Walk a Mile in My Pradas

Last updated
Walk a Mile in My Pradas
Walk a mile in my Prada.jpg
Film poster for Walk a Mile in My Pradas
Directed byJoey Sylvester
Written byRick Karatas
Tom Archdeacon
Produced byTom Archdeacon
Vincent De Paul
Starring
Cinematography Aaron Moorhead
Edited byJeffrey Reid
Music byAndrew Markus
Production
companies
Walk A Mile Productions, Dream It Productions, FROST Pictures
Distributed byPRO-FUN media (Germany, Austria and Switzerland)
Optimale (France)
Breaking Glass Pictures (World-wide, DVD)
Release date
15 November 2011 (USA)
Running time
87 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$2,000,000 (estimated)

Walk a Mile in My Pradas is a 2011 American gay body-switching romantic comedy film directed by Joey Sylvester.

Contents

A magic Christmas ornament turns two men's lives upside down when homophobic Tony starts preferring men two weeks before his wedding and his gay co-worker Steve finds himself blossoming into a ladies' man.

It was filmed in locations such as Hollywood and Silver Lake, Los Angeles, California.

It was Nathaniel Marston's final film, before he was involved in a car crash that led to his death. [1]

Plot

On a new jobsite, homophobic construction worker Tony (Nathaniel Marston) and a gay co-worker Steve, (Tom Archdeacon) meet and instantly hate each other. With Tony making life on the site unbearable for Steve. Then at a party, both wishes that the other would switch lifestyles, a magical Christmas tree angel glows. Later, the two find a transformation has taken place. Tony begins acting strange he starts to like cooking and also cruising guys in Gay bars, while Steve, to the dismay of lover Michael (Emrhys Cooper), begins to check out and fancy girls. Tony finds that his gay intolerance is due to his Italian Catholic parents (Dee Wallace, Mike Starr) and his school teacher Sister Betty (Bunny Levine). Both try to fix things to return to normal before the wedding of Tony.

Cast

Reception

Richard Propes from theindependentcritic.com gave the film B+ or 3.5 stars out of 5 rating. He also notes "script that is filled with terrific one-liners" and it is a "terrific example of the independent spirit of Hollywood". [2] Don Grigware called it the "perfect holiday fare. It's breezy and uplifting". [3] Andy Goulding on 30 November 2012, reviewed the DVD and gave it 1/2 a star out of 5 and noted "one of the worst films I’ve ever seen and that’s not even touching on the acting, which ranges from barely adequate to abominable", "The script is totally devoid of any sort of wit or charm and even its more dramatic character scenes are flimsy". [4] While David Hall from www.gaycelluloid.com states "given all too many jokes are at the expense of stereotype" and "whilst ever preaching the message of gay rights. And frankly, that's a message well worth repeating". [5]

Walk a Mile in My Pradas was a winner in the 2011 Hoboken International Film Festival for Best Trailer and Best Supporting Actor Tom Archdeacon. [3]

The DVD was released on 15 November 2011 on Region 1 (in U.S. and Canada only). [6] The DVD was also released on the Breaking Glass UK catalogue on 28 January 2013. [5]

Related Research Articles

Carol Burnett American actress, comedian and singer

Carol Creighton Burnett is an American actress, comedian, singer, and writer. She is best known for her groundbreaking comedy variety show The Carol Burnett Show, which originally aired on CBS. It was one of the first of its kind to be hosted by a woman. She has achieved success on stage, television and film in varying genres including dramatic and comedic roles. She has also appeared on various talk shows and as a panellist on game shows.

George Takei American actor, author, and activist

George Takei is an American actor, author, and activist. He is internationally known for his role as Hikaru Sulu, helmsman of the fictional starship USS Enterprise in the television series Star Trek and subsequent films.

Nathaniel Marston American actor

Nathaniel Marston was an American actor and producer. He is known for his two roles on ABC's One Life to Live as Al Holden and Dr. Michael McBain from 2001 to 2007.

Tony Dungy American football player and coach (born 1955)

Anthony Kevin Dungy is a former American football safety and coach who served as a head coach in the National Football League (NFL) for 13 seasons with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Indianapolis Colts. Dungy's teams became perennial postseason contenders under his leadership, missing the playoffs only twice with Tampa Bay. He led the Colts to victory in Super Bowl XLI, making him the first Black head coach to win the Super Bowl.

<i>Hart to Hart</i> Television series

Hart to Hart is an American mystery television series that premiered on August 25, 1979, on ABC. The show stars Robert Wagner and Stefanie Powers as Jonathan and Jennifer Hart, respectively, a wealthy couple who lead a glamorous jetset lifestyle and regularly find themselves working as un-paid detectives in order to solve crimes in which they become embroiled. The series was created by novelist and television writer Sidney Sheldon. The series ended after five seasons on May 22, 1984, but was followed by eight made-for-television movies, beginning in 1993.

