''Breakfast with Scot'' is a 2007 Canadian

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. It is adapted from the 1999 novel by

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professor Michael Downing. The screenplay was adapted by

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from the book by Michael Downing, and the film was directed by

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. The film attracted significant press attention in 2006, when the

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and the

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announced that they had approved the use of the team's logo and uniforms in the film. ''Breakfast with Scot'' was the first gay-themed film ever to receive this type of approval from a professional sports league. In early 2007, several months before the film's release, an excerpt was screened at Toronto's

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as an advance preview, alongside Lynd's earlier short films ''

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'' and ''

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''.

Plot

Eric McNally (

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) is a

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retired

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player turned television sportscaster who lives with his partner Sam (

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), a sports lawyer. When Sam unexpectedly becomes the legal guardian of his brother's stepson, Scot (Noah Bernett), their lives are turned upside down as the demands of being a parent, as well as the boy's preference for clothing and hobbies counteract the heteronormative clothing wear that typical boys wear, begin to intrude on Eric's desire to remain

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at work. As Eric and his partner Sam try to teach Scot how to be a stereotypical boy to prevent bullying at school, Scot completely changes his identity. Over time, Eric's unwillingness to accept the situation eventually fades as Scot teaches Eric about loving your true self and accepting one's identity.

Cast

Awards

The film won the Globola Audience Award for the best international movie at the Lesbisch Schwule Filmtage

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(Hamburg International Queer Film Festival) in October 2008.LSF Hamburg: ' It also won the Family Feature Film award from the

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, November 2008.

Reception

Lou Lumenick of the New York Post said the film was "so bland and timid", but "well intentioned". One

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group, the Canada Family Action Coalition, responded to the film with anger, calling for a boycott of

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(MLSE).

References

External links

* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Breakfast With Scot 2000s sports comedy films 2007 comedy films 2007 films 2007 LGBT-related films Canadian sports comedy films Canadian ice hockey films Canadian LGBT-related films 2000s English-language films Films based on American novels Films directed by Laurie Lynd Films set in Toronto Gay-related films LGBT-related sports comedy films 2000s Canadian films