''Almost Normal'' is a 2005

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directed by Marc Moody and starring J. Andrew Keitch, Tim Hammer, and Joan Lauckner. Communication alumnus writes, directs 'Almost Normal'; available 11/15
Arian Smedley, Scripps College of Communication, November 3, 2005.

Plot synopsis

Brad Jenkins, a 40-year-old gay college professor, is still uncomfortable in his own skin. After a disagreement with his mother, he storms out of his home, claiming that he is "going somewhere where eis more normal." A sudden car accident propels him back to his youth and into a world in which gay is "normal" and being

straight Straight may refer to: Slang * Straight, slang for heterosexual ** Straight-acting, an LGBT person who does not exhibit the appearance or mannerisms of the gay stereotype * Straight, a member of the straight edge subculture Sport and games * Str ...

is not accepted. Brad has to weigh whether to remain in the past and be "normal" or attempt to return to his old life. A local jock, who had ignored him before, now dates him. However, he grows attracted to a girl – his best friend/sister-in-law in the heteronormative world. The couple attempts to deal with the pressures of being straight in a gay world. Eventually, everyone dances with people of the opposite sex at the school ball, even though they are in the homonormative world, showing Brad's "acceptance" of his straightness in the past and his gay self in real life. He then returns to his life as a professor and re-unites with the jock, who turns out to be the gay father of a student of Brad's.

Cast

* J. Andrew Keitch as Brad Jenkins * Joan Lauckner as Julie Erwin * Tim Hammer as Roland Davis * Nils Haaland as Terry * Kehry Anson Lane as Bill Dempson * Joel Egger as Dwayne Twillis * Virginia Smith as Doris Jenkins * Brad Buffum as Bob Jenkins * Mary Douglass as Louise Baker * Steve Balsarini as Halbert Baker *

John Brennan John Brennan may refer to: Public officials * Jack Brennan (born 1937), U.S. Marine officer and aide of Richard Nixon * John Brennan (CIA officer) (born 1955), former CIA Director * John P. Brennan (1864–1943), Democratic politician in the U. ...

as Mr. Thompson * Adam Jefferis as Steven Davis * Katherine Nora Leroy as Yolanda * Stan Brown as Mr. Fock * Eric Smith as Keith Stevens * Paige Edwards as Little Girl

Reception

Awards

''Almost Normal'' won the Best of the Fest award at the 2005 Breckenridge Festival of Film.

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