<i>Be Cool</i> 2005 film by F. Gary Gray

Be Cool is a 2005 American crime-comedy film based on Elmore Leonard's 1999 novel of the same name and the sequel to Leonard's 1990 novel Get Shorty about mobster Chili Palmer's entrance into the music industry. This was Robert Pastorelli's final film, as he died one year before its theatrical release.

Bruce Vilanch American comedy writer, head writer for the Oscars

Bruce Gerald Vilanch is an American comedy writer, songwriter and actor. He is a two-time Emmy Award-winner. Vilanch is best known to the public for his four-year stint on Hollywood Squares, as a celebrity participant; behind the scenes he was head writer for the show. In 2000, he performed off-Broadway in his self-penned one-man show, Bruce Vilanch: Almost Famous.

The 27th Daytime Emmy Awards were held in 2000 to commemorate excellence in daytime programming from the previous year (1999).

Carol Decker British musician

Carol Ann Decker is an English singer and musician. She is the lead vocalist for the band T'Pau, which had international success in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Although Decker is mainly associated with the group, she also released "One Heart," a solo single in 1995, to support the centenary of the formation of the Northern Rugby Football Union and sometimes performs solo at shows and festivals.

GayVN Awards Gay Adult Entertainment Industry Award

The GayVN Awards are film awards presented annually to honor work done in the gay pornographic industry. The awards were sponsored by AVN Magazine, the parent publication of GAYVN Magazine, and continue the recognition for gay pornography which was part of the AVN Awards from 1986–1998. The awards went on a hiatus after the 2011 ceremony and returned in 2018.

George Meeker American actor (1904–1984)

George Meeker was an American character film and Broadway actor.

The 11th Satellite Awards, honoring the best in film and television of 2006, were given on December 18, 2006.

Maxxie Oliver Fictional character from Skins

Maxwell "Maxxie" Oliver is a fictional character in the British television series Skins. He is portrayed by actor Mitch Hewer.

<i>Coffee Date</i> 2006 US independent film by Stewart Wade

Coffee Date is a 2006 independent film written and directed by Stewart Wade and released by BrownBag Productions. Originally a short film by Wade, it was expanded into a feature and played at various film festivals.

Luke Evans Welsh actor and singer

Luke George Evans is a Welsh actor and singer. He began his career on the stage, performing in many of London's West End productions such as Rent, Miss Saigon, and Piaf before making his film breakthrough in the Clash of the Titans 2010 remake. Following his debut, Evans was cast in such action and thriller films as Immortals (2011), The Raven (2012), and the re-imagined The Three Musketeers (2011).

Emrhys Cooper British actor, singer and dancer

Emrhys Cooper is a British actor, singer, dancer, and filmmaker, currently, the male lead role in the Emmy nominated StyleHaul Drama Series Vanity (2015) in which he stars alongside Denise Richards and Karrueche Tran.

<i>Inch by Inch</i> (film) 1985 film by Matt Sterling

Inch by Inch is a 1985 gay pornographic film, directed, written, and produced by Matt Sterling, cinematographed by Nick Eliot and Doug Williams, edited by Paul James, and starring Jeff Quinn, Doug Jensen and Tom Brock with Mark Miller, Jim Pulver, Mike Raymond, Steve Wright, Tony Stefano, Steve Henson, Toby Matson, Christopher Lance, Kevin Luken and Bill Joseph. The runtime is 64 minutes, and DVD copies have been distributed by the Falcon Studios. The film contains sequences in the order of appearance: a man seducing each of two trespassers in his apartment, a foursome on the rooftop, a threesome fantasy, a window voyeurism, and the subway scene.

References

  1. "Summary of Nathaniel's Roles". www.nathanielmarston.net. Retrieved November 2, 2015.
  2. Propes, Richard. "The Independent Critic - "Walk a Mile in my Pradas" Review". theindependentcritic.com. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
  3. 1 2 Grigware, Don (22 November 2011). "grigwaretalksfilm: review - Walk a Mile in My Pradas (2011)". grigwaretalksfilm. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
  4. Goulding, Andy (30 November 2012). "Walk a Mile in My Pradas". Blueprint: Review. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
  5. 1 2 Hall, David. "Gay Celluloid on Walk a Mile in My Pradas". www.gaycelluloid.com. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
  6. "Walk A Mile In My Pradas". Amazon.com. Retrieved 27 June 2019.