroom. Kyle
explains to Caleb that Gwen only
seems to like gay boys and he
convinces Caleb he must pretend to
be gay to get Gwen's attention, and it
does. Caleb is so convincing that
Gwen decides to fix Caleb up with her
own gay best friend Marc (Carnes), a
super-stud. And to top off the whole
ridiculous situation, Kyle has a
long-standing crush on Marc, who
doesn't even seem to remember his
name. Suffice it say, this is quite a
date! Combining plenty of adorable
gay boys with some seriously madcap
humor makes Eating Out a great bet.

Two pop culture alerts:
1. First season American Idol finalist
Jim Verraros not only has a strong
supporting role in Eating Out he wrote
and performed most of the catchy pop
songs in the film.
2. The studly actor who stars as Marc
in Eating Out, Ryan Carnes is now a
familiar face on American television as
he has appeared for 3 weeks as Justin
the gay gardener on "Desperate
Housewives."
Scott Cranin