Longhorns (2011 film)

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Longhorns
Directed byDavid Lewis
Written byDavid Lewis
Produced byLewis Tice
Starring Jacob Newton
Derek Efrain Villanueva
Dylan Vox
CinematographyFrazer Bradshaw
Edited byH.P. Mendoza
Music byH.P. Mendoza
Production
company
Morning View Films
Distributed by TLA Releasing [1]
Release date
  • June 25, 2011 (2011-06-25)
Running time
75 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Longhorns is a 2011 American sex comedy film written and directed by David Lewis. Set in 1982, the plot centres around a Texas University student who whilst curious about the male sexual fantasies he has been having, decides he needs to hook up with an out gay student on campus.

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Plot Synopsis

Set in 1982, Longhorns centres around Texan college student Kevin (Jacob Newton). He’s a red-blooded, all-American, heterosexual male. At least, he really wants to prove to himself that he’s heterosexual. It becomes harder for him to maintain that ruse when he meets a new student, Cesar (Derek Villanueva), who is openly gay. Kevin finds himself drawn to Cesar, and one day, after asking if he can draw Cesar nude for a class assignment they begin to make out. Kevin freaks out and tells Cesar to leave. To get away from his confusing feelings, Kevin escapes for the weekend with his buds Steve (Dylan Vox) and Justin (Kevin Held) to a log cabin. The weekend is going to be especially frisky, as Steve has promised that when his insatiable girlfriend Brenda (Katrina Sherwood) and her best friends arrive, they will be ready to "go all the way," making the cabin the ultimate sex hot spot. But a heavy rainstorm descends, causing the roads to flood away, preventing the girls from getting up to the cabin and leaving our boys incredibly horny. With no women around and an endless supply of beers and porno movies cluttering up the VCR, the guys decide to lend each other a "hand." But Kevin's confusion and denial continue to escalate and something has got to give because his head says one thing but his heart feels something completely different!

Cast

Production

Casting

Director and writer, David Lewis met Derek Villanueva in 2010 at Frameline where Villanueva was promoting his film "Little Love”. Producer Lewis Tice had suggested the meeting and after meeting with Villanueva and having him read the part for Cesar, Lewis offered him the role. [2]

Jacob Newton had originally been interested in the supporting role of Justin, a homophobic classmate who also has some repressed same-sex attractions. But when it came time to audition, he was asked to read for Kevin. [3]

Filming

Filming of Longhorns took place over a schedule of eleven days [2] the film was shot mainly in Northern California [4] with shooting taking place in Grass Valley and the Sierra Foothills AVA. [5]

Release

Longhorns premiered on June 25, 2011, at the Castro Theatre, San Francisco, as part of Frameline 35, the San Francisco International LGBT Film Festival.

Home media

The film was released on DVD on 21 November 2011 [6] and on Blu-ray on 16 January 2017. [7]

Critical reception

Critic Dennis Harvey of Variety reviewed the film favorably saying "The third time's the charm for writer-director David Lewis, whose first two gay-themed features were earnest but undercooked dramas." [4]

On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, Longhorns holds an audience approval rating of 39% based on 100+ reviews. [8]

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References

  1. ↑ "TLA Releasing US - Longhorns". TLA Releasing . Retrieved 2024-07-30.
  2. 1 2 Rose, Roger; Trullo, Steven (28 June 2011). "Frameline Features Lewis' Longhorns". cineSOURCE magazine. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
  3. ↑ Hernandez, Greg (15 November 2011). "Outfest fave "Longhorns" released on DVD today! Read my interview with the film's star Jacob Newton!". Greg In Hollywood. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
  4. 1 2 Harvey, Dennis (July 4, 2011). "Film Review: 'Longhorns'". Variety .
  5. ↑ Fox, Michael (13 June 2011). "Lewis Rides Herd on Lusty 'Longhorns'". SF360. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
  6. ↑ "Longhorns". Amazon . Retrieved 2024-07-30.
  7. ↑ "Longhorns Blu-ray (Texas-sized Uncut Director's Cut)". Blu-ray.com. Retrieved 2024-07-30.
  8. ↑ "Longhorns (2011)". Rotten Tomatoes .
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