Gaydar (film)

Gaydar
Gaydar
	Gaydar film poster
Directed by	Larry LaFond
Written by	Larry LaFond; Terry Ray;
Produced by	Camela Coggins; Bobby Gibis; Larry LaFond; Mark Mervis; Terry Ray; Terry Ray
Starring	Terry Ray; Bryan Dattilo; Jennifer Echols; Jim J. Bullock; Charles Nelson Reilly;
Cinematography	Mark Mervis
Edited by	Bobby Gibis
Music by	John Boswell
Release date	October 12, 2002 (Austin Film Festival);
Running time	20 minutes
Country	English
Language	United States

Gaydar is a 2002 American short comedy film directed by Larry LaFond, written by LaFond and by Terry Ray and Larry Lafond. The film stars Terry Ray, Bryan Dattilo (from Days of Our Lives), Jennifer Echols, and Jim J. Bullock, and also features Charles Nelson Reilly in his last movie appearance.

Production[edit]

Gaydar was filmed in West Hollywood, California.^[1]

Plot[edit]

Randy (Terry Ray) has a crush on a fellow office worker, Jack (Bryan Dattilo). Randy's friend from the next booth over, Frankalina (Jennifer Echols) also has a big crush on Jack, but does not know whether he's gay or straight. Randy comes across a "GAYDAR gun" at a yard sale put on by former partner of Maurice (Jim J. Bullock) which might just put an end to this mystery.

Cast[edit]

Terry Ray as Randy
Bryan Dattilo as Jack
Jennifer Echols as Frankalina
Jim J. Bullock as Maurice's Ex
Charles Nelson Reilly as Uncle Vincent
Thomas Cagle as Dewayne
Rachel Winfree as Mary Kay

Reception[edit]

The film has "appeared in over 120 film festivals around the world and won numerous awards."^[2]

Awards and nominations[edit]

2003, won Grand Jury Award for 'Best Narrative Short Comedy' at Bare Bones International Film Festival
2003, won Best Short Comedy Film' at Cinequest San Jose Film Festival
2003, won 'Bronze Plaque Award'for Entertainment' at Columbus International Film & Video Festival

References[edit]

^ Gaydar (2002) - IMDb, retrieved 2019-11-04
^ Robinson, Charlotte (March 26, 2014). "Terry Ray Talks From Here on OUT, His New Gay Sitcom for Here TV". Huffington Post. Retrieved April 11, 2014.

External links[edit]

Gaydar at IMDb
Official website
Gaydar (film) as originally archived at Wayback Machine - July 11, 2011
Gay Celluloid

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[1] Gaydar (2002) - IMDb, retrieved 2019-11-04

[2] Robinson, Charlotte (March 26, 2014). "Terry Ray Talks From Here on OUT, His New Gay Sitcom for Here TV". Huffington Post. Retrieved April 11, 2014.

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