Breakfast with Scot
| Breakfast with Scot | |
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 Theatrical release poster |
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| Directed by | Laurie Lynd |
| Produced by | Paul Brown Howard Rosenman Nadine Schiff |
| Written by | Sean Reycraft |
| Starring | Thomas Cavanagh Ben Shenkman Noah Bernett |
| Music by | Robert Carli |
| Cinematography | David A. Makin |
| Editing by | Susan Shipton |
| Distributed by | Miracle Pictures (CAN) Regent Releasing Mongrel Media (CAN DVD) here! Films (US DVD) |
| Release date(s) | November 16, 2007 (CAN) October 10, 2008 |
| Running time | 95 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $3.5 million |
| Box office | $46,060 |
Breakfast with Scot is a 2007 Canadian comedy film. It is adapted from the novel by Tufts University professor Michael Downing.
The screenplay was adapted by Sean Reycraft from the book by Michael Downing, and the film was directed by Laurie Lynd. The film attracted significant press attention in 2006, when the National Hockey League and the Toronto Maple Leafs announced that they had approved the use of the team's logo and uniforms in the film.[1] Breakfast with Scot was the first gay-themed film ever to receive this type of approval from a professional sports league.[1][2]
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[edit] Plot
Eric McNally (Tom Cavanagh) is a gay retired hockey player turned television sportscaster who lives with his partner Sam (Ben Shenkman), a sports lawyer. When Sam unexpectedly becomes the legal guardian of his brother's stepson, Scot (Noah Bernett), their lives are turned upside down. Eric's unwillingness to become a parent eventually fades as Scot teaches Eric about accepting and loving your true self.
[edit] Cast
- Tom Cavanagh as Eric McNally
- Ben Shenkman as Sam
- Noah Bernett as Scot
- Shauna MacDonald as Joan
- Graham Greene as Bud Wilson
- Dylan Everett as Ryan Burlington
- Colin Cunningham as Billy
- Anna Silk as Mia
- Robin Brûlé as Ms. Paul
- Cameron Ansell as Finn O'Brien
- William Cuddy as Young Maple Leafs Fan
- Fiona Reid as Mildred Monterossos
- Sheila McCarthy as Miss Patterson (uncredited)
[edit] Awards
The film won the Globola Audience Award for the best international movie at the Lesbisch Schwule Filmtage Hamburg (Hamburg International Queer Film Festival) in October 2008.[3]
It also won the Team Family Feature Film award from the Directors Guild of Canada, November 2008.[citation needed]
[edit] Notes
- ^ a b Salem, Rob. "Leaf Fans Get New Surprise After Tlusty Photo Affair." Toronto Star. November 16, 2007
Rodriguez, Rene. "Breakfast With Scot: The Spoonful of Sugar Helps Messages Go Down." Miami Herald. December 4, 2008
Lumenick, Lou. "Out of the Locker Room, Back in the Closet." New York Post. October 10, 2008
"Homosexual Ice Hockey Film Shatters Sports Taboo." Taipei Times. December 22, 2006
Johnson, Brian D. "A Gay Hockey Dad Breaks the Ice." Macleans. November 15, 2007
"'Gay Hockey Movie' Hopes to Score Despite Vicious Remarks." CBC News. September 13, 2007
Hart, Hugh. "Industry Buzz." San Francisco Chronicle. October 5, 2008
Abramowitz, Rachel. "'Breakfast With Scot' Takes Gay Cinema Mainstream." Los Angeles Times. October 7, 2008. - ^ DeGroot, Martin. "Queer Film Festival Hopes to Involve More of Public." Toronto Star. March 4, 2008.
- ^ LSF Hamburg: [1]
