Fake ID

Starring:Stuart Perelmuter
Studio: Alluvial Filmworks
Product Type: DVD

Editorial Review:
Description
A hilarious parody about a young man coming to terms with his heterosexuality in a seemingly gay world

After graduating from high school, best friends David and Eric leave their small town in Kansas and head for the big city of Louisville, Kentucky. The two move in with David's aunt where they spend their days landscaping Aunt Collette's yard and their evenings acting in an all-male community theatre production of "The Importance of Singing Earnest".

Description

A hilarious parody about a young man coming to terms with his heterosexuality in a seemingly gay world…

Customer Reviews:

Coming Out...STRAIGHT?.......2007-05-26

"Fake ID"

Coming Out...STRAIGHT?

Amos Lassen and Cinema Pride

"Fake ID" (Village Lighthouse, Alluvial Filmworks) is a very funny and ironic yet touching comedic new twist on coming-out stories. It is so subtle that you really have to watch it twice to get all of the nuances. Completely amateurish, the freshness of the cast and of the ideas make it a pleasure to watch. But it is not important that it is not a professional film; it is so much fun that after the first few minutes, you will forget that it is a bunch of unknowns.
It is an important story and not just a look at finding oneself and realizing that being gay is not the worst thing in the world. You escape into a wacky world which investigates the nature of adolescent homosexuality and the different types of gay teenagers that live in this world. Keeping your eyes on the main characters, David and Eric, and they way they interact with others will keep you laughing. It turns the tables of how society looks at sexuality.
We are used to movies about coming to terms with homosexuality; here is a movie that deals with coming to terms with...heterosexuality.
David (Stuart Perelmutter) and Eric (Brian Gilgor) lived in a small town in Kansas but after graduating from high school movie in with David's aunt in Louisville, Kentucky. They become involved with the cast of a show they are working on at the local community theater. David has a hard time accepting that all of his friends are gay and things get even more complicated when Eric comes out and admits that he has a crush on the costume designer. David is then wrapped up in a group where being straight is no longer the norm.
This new spin on the coming out experience is completely identifiable. Now, I have read some pretty negative reviews of this film. I have never understood why anyone should be so critical of those who are trying to make a difference and make the world a better place for all of us. Only when we are able to laugh at ourselves will we find acceptance. We manage to do that at really lousy drag shows and I am sure most of you have been to those. If that be the case, why can't we laugh at ourselves in the movies? It's not a polished film but the guys who made it are obviously having a great time...and so should we. The best adjective that I can use to describe the film is that is adorable. It is so full of enthusiasm, albeit amateurish.
[...]Life is serious but that does mean that we have to be serious all of the time.

Roland likes.......2005-07-07

This is one of my fave films of all time. It's seriously funny you guys. I bought this based on a recommendation from my cousin Peter. Peter may be functionally retarded but the goofy bastard sure knows his indie--fish-out-of-water--gay--comedies.

Forget this one.......2005-03-10

This movie only gets 1 star from me, and this is for the courage it must of taken the cast & crew to show their faces after it was made. Those of you who are big fans of camp films may like this movie since you will enjoy almost anything. In my opinion, it isn't even that acceptable. Bad acting, bad script, and bad production values all combine to make this a true waste of time. Buy this movie if you happen to see it in the $5.00 bin at your video store, plug it in, turn off the sound and pause it on any scene which shows the incredibly cute Stuart Perelmuter shirtless. Beyond that, don't bother.

Great Fun.......2004-10-16

This is one of those gay indie films that is nothing but fun. It's got drama, drag queens, cuties and camp. What more could you ask for!

Low budget, low talent.......2004-08-27

This movie is painfully bad. Unfortunately it isn't really bad enough to be fun, not like an early John Waters movie where the script is so outrageous and the acting so wooden that you can enjoy the film for its camp value. No, here we have a film that is obviously trying to be so-bad-it's-good and failing. The actors do seem capable of turning in truly wretched performances, so they might have been fun to watch had the script had any redeeming qualities. Unfortunately the dialog is just boring and the story stupid. The concept itself could lend itself to a good, silly movie (straight actor tries to fit into gay theater world), but this movie disappoints on all levels. Honestly I had to turn it off after about 40 minutes (halfway through it) because I just couldn't stand any more of it!

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