Boys Life

Boys Life

91 mins | Drama | Sept. 30, 1994

Each of the three short films in this collection presents a young gay man at the threshold of adulthood. In "Pool Days," Justin is a 17-year old Bethesda lad, hired as the evening life guard at a fitness center. In the course of the summer, he realizes and embraces that he's gay. In "A Friend of Dorothy," Winston arrives from upstate for his freshman year at NYU. He has to figure out, with some help from Anne, a hometown friend, how to build a social life as a young gay man in the city. In "The Disco Years," Tom looks back on 1978, the year in high school that he came out of the closet after one joyful and several painful encounters

Boys Life

91 mins | Drama | Sept. 30, 1994

Boys Life
Each of the three short films in this collection presents a young gay man at the threshold of adulthood. In "Pool Days," Justin is a 17-year old Bethesda lad, hired as the evening life guard at a fitness center. In the course of the summer, he realizes and embraces that he's gay. In "A Friend of Dorothy," Winston arrives from upstate for his freshman year at NYU. He has to figure out, with some help from Anne, a hometown friend, how to build a social life as a young gay man in the city. In "The Disco Years," Tom looks back on 1978, the year in high school that he came out of the closet after one joyful and several painful encounters
IMDb rating 7.2
Producers Strand Releasing, Strand Home Video
Original title Boys Life
Directors Raoul O'Connell, Brian Sloan, Robert Lee King
Writers Raoul O'Connell, Brian Sloan, Robert Lee King

Cast

James Andrews

as Waiter (Pool Days)

Mary Beth Aylesworth

as Kissing Couple (Pool Days)

Mike Barbour

as Weightlifter (Pool Days)

Steve Bilich

as Shower Guy (Pool Days)

Wendy Brokaw

as Nadia (The Disco Years)

BoJesse Christopher

as Bryan (The Disco Years)

Dennis Christopher

as Mr. Reese (The Disco Years)

Adrian Davey

as Steamroom Guy (Pool Days)

Kimberly Flynn

as Vicky (Pool Days)

Richard Foster

as Dad (Pool Days)

Will Gorgess

as Steamroom Guy (Pool Days)

Terry Herrington

as Weightlifter (Pool Days)

Nick Kokotakis

as Russell Williams

Russell Scott Lewis

as Matt Wesson ("The Disco Years")

Matt Nolan

as Tom Peters ("The Disco Years")