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Hard Pill

Play trailer Poster for Hard Pill 2005,  1h 34m,  Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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Tim (Jonathan Slavin) is a gay man whose life lacks fulfillment. His sexual encounters — often with a married, bisexual man, Don (Mike Begovich) — are few and without commitment. When fun-loving Joey (Scotch Ellis Loring) takes him out on the town, Tim only feels awkward. Out of frustration, he volunteers to test a pill that will make him straight. It works, but he remains emotionally distant from his lovers, and his old friends feel betrayed, causing Tim to reevaluate his decision.

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Don Willmott Filmcritic.com Jul 6, 2006
3.5/5
There's a lot to discuss here, and the script makes many great points but always within the context of the story. Go to Full Review
David Cornelius eFilmCritic.com Jun 15, 2006
4/5
Hard Pill supplies the kind of intelligent, thoughtful, personal, effective speculative fiction that doesn't come around nearly enough these days. Go to Full Review
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John Baumgartner

Director

Jonathan Slavin

Tim

Scotch Ellis Loring

Joey

Susan Slome

Sally

Mike Begovich

Don

Jennifer Elise Cox

Tanya

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Movie Info

Synopsis Tim (Jonathan Slavin) is a gay man whose life lacks fulfillment. His sexual encounters — often with a married, bisexual man, Don (Mike Begovich) — are few and without commitment. When fun-loving Joey (Scotch Ellis Loring) takes him out on the town, Tim only feels awkward. Out of frustration, he volunteers to test a pill that will make him straight. It works, but he remains emotionally distant from his lovers, and his old friends feel betrayed, causing Tim to reevaluate his decision.
Director
John Baumgartner
Producer
Susan Stoebner
Screenwriter
John Baumgartner
Production Co
The Stoebner/Baumgartner Company
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (DVD)
May 23, 2006
Runtime
1h 34m
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