''Slutty Summer'' is a 2004

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film written and directed by

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. It stars Casper Andreas, Jesse Archer, and Christos Klapsis. The film was premiered at the

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on June 11, 2004, and was shown at various other film festivals before its release in the

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on June 10, 2005.

Plot

Hunky writer Markus returns home to find his boyfriend of four years naked with another man. Newly single, he begins waiting tables at a swinging Chelsea hotspot where the indelible supporting cast of co-workers offers conflicting directions on the off-road map to love and lust in New York City.

Cast

as Markus *Christos Klapsis as Julian *Virginia Bryan as Marilyn *Jeffrey Christopher Todd as Peter *Lance Werth as Kevin *Jesse Archer as Luke *Jamie Hatchett as Tyler *Lex Sosa as Steven *J.R. Rolley as Derek *Christophe Fraire as Peter's date *Colin Houston as Adam *Nick Toren as Larry

Reception

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, the film has a 11% approval rating based on 9 reviews, with an average ranking of 3.5/10. On

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, ''Slutty Summer'' have a rank of 31 out of a 100 based on 7 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews". Matt Singer of ''

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'' wrote "First-timer Casper Andreas approaches his subject with the subtlety of a wrecking ball". Writing for ''

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'', Ned Martel called the film "a labor of love".

References

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* American LGBT-related films 2004 romantic comedy films American romantic comedy films 2004 LGBT-related films 2000s English-language films 2000s American films English-language romantic comedy films LGBT-related romantic comedy films {{2000s-romantic-comedy-film-stub