BILLY’S HOLLYWOOD SCREEN KISS

Sean P. Hayes, Brad Rowe, Richard Ganoung, Meredith Scott Lynn

Trimark Pictures; Directed by Tom O’Haver

Rated R; 92 minutes; 1998

, VHS

Billy (Sean P. Hayes), an aspiring fine arts photographer, is attracted to Gabriel (Brad Rowe), who, while blonde, gorgeous, and friendly, repeatedly sends out mixed signals by mentioning a girlfriend in San Francisco. Against better judgment, Billy recruits him to model for a series of Polaroid shots recreating "Great Hollywood Moments." Gabriel's shallow nature, however, rears its ugly head in this gay romantic comedy that chronicles the pitfalls of falling for the wrong guy.

 

REVIEWS

"A dream-drenched romantic comedy . . . weaving fantasy and reminiscence into a delirious rhapsody!"

- Andrew Huang, VILLAGE VOICE

"An instant classic!"

- Lydia Marcus, FRONTIERS MAGAZINE

"**** ˝ . . . the first gay-themed romance ever to make general audiences stand up and cheer!"

- Ray Greene, BOXOFFICE

"Terrific! Unfailingly clever . . . a giddy romance!"

- Kevin Thomas, LOS ANGELES TIMES

"Hilarious! Just try not laughing!"

- Marc S. Malkin, OUT MAGAZINE

"Crosses Pedro Almodovar with Woody Allen and adds gay camp!"

- Cliff Rothman, LOS ANGELES TIMES

"A wise and winning romantic comedy!"

- Stephen Farber, MOVIELINE

"**** Absolutely fabulous!"

- Mike Cidoni, ABC-TV

"Bold! Witty! Hilarious!"

- Kevin Thomas, LOS ANGELES TIMES

"Sparkling! High-spirited a cherry tart of a story!"

- Lisa Schwarzbaum, ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY