''Boys Life 3'' is a compilation of five short films that deal with coming-out and the trials and tribulations of being
gay
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While scant usage referring to male homosexuality dates to the late 1 ...
in America.
Premises
*''Inside Out'' (1996, directed by Jason Gould; starring
Alexis Arquette
Alexis Arquette (born Robert Arquette; July 28, 1969 – September 11, 2016) was an American actress.
Early life
Arquette was born in Los Angeles, the fourth of five children of Lewis Arquette, an actor and director, and Brenda Olivia "Mardi ...
and
Elliott Gould)
*''Just One Time'' (1998, directed by
Lane Janger; starring
Guillermo Díaz,
Jennifer Esposito
Jennifer Esposito is an American actress. She is known for her roles in the feature films '' Summer of Sam'' (1999), ''Don't Say a Word'' (2001), ''Welcome to Collinwood'' (2002), as well as ''Crash'' and ''Taxi'' (both 2004). She has also appe ...
,
Joelle Carter
Joelle Marie Carter (born October 10, 1972) is an American actress. She is known for playing Ava Crowder in the FX series '' Justified''.
Early life
Carter was born in Thomasville, Georgia. Her father, Jimmy,[Bradley Rust Gray
Bradley Rust Gray (born 1971) is an American independent filmmaker known for ''The Exploding Girl'' and ''Jack & Diane''. He made the film ''Salt'' in 2003. He is married to filmmaker So Yong Kim, with whom he has frequently collaborated on pro ...]
, starring Jason Herman, Drew Wood): Two friends on a road-trip: one is gay, the other straight. The former gets attracted to the latter.
*''
Majorettes in Space'' (French: ''Des majorettes dans l'espace'', 1996, directed by David Fourier, starring Elise Laurent, Jean-Marc Delacruz, Olivier Laville): Two male Russian
cosmonaut
An astronaut (from the Ancient Greek (), meaning 'star', and (), meaning 'sailor') is a person trained, equipped, and deployed by a human spaceflight program to serve as a commander or crew member aboard a spacecraft. Although generally r ...
s, one of whom has a fetish for majorettes, are in space without condoms. A young heterosexual couple have sex outdoors.
Pope John Paul II
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is passionate about airports but enforces the sexually restrictive teachings of the
Catholic Church
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. Vincent, a young gay man, is dying of
AIDS.
*''$30'' (1999, directed by Gregory Cooke, starring
Sara Gilbert
Sara Gilbert (born Sara Rebecca Abeles; January 29, 1975) is an American actress best known for her role as Darlene Conner on the ABC sitcom '' Roseanne'' (1988–1997; 2018), for which she received two Primetime Emmy Award nominations, and ...
, Erik MacArthur,
Gregory Itzin
Gregory Martin Itzin (April 20, 1948 – July 8, 2022) was an American character actor of film and television best known for his role as U.S. President Charles Logan in the action thriller series '' 24''.
Early life
Itzin was born in Washin ...
): A father buys his closeted son a night with a prostitute.
See also
*
List of American films of 2000
* ''
Boys Life
''Scout Life'' (formerly ''Boys' Life'') is the monthly magazine of the Boy Scouts of America (BSA). Its target readers are boys and girls between the ages of 6 and 18. The magazine‘s headquarters are in Irving, Texas.
''Scout Life'' is publ ...
''
* ''
Boys Life 2''
* ''
Boys Life 4: Four Play''
References
External links
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2000 films
2000 drama films
2000 LGBT-related films
American LGBT-related films
French LGBT-related films
Boys Life films
American anthology films
French anthology films
Films with screenplays by Christopher B. Landon
2000s English-language films
2000s American films
2000s French films
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