The Curiosity of Chance

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The Curiosity of Chance
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Directed byRussell P. Marleau
Written byRussell P. Marleau
Produced byLisa Schahet
Michael Gleissner
Starring Tad Hilgenbrink
Brett Chukerman
CinematographyJack Messitt
Edited byMark Rees
Music byWillie Aron
Josef Peters
Production
company
Bigfoot Entertainment
Distributed by TLA Releasing
Release date
  • October 21, 2006 (2006-10-21)(Seattle)
Running time
105 minutes
CountriesUnited States
Belgium
LanguageEnglish
Budget 1 million (approx. USD$1.3 million)

The Curiosity of Chance is a 2006 comedy film directed by Russell P. Marleau, produced by Bigfoot Entertainment and starring Tad Hilgenbrink.

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Plot

In 1980s Europe, flamboyant and gay 16-year-old Chance Marquis shows up at an international high school in a top hat and tails, immediately attracting the attention of the "queer-hating" resident bully, among others. Through his involvement in the school newspaper, he meets an introverted photographer with a mysterious briefcase, and while practicing tennis, he befriends a catty fashionista, both of whom act as his wingmen in his new high school. He also meets the jock-next-door, with whom he forms a tentative friendship, despite the jock's cacophonous group of friends. The film follows Chance through a year of high school, with its attendant drama, successes, and hijinks—including sneaking into a drag bar, where Chance begins to explore his true self.

Themes underscored throughout the film include facing one's fears as one grows into adulthood, and the barriers that people put up in order to cope with life. Chance claims to be strong with his nonchalant attitude, but when photos of him in drag show up all over school, Chance must face his own preachings of staying true to oneself.

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