The Trip
by Swain, Miles
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Actor: Alexis Arquette, Dennis Bailey, Ray Baker, Rosemary Alexander, Steve Braun (II)Director: Swain, Miles
Brand: TLA RELEASING
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Color, DVD-Video, Full Screen, NTSC, Widescreen
Running Time: 94 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2003-12-09
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: TLA Releasing
Movie Reviews of The Trip
Movie Review: Better than Brokeback Mountain
Summary: 4 Stars
This should have been the gay tragedy thrown into the mainstream instead of "Brokeback Mountain" Granted, I think the writing, acting, and directing is superior in "Brokeback" I feel the storyline is not. The fact that "Brokeback Mountain" became the 'mainstream' gay film upsets me. I did not like those characters and I did not like the way gay men were depicted. The characters in "The Trip" felt more authentic and more realistic. You could tell they were in head-over-heels in love with each other and although they were flawed and the results were tragic, you saw and witnessed their love. If "The Trip" had the budget and studio deal "Brokeback" had, "Brokeback Mountain" would have been another low-budget indie film and "The Trip" would have been the Oscar winning film.
Summary of The Trip
Romance politics sex and humor all collide during two men's 11-year journey of passion self-discovery and adventure. Tommy (Steve Braun) is a sexy blond gay activist who meets the handsome muscular Alan (Larry Sullivan) a closeted Republican at a party in 1973. An intense love affair ignites setting in motion a torrid and unpredictable relationship that steers its way through the turbulent political and social climate of thei'70s andi'80s. The Trip blends farce and tragedy fantasy and reality and features a quirky cast of supporting characters including indie-fave Alexis Arquette comedienne Julie Brown and former Bond-girl Jill St. John as Alan's outrageous mom. The Trip is one excursion that's definitely worth taking.System Requirements: Running Time 95 MinFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre:?COMEDY Rating:?R UPC:?807839000610 Manufacturer No:?TLA052Miles Swan's romantic comedy The Trip spans 11 years, charting the lives of two men through the Gay Rights movement of the '70s, the conservative backlash of the Reagan-era, and through the AIDS epidemic. Straight, Young Republican author Alan (played by Larry Sullivan) meets Tommy (Steve Braun), a Gay Rights activist, while Alan is completing his anti-gay book. Falling in love with Tommy, Alan tries to avoid publishing "The Straight Truth," but an alleged friend of Alan's underhandedly sabotages him by not only publishing it but also securing for it a place on the bestseller list. As a converted gay man, this enrages Alan and also ruins Tommy's credit as an activist, thereby breaking them up for several years during the '80s. Finally, the two do reunite to pledge their eternal love, though under tragic circumstances. Relevant gay rights news footage, from Stonewall for example, historically sets each segment in the film, making the movie more realistic and educational. Alan and Tommy's plight to fight for the acceptance of homosexuality takes on metaphorical significance, while other characters in the film, like Tommy's best friend, Michael (Alexis Arquette), and Alan's mother (Jill St. John), bring the narrative humor specific to The Trip back into focus. At times, the movie verges on corny, but for the most part avoids clich?. The satisfaction one gets from watching a deep relationship unfold over the years makes this coming-of-age tale a meaningful reminder that there is absolutely no justification for keeping any couples in love apart. --Trinie Dalton
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