Daddy's Boy (2008)

Short movie


Sometimes what is lacking in terms of production values, can be more than compensated for by way of sheer enthusiasm, as this comical coming out tale from director, editor, producer and writer (did I leave anything out?) Tristan Hamilton is clearly indicative of.

And it all revolves around video rental store worker Justin, an out and proud Aussie teen who much to the concern of his gay best friend Andrew, is going out with Win Stafford; a good looking youth who has still to tell his father the homosexual coming out truth. Only with Mr Stafford asking Justin to bring round a copy of the film Grease 2, is this Boy's Night In going to be an evening of surprises, one where more than Grease is the word?

Daddy's Boy by Tristan Hamilton As a testament to what can be accomplished on a very limited budget and here cue the end credits with a difference, aka a list of close friends and well, just about anyone you can find willing to help out by way of "false promises of fame and fortune," Hamilton has certainly proved his worth.

Then again Hamilton had no other option when he found himself with only $300 in hand to make his "little film," having seen the professional cast and crew, along with a promised budget of $53,000 exit stage left. And yes, the results show. Indeed in Hamilton’s own words "it doesn't look that flash." Yet with only two professional actors on board (Iain Murton as Mr Stafford and Allison Byrne as the request girl) Hamilton has delivered a coming out short with a fun filled heart, even if some, if not almost all of the scenes, are somewhat predictable. And whilst far from being the best gay short on the net, it certainly is not the worst, laced as-it-is with a joyous eighties feel to it - oh and that hairstyle too!