Russell Tovey & Tom Blyth in "Plainclothes"

I met my first and third husbands in bathroom stalls at the mall.

[quote] I met my first and third husbands in bathroom stalls at the mall.

The smell and sounds of other men eliminating must evoke romantic nostalgia for you!

[quote] The smell and sounds of other men eliminating must evoke romantic nostalgia for you!

Ah, the creatures of the night. What sweet music they make.

i met some boyfriends in outdoor cruise areas.

I dont mean I ran into my boyfriends there. I mean we met as strangers, hooked up, and took it from there.

Tovey is a bad choice here. He looks way past his prime as if that hot piece Tom Blyth would get all worked up over that,

Well, I do declare! Ah found the subject matta disgustin' an' distasteful an' am sponsorin' a bill to boycott this liberal trash!

[quote]where everything he’s buried threatens to erupt

That phrasing wasn't a mistake.

Joking aside, I didn't realise that still went on in the late 90s. I suppose it was still before the internet had properly taken off.

But the part about worrying a letter might get out feels anachronistic. I've only seen that kind of plot in stories set in the era when homosexuality was still illegal.

A May-December romance, with the added smell of urine!

R7 George Michael was arrested in 1998. Larry Craig was arrested in 2007.

You can find cruising vids filmed yesterday.

I saw this at Sundance, it's good. Blyth is excellent (so is the actress who plays his mom) - Tovey doesn't leave much of an impression. The sex scenes should've been filthier. Blyth's character would've been a nuclear bomb of horniness but the first time they have sex is shot like a music video. It needed a rawer quality and I'm not just saying this because I wanted to see that. It would've felt realer

I’m surprised Tovey isn’t playing the cop.

Saw it in June at NewFest in NYC. It's very good. Blyth is fantastic and in almost every scene.

Two threads for this?

I’m starting to see why some of us here go total national socialist about this sort of thing.

Just do a damn search.

Why does it take so friggin' long to be released? Sept in the US, Oct in the UK, when it's clearly all finished if it's been shown.

Time's a tickin'!

R11, is Blythe the bottom?

There's three threads. But this one is the most successful so far.

I'm looking forward to this movie. I think Tom B. is adorable.

I loved Tom Blyth in Benediction

"eliminating"

Imagine being such a nellie priss that you have to call answering nature's call "eliminating."

Saw it the Ptown filmfest. Enjoyable, but as others mentioned, Blythe was the standout.

The Q&A was odd, with these big long monologues posing as questions.

Q&As ae always the worst, I hate them. Don't let the audience speak, ever. Just get an intelligent moderator on stage and let us listen to the talent talk. Audience "questions" are ALWAYS trash

Yes, the Q&A "questions" always end up being some rando talking about random shit for like 5 minutes too long.

I haven't seen it, but it looks like the characters are too old to be in this situation.

Too old to be cruising in the 90s? Are you a lesbian?

R25 I meant too old for the in/out gay relationship movie trope.

NYT praise

Lucas (Tom Blyth, in a searing portrayal) and Andrew (Russell Tovey, quietly affecting)

. The film’s sexual frankness would have been nearly unthinkable 30 years ago, and Blyth and Tovey’s chemistry smolders with danger and earned outrage.

the heat builds in unexpected ways, ultimately igniting through the quiet agony of living as someone you’re not.

R15, money. You need to find a distributor. Contracts have to be signed. Promotion isn’t cheap either.

Tom Blyth and Russel Tovey Get Real About Queer Desire and Instant Chemistry in 'Plainclothes'

This sounds great - thanks OP. Will keep an eye out for it. Love Russell Tovey.

Is Tom Blyth straight or what? He's got great CSL

CSL? He looks pretty serious in the trailer.

'Plainclothes's Russell Tovey embraces 'Daddy' era; Tom Blyth admits 'massive talent crush' on him

The movie was more intense than I expected. Most recent gay movies are gauzy, candy-colored fantasia aimed at female audiences. This one harkened back to the paranoia and angst of the pre-PrEP 90s closet.

Do you have any new thoughts on this film? I hope it opens in my area by the end of the month.