- Actors: Christian Taylor, Lindy Heymann, Marilyn Milgrom, Joe Daly, Erich Miller
- Directors: Christian Taylor, Lindy Heymann
- Writers: Christian Taylor, Lindy Heymann, Jason Buchtel
- Producers: Christian Taylor, Billy Sameth, Blair Farrington
- Format: AC-3, Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Colour, Dolby, DVD-Video, Widescreen, NTSC
- Language English
- Region: Region 1 (US and Canada DVD formats.)
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9 - 1.78:1
- Number of discs: 1
- Classification: Unrated (US MPAA rating. See details.)
- Studio: Wolfe Video
- DVD Release Date: 17 Aug 2004
- Run Time: 93 minutes
- Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- ASIN: B0002B15OM
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 159,837 in Film & TV (See Top 100 in Film & TV)
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1.0 out of 5 stars
Money wasted,
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This review is from: Showboy [DVD] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC] (DVD)
I do not know whether this is was suppose to relax me or just to enjoy but it did not do anything for me. Definately not a recommendable movie.
5.0 out of 5 stars
A Gem,
By Ric 1912 (Aberdeen Scotland UK) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Showboy [DVD] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC] (DVD)
Well what happens when you set your heart on stardom? to what length would you push yourself to achieve your goals? Would you have the will power to push yourself that far?
Well here is one man story (among others) on how they all sacrificed themselves, families and friends in order to reach their set goals. Great soundtrack, plot and action and realistic characters too. Really heart warming movie.
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3.7 out of 5 stars (6 customer reviews)
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Great Expectations,
By Michael Kerjman - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Showboy [DVD] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC] (DVD)
An American dream release in a same-gender-attracted dancer's case: one works hard to make it in a show-business with no protectors-or they were left outside a curtain?
Some laugh through tears, some monologues on boy-seek-boy issues, some nice music-and a bit dancing, of course. It is better than many other movies on analogue topics.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Showboy (2002),
By Elisa - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Showboy [DVD] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC] (DVD)
I saw this factional movie since Adrian Armas will be in the sequel to A Four Letter Word, Violet Tendencies, that Jesse Archer and Casper Andreas are producing just now ([...]). He will be the "love interest" of Jesse Archer's character. So, truth be told, I was not expecting for it to be so nice, it was more a research work I was doing.
And instead, Showboy is a very nice movie. At the beginning, Christian Taylor was so good, that I was almost believing that it was his real story I was looking at. He is a mix of innocence and reality, has a way to pass you his feelings without word. Adrian Armas' character is again, the dream date, he has two/three scenes, but everytime he is on the screen, he shines. He has not actually a nice character, he is selfish and uncaring, he doesn't realize Christian's feelings, but well, this is what most "dream date" are, unreachable, isn't it? 7 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
The Documentary as an Entertainment Form!,
By Grady Harp - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Showboy [DVD] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC] (DVD)
SHOWBOY is a fascinating little film that challenges you to decide the polarity between fact and fiction. Though seemingly a Documentary (listed on the cover of the DVD as a Mockumentary) this is a work written by Screenwriter Christian Taylor and Lindy Heymann about the transition of a young man from a writer to a chorus line showboy in Las Vegas. 'Apparently' Christian was a writer for the popular HBO series SIX FEET UNDER, but was fired and retreated to Las Vegas to lick his wounds and apparently do research for a new screenplay on Vegas performers. Lindy Hermann is a documentarian who has been shooting a film about Taylor's involvement with Six Feet Under, discovers he has been fired, and follows him to Las Vegas where she continues to shoot the life of Taylor. Taylor becomes enamored with Las Vegas, wants to get the feel of 'tryouts' and the life and training of the showboys, only to discover that in his attempt to escape his disappointment with his loss of employment, he has found a new obsession with trying to be a dancer! His preparations and auditions are caught on film and one in particular, with a very fine and smoldering dancer Adrian Armas, shows Christian Taylor's 'passions' as a gay man encountering the dream of show biz with all the accoutrements! During the course of the film we meet a roommate (Erich Miller, an actual showboy now retired), Whoopi Goldberg, and Siegfried and Roy - all representing aspects of Las Vegas showtime. While it is difficult to find the line where we are being voyeurs or being duped, this film is never less than entertaining. And as with the best of documentaries (if indeed that is what it is) we are willingly swept along with the process. Highly recommended.
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