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The Houseboy | 
 enlarge | Director: Spencer Schilly
Actors: Nick May, Blake Young-fountain, Murray Hill, Damian Fuentes, Tom Merlino
Studio: TLA
Category: DVD
List Price: $19.99
Buy New: $10.77
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Rating:  8 reviews
Sales Rank: 1760
Format: Color, Dvd-video, Ntsc, Widescreen
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: Unrated
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 81 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.3 x 0.6
MPN: TLAD195
UPC: 807839003505
EAN: 0807839003505
ASIN: B0019BI19G
Theatrical Release Date: 2007
Release Date: July 29, 2008
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Condition: BRAND NEW AND FACTORY SEALED!
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Product Description
With ample amounts of sex and hot male nudity the strength of The Houseboy is it's emotional core and gentle humor making it a must-see gem!.From director Spencer Schilly (Summer Thunder) The Houseboy is fearlessly raw yet surprisingly tender. Aimless and barely in his twenties disarmingly cute Ricky is content to play boy toy to a pair of hot thirty-something lovers. That is until he overhears them whisper about a new toy for Christmas. Crushed and totally alone while his couple vacations Ricky binges on internet hookups random tricks and hardcore drugs. Unable to kill the pain Ricky contemplates the end. But a chance meeting with Blake a sweetheart college kid with a thousand watt smile makes Ricky wonder if there s something to live for after all.System Requirements:Running Time: 81 minutesFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: DRAMA/GAY & LESBIAN UPC: 807839003505 Manufacturer No: TLAD195
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| Customer Reviews: Read 3 more reviews...
 Liked The Happy Ending Best September 6, 2008
W. Brennan (Cinnaminson, NJ United States)
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
This movie isn't the greatest, but for a gay movie it's not that bad. There was a lot of sex, but the one full frontal scene turned into a rather strange public service announcement. I enjoyed the happy ending the best. The dynamic of the his relationship with the sweet black guy from the park was a little too stark of a contrast with his life. You can easily imagine them breaking up about a week after the movie ends. The deleted scenes/outtakes were funny, the best one is where an actor tells everyone a joke.
The lead actor is very good August 21, 2008
Patrick (Wisconsin, USA)
8 out of 10 found this review helpful
I think people are WAY too hard on this movie. It deserves more positive reviews particularly because of the lead actor, Nick May. He does a fantastic job creating a character who you can really sympathize with. He's this young kid who gets tangled up in a 3 way relationship with two older men (believe me, there are lot of old guys out there looking for that) and he realizes that nobody really cares about him. The two older guys go to visit their family and ditch him on Christmas. The boy ends up finding himself turning to sex just to get some affection. He tells his hookups he's going to kill himself just hoping that somebody will care enough to tell him not to do it. I really felt bad for this character. His parents disowned him and his sister is horrible too. The actor does a brilliant job of making this character feel like he's all alone in the world.
There are a couple of horrible scenes in the movie that should have been left out. One involving a Santa and Mrs Clause jumping around and another involving an orgy. The orgy was just exploitative. Probably to try and get more people to watch the movie. Which is a shame because it takes away from the serious subject matter.
Anyway, I hope Nick May finds more work because he's a really good actor.
 Not such a gem. August 17, 2008
groomRN (Illinois USA)
28 out of 30 found this review helpful
This movie had it's moments, and it was worth watching once, but I wouldn't call it a "gem". Hard to see where that adjective fits in, but to each their own.
Not bad, not good, just an average gay themed movie.
 Depressing August 10, 2008
Tony Philpott (Sydney, NSW Australia)
2 out of 6 found this review helpful
The young man(Houseboy) in between numerous bouts of sex tells all his encounters that he will commit suicide on Christmas Eve. After a while you are hoping the he will do so and put everyone out of their misery. A film populated by some pretty seedy and hopeless characters. Don't expect to be uplifted anywhere during this movie. Redemption comes in the last five minutes but by that time I had hit the fast forward button.
WHY WOULD THEY DO THIS? August 10, 2008
D. Tomlin (Georgia, USA)
3 out of 6 found this review helpful
This movie is nothing but soft-core porn. That is the problem with Gay & Lesbian movies: They are overflowing with SEX. I am a gay man that owns HUNDREDS of movies, but have only TWO gay-themed movies in my collection. Why? Because they are usually filled with a huge amount of sex and rediculous amounts of nudity. This is why people are so hateful and fearful of the gay community. because we represent ourselves in this way. WHY WOULD THEY DO THIS?
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