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The 24th Day (2004) directed by Tony Piccirillo
Not sure if I should include this one in the Gay Romance Movie series, but the two characters are too cute to not, and again, even if it's not a romance, it's still a good film.
Director: Tony Piccirillo
Writer: Tony Piccirillo (play)
Genre: Thriller
Tagline: Your next lie may be your last.
Plot: Working from his own critically acclaimed play, Tony Piccirillo constructs a dark and intense psychological thriller with The 24th Day. Though predominantly set in one location, Piccirillo uses the confines of the setting to build on the claustrophobic intensity of the story and garner tour de force performances from Scott Speedman and James Marsden. Tom (Speedman) meets Dan (Marsden) in a bar and the two quickly end up at Tom's apartment. Dan thinks he's in for a standard one-night stand, but Tom, whose wife recently died, instead grills Dan about his past sexual exploits. It is this past that catapults the story into a gripping tale of he said-he said, leading one to take the other hostage and demand answers over a tensely escalating 48 hours. Piccirillo proves himself a master of manipulation by pitting the characters against each other so that both appear trustworthy and likable, but also despicable and selfish, then he leaves us to decide whom and what to believe. The brilliant performances heighten the escalating tension and suspense: Speedman's sexually tormented Tom is the perfect antagonist to Marsden's cunning, stoic, and equally antagonistic Dan. The 24th Day is a taut psychological thriller that offers a meaningful critique of personal responsibility in private lives while keeping viewers guessing right up to the end. (David Kwok)
@IMDb
@Amazon: The 24th Day
@Netflix
@Wolfe Video
Cast (in credits order)
James Marsden ... Dan
Scott Speedman ... Tom
Sofía Vergara ... Isabella
Barry Papick ... Mr. Lerner
Charlie Corrado ... Officer #1
Jarvis W. George ... Officer #2
Scott Roman ... Bartender
Jeffrey Frost ... Dan's Assistant
Jona Harvey ... Marla
Thea Chaloner ... Wife
Brian Campbell ... Blondie
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Nadia Axakowsky ... Studio Executive
Charles J. Corrado Jr. ... Officer 1
Brian T. Delaney ... Simon (scenes deleted)
Anthony DeFrancesco ... Parking Garage Patron (uncredited)
Adrian Di Giovanni ... Bartender (uncredited)
Director: Tony Piccirillo Writer: Tony Piccirillo (play)
Genre: Thriller
Tagline: Your next lie may be your last.
Plot: Working from his own critically acclaimed play, Tony Piccirillo constructs a dark and intense psychological thriller with The 24th Day. Though predominantly set in one location, Piccirillo uses the confines of the setting to build on the claustrophobic intensity of the story and garner tour de force performances from Scott Speedman and James Marsden. Tom (Speedman) meets Dan (Marsden) in a bar and the two quickly end up at Tom's apartment. Dan thinks he's in for a standard one-night stand, but Tom, whose wife recently died, instead grills Dan about his past sexual exploits. It is this past that catapults the story into a gripping tale of he said-he said, leading one to take the other hostage and demand answers over a tensely escalating 48 hours. Piccirillo proves himself a master of manipulation by pitting the characters against each other so that both appear trustworthy and likable, but also despicable and selfish, then he leaves us to decide whom and what to believe. The brilliant performances heighten the escalating tension and suspense: Speedman's sexually tormented Tom is the perfect antagonist to Marsden's cunning, stoic, and equally antagonistic Dan. The 24th Day is a taut psychological thriller that offers a meaningful critique of personal responsibility in private lives while keeping viewers guessing right up to the end. (David Kwok)
@IMDb
@Amazon: The 24th Day
@Netflix
@Wolfe Video
Cast (in credits order)
James Marsden ... Dan
Scott Speedman ... Tom
Sofía Vergara ... Isabella
Barry Papick ... Mr. Lerner
Charlie Corrado ... Officer #1
Jarvis W. George ... Officer #2
Scott Roman ... Bartender
Jeffrey Frost ... Dan's Assistant
Jona Harvey ... Marla
Thea Chaloner ... Wife
Brian Campbell ... Blondie
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Nadia Axakowsky ... Studio Executive
Charles J. Corrado Jr. ... Officer 1
Brian T. Delaney ... Simon (scenes deleted)
Anthony DeFrancesco ... Parking Garage Patron (uncredited)
Adrian Di Giovanni ... Bartender (uncredited)