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Ema A Tuennerman, Weston Mueller, Brett Chuckerman, Rengin Altay, Michel Zwiener

A four-part anthology film dealing with homosexuality from the young to the old, this feature includes Crush, detailing the budding friendship of a 12-year old girl and a 16-year old boy, who bond ove... read more read more...r their favorite TV program and musical tastes. The young girl develops a crush on her friend, only to find out that he is gay. When she discovers his interest in another boy around school, she attempts to play matchmaker. The second short, The Mountain King, details a young street hustler who makes a play for a straight man on a deserted beach one afternoon. Through persuasion, the drug-addicted hustler manages to find the inner desires of his new conquest, changing the patterns of his sexual life, if only for a brief while. . . .lost is a look at a day in the life of a young man who is first seen engaging in unsafe sex with a random partner, then shown to be immersed in a world of drugs, anonymous tricks, and eventually HIV. In the final installment, The Confession, a dying Catholic asks his partner of 35 years to send for a priest, even though the partner is greatly opposed to such a request. ~ Jason Clark, Rovi

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Directed by: Phillip Bartell

Release Date: April 27, 2001

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DVD Release Date: December 11, 2001

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Bob Graham
June 4, 2001
Bob Graham, San Francisco Chronicle

'The Mountain King,' about a closeted young man and a hustler at the beach, is the best of the lot in every respect. Full Review

Lou Lumenick
April 27, 2001
Lou Lumenick, New York Post

An uneven affair.

A.O. Scott
April 26, 2001
A.O. Scott, New York Times

Uneven in visual and dramatic quality, are unquestionably sincere in their efforts to examine the sexual and psychological nuances of a range of relationships from adolescence to old age. Full Review

Caleb Crain
April 25, 2001
Caleb Crain, Village Voice

Earnest messages burden the four gay short films collected in Boys to Men. Full Review

Moira MacDonald
September 7, 2001
Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times

Like life ... some experiences are better than others. Full Review

Marjorie Baumgarten
July 16, 2001
Marjorie Baumgarten, Austin Chronicle

As a whole, the appeal of Boys to Men has more to do with its uncommon subject matter than with its original cinematic qualities. Full Review

Nina Garin
May 21, 2001
Nina Garin, San Diego Union-Tribune

The good stuff is sparse. Full Review

Dave White
April 26, 2001
Dave White, IFilm

Why Not Just Stay Home and WatchQueer As Folk? Because the characters in these shorts act like real people. Not a single shiny International Male shirt among them. Full Review

Luke Y. Thompson
April 26, 2001
Luke Y. Thompson, New Times

A collection as mixed in quality as these things often are.

Maitland McDonagh
April 27, 2001
Maitland McDonagh, TV Guide's Movie Guide

"four recent gay-themed shorts that range from the raunchy to the sweet" Full Review

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