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'Zak Tucker takes the GLBT genre into the unexpected political drama sphere.'
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Poster Boy, which won the 2004 Grand Jury Award for outstanding screenwriting at L.A. Outfest, is about Henry Kray, who is thrust into the spotlight as a poster boy in his father's campaign for re-election.

Public homosexuality still remains one of the most talked about issues in modern political agenda. As much as homosexuality has become less taboo in the media in recent years, the masses are still somewhat hesitant to fully embrace the lifestyle as mainstream entertainment still paints gay culture in fairly broad, stereotypical strokes.

However, the independent film circuit has managed to successfully carve a niche genre of gay & lesbian film. They explore the lifestyle in a more three-dimensional light, with images of gay different from the now rather clichéd drag queen and flamboyant gay man. Former film editor Zak Tucker takes the genre into the unexpected political drama sphere with the film Poster Boy.

The story tells of angst-ridden college student Henry Kray (Matt Newton), who must deal with his homosexuality while also being the son of a Republican senator (Michael Lerner) who’s running for re-election. Henry’s father Jack is more concerned with upholding a false family values image through his son and winning elections than his happiness.

As Jack manages to push Henry to represent him at his own college, gay political activist Anthony and his HIV-positive best friend Izzie stow away in an attempt to derail the campaign when the former learns the sexuality of the senator’s son. However, Anthony’s plan to humiliate Kray by outing Henry is complicated when one night together turns into something more.

With a handful of bit parts to his name, Matt Newton, who portrays Poster Boy's main character, Henry Kray, is better than most of today's young Hollywood actors. His turn as a closeted homosexual yearning for anonymity while engaging in promiscuity and all while playing good son for his ultra-conservative Republican Senator of a father is well done and is both realistic and touching. Newton captures the struggles of his character in both expression and words, delivering one of the two scene-stealing roles in this film.

The other role belongs to Newton's on-screen mother, played by film veteran Karen Allen. Her turn as the Senator's bitter, alcohol swilling, chain-smoking wife could have easily been overlooked, but Allen manages to bring both tenderness and strength to the part, and seems even to evolve into an independent woman with a second chance at life in the span of the film. ~ writnkitten & Rocco Passafuime
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FILM INFORMATION: 'PosterBoy'

Web: Additional Cast, Details and Bios at IMDb
Director: Zak Tucker
Writers: Lecia Rosenthal (writer) & Ryan Shiraki (writer)
Cast: Full Cast and Crew
Genre: Drama / Politics
Awards: 1 wins and 1 nomination
Runtime: 98 minutes
Spoken Language: English
Subtitles: None.
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