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TechnoTV - Gay Bed and Breakfast of Terror, The
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List Price: $29.95
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Manufacturer: Ariztical Entertainment
Starring: Mari Marks, Michael Soldier, Georgia Jean, Robert Borzych, Hilary Schwartz
Directed By: Jaymes Thompson
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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: Unrated
Binding: DVD
Brand: GAY BED AND BREAKFAST OF TERROR, THE (DVD MOV
EAN: 0631008066691
Format: Color
Label: Ariztical Entertainment
Manufacturer: Ariztical Entertainment
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Ariztical Entertainment
Region Code: 1
Release Date: 2008-11-18
Running Time: 94
Studio: Ariztical Entertainment
Theatrical Release Date: 2007
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Customer Rating:
Summary: Wonderfully Terrible!
Comment: One of the most funny and campy movies I have seen in a very long time! My friends and I laughed so much during the movie--it was just so much fun. The acting is actually pretty good and the storyline was great! I loved it and totally want to be in The Gay Bed and Breakfast of Terror Part 2! Loved it!
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Summary: Beware of Manfred ... and laughing yourself silly!
Comment: Five gay or lesbian couples (with one tag-along f*g hag) waited too long to book nearby accommodations to the big "Blue Party" in the desert, so they reserve the only place on the web with available rooms ... the Sahara Salvation Inn, a bed&breakfast listed as gay friendly. When they finally get to the secluded, rundown inn, they meet the rather strange religious owners, Helen and her daughter Luella, who offer them homemade mincemeat muffins (Trust me, you DON'T want to know!) The guests are a laughable collection of stereotypes, including the current "Mr. Leather" (played by writer/director Jaymes Thompson), a lesbian folk singer, a 20-something "personal trainer" there with his sugar-daddy, a lesbian couple who makes their own line of edible body paints, a gay male couple hardly speaking to each other, and a drag queen with attitude to spare. One by one, many of the guests turn up missing or dead, most of them the work of the dagger-wielding right-wing homophobic lunatic Helen, who prays in front of a candlelit altar covered with photos of Republican party leaders. Then there's her ... err ... son, Manfred. Bad, uh, boy (sort of.)
This is obviously a horror film played strictly for laughs, with lots of blood and gore (strawberry preserves, according to the extras), overacting and trite dialogue, and a "camp" quotient totally off the scale. What can you say about a film whose theme song is "Watch Out for the Straights"? The actors obviously had fun putting it together, which makes it also fun to watch. Not the thing to show Mom and Pop when they visit (especially if they are Republicans, since the GOP is the focus of many of the jokes), and even some uptight gay and lesbian viewers may be offended. It's not great or even good filmmaking, if you go by the usual criteria, but stands by itself as a grossly hysterical diversion which I recommend completely. As several other reviewers have said, "It's so bad, it's great!" DVD extras are plentiful, including a short film about going to "the folks' house" for Christmas, director commentary, outtakes, music video of the theme, making-of short and trailers. Four stars out of five.
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Summary: The Sahara Salvation Inn
Comment: 'THE GAY BED AND BREAKFAST OF TERROR"
The Sahara Salvation Inn
Amos Lassen
MoDean Pictures gives us their first feature presentation, "The Gay Bed and Breakfast of Terror", a very funny film. It is a combination of horror and camp as well as a parody of sex comedies. Ably directed by Jaymes Thompson, the film has gone on to play at several GLBT festivals to wide acclaim.
Helen and Luella, a mother-daughter team run a bed and breakfast that has seen better days. It has charm and wonderful mincemeat muffins baked by the two "God-fearing" women.
It is the time of year for the biggest gay party weekend and five couples who had not made advance reservations for a place to stay end up at Luella and Helen's Sahara Salvation Inn. Here they are in the middle of the desert, in the middle of nowhere, at "a small slice of paradise here in the desert" as they suddenly realize that all is not what it seems. Evil seems to be lurking somewhere and hidden agendas and dark secrets come to light along with "Manfred--perhaps the most horrifying creature ever created for film".
Among those dropping into the bed and breakfast are "performers", Dom and Alex, lipstick lesbians, Deborah and Gabby, dripping in sophistication, Mike and Eric, a "guppie" power couple who have Lizette, their annoying ***-hag friend in tow. Then there are struggling folk singer and tomboy, Starr and Brenda and finally we have Rodney and Todd, sugar daddy and personal trainer. Everyone is ready to enjoy gaydom's biggest party and what should be a weekend of pure fun turns out to be a nightmare...to say the least.
There is nothing serious about this film. It is pure fun and has no pretensions of being anything else. Overlooking the amateurish acting and sometimes weak story line, this is a movie to simply enjoy and not think about, Sure, I groaned a few times while watching it but I also laughed a lot and for me that is what is important. Life is serious and to be pondered and sometimes we just need to escape for a while.
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Editorial Reviews:
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Helen (Mari Marks) and Luella (Georgia Jean) are just another typical God-fearing mother and daughter who happen to bake Mincemeat muffins and run a charming if not a bit faded Bed and Breakfast Inn. Or are they? On the eve of the biggest gay party weekend of the year, and having not made advance reservations, five couples find themselves having to make accommodations far from the city. There's Dom and Alex, the performers (Vinny Markus & Michael Soldier) and Deborah and Gabby, the sophisticated, entrepreneurial lipsticks (Shannon Lee & Denise Heller). There's also Mike and Eric, the upscale guppie power couple (Derek Long & Robert Borzych) and their annoying fag-hag friend, Lizette (Lisa Block-Wieser). Also checking in are Starr and Brenda, the struggling folk singer and tough-talking tomboy (Hilary Schwartz & Allie Rivenbark) and lastly Rodney and Todd, the sugar daddy and personal trainer (Jim Polivka & James Tolins). What should have been the biggest gay party weekend of the year quickly turns into every gay and lesbian's worst nightmare! In the middle of the desert, off the main highway, lies The Sahara Salvation Inn. A small slice of paradise here in the desert. As the guests check in, they slowly come to realize (and some too late!) that The Sahara Salvation is not all it appears to be... Hidden agendas become realized and dark secrets revealed. What evil lurks up in the darkness of the attic? Be careful not to disturb Manfred - perhaps THE most horrifying creature ever created for film! Who will escape and who will survive... DVD Extras include * Short Film Fruitcake * Commentary * Trailers * Behind the Scenes * Music Video
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