Just One Time (film)

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Just One Time is a 1999 feature length comedy film, written and directed by Lane Janger. It is also a 1998 short film by the same director on which the long feature was based on.

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1998: Just One Time (short)

Just One Time
(short)
Directed by Lane Janger
Screenplay byLane Janger
Story byLane Janger
Produced byLane Janger and Exile Ramirez (producers), Blake Baldwin (associate producer)
Starring Lane Janger
Joelle Carter
Guillermo Díaz
Jennifer Esposito
CinematographyTimothy Naylor
Edited byFrançois Keraudren
Music by David Michael Frank
Release date
1998
Running time
8 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The film Just One Time is based on an 8-minute short film of the same name produced in 1998 in which a man wants his girlfriend to have a sexual relationship with another girl, just one time. It was written and directed by Lane Janger and includes Guillermo Díaz (as Victor), Jennifer Esposito (as Michelle), Joelle Carter (as Amy) and Lane Langer (as Anthony)

Award

The short won aGLIFF Award in "Best Boy's Short" category at the Austin Gay & Lesbian International Film Festival.

1999: Just One Time (feature film)

Just One Time
Just-one-time-by-lane-janger.jpg
Original film poster
Directed by Lane Janger
Screenplay byLane Janger
Jennifer Vandever
Story byLane Janger
Produced byJasmine Kosovic, Lane Janger and Exile Ramirez (producers), Jeff Roth (co-producer), David R. Ginsburg, Marcus Hu and Charlotte Mickie (executive producers)
Starring Lane Janger
Joelle Carter
Guillermo Díaz
Jennifer Esposito
CinematographyTimothy Naylor and Michael St. Hilaire
Edited byFrançois Keraudren and Mitchel Stanley
Music byEdward Bilous and David Michael Frank
Release date
1999
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The film Just One Time was screened at the 1998 Toronto International Film Festival [ citation needed ]. Janger is the star, writer, and director; and he plays the lead role as Anthony. It also stars Joelle Carter as Amy, Guillermo Díaz as Victor, and Jennifer Esposito as Michelle. [1]

Synopsis

The fiancée of a fireman reluctantly agrees to participate in a "ménage à trois" with another woman, a sexual fantasy of his. She agrees to the arrangement, but insists to turn the table on him. She suggests that he agree to reciprocate by having a one time relationship with another man. This ultimately puts the impending marriage of the two in jeopardy. [2]

Reception

The film received mixed reviews, praising the secondary characters while unimpressed with the acting of the two leads. [3] [1] [2]

Cast

Award nomination

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References

  1. 1 2 Morris, Gary (January 1, 2001). "Turnabout: Lane Janger's Just One Time (1997)". Bright Lights Film Journal.
  2. 1 2 Levy, Emanuel (1999-11-08). "Just One Time". Variety. Retrieved 2024-02-17.
  3. Scott, A. O. (October 20, 2000). "Film in Review: 'Just One Time'". New York Times.