Straight-Jacket

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Straight-Jacket

2004,

1h 36m,

Comedy/

LGBTQ+

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45%

22 Reviews

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44%

500+ Ratings

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45%

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22 Reviews

44%

Popcornmeter

500+ Ratings

1950s Hollywood heartthrob Guy Stone (Matt Letscher) is a wildly popular leading man. The public loves to gossip about Guy's conquests of the opposite sex, but the young actor has a secret: While he is involved in an abundance of flings, none of them involve women. Guy's agent, Jerry (Veronica Cartwright), convinces him to marry the unassuming Sally (Carrie Preston) to maintain his reputation. However, soon after the wedding, Guy develops feelings for a writer named Rick (Adam Greer).

Critics Consensus

Straight Jacket succeeds in its moments of lighthearted comedy, but ultimately collapses under the weight of its serious -- and clumsily imparted -- messages.

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Mick LaSalle

San Francisco Chronicle

Jan 7, 2005

2/4

It has verve, color and energy, but there's something fundamentally bogus about it, and whenever it takes a turn into seriousness, entire moments fall apart.

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Robert K. Elder

Chicago Tribune

Jan 6, 2005

3/4

Day's pyrotechnic dialogue and instinctive comic timing make Straight-Jacket a delight.

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Joe Leydon

Variety

Dec 23, 2004

A fey and frisky farce with a fabulous fashion sense.

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Stephen Rebello

The Advocate

Apr 20, 2022

Straight-Jacket's themes -- the price of staying in the closet, the pain of being an unwitting beard, the McCarthy witch hunts that destroyed lives -- are way too rich to merely get popped like champagne bubbles in a campy comedy.

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David Noh

Film Journal International

Mar 1, 2007

On film, things play as flatly as any failed souffl.

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Sean P. Means

Salt Lake Tribune

Feb 25, 2005

3/4

Until it tries to mean something, Straight-Jacket is an enjoyably manic little farce whose wit far exceeds its production budget.

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Richard Day

Director

Matt Letscher

Guy Stone

Carrie Preston

Sally Stone

Adam Greer

Rick Foster

Veronica Cartwright

Jerry Albrecht

Victor Raider-Wexler

Saul Ornstein

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Synopsis

1950s Hollywood heartthrob Guy Stone (Matt Letscher) is a wildly popular leading man. The public loves to gossip about Guy's conquests of the opposite sex, but the young actor has a secret: While he is involved in an abundance of flings, none of them involve women. Guy's agent, Jerry (Veronica Cartwright), convinces him to marry the unassuming Sally (Carrie Preston) to maintain his reputation. However, soon after the wedding, Guy develops feelings for a writer named Rick (Adam Greer).

Director: Richard Day
Producer: Michael Warwick
Screenwriter: Richard Day
Distributor: Regent Releasing
Production Co: SRO Pictures
Genre: Comedy, LGBTQ+
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 26, 2004, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 30, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $45.5K
Runtime: 1h 36m
Sound Mix: Surround

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