Summaries

Taken from the life story of Leslie Jordan. A Tennessee country boy realizes he's gay and keeps getting in trouble with the local bad boys. He hears Atlanta is the new place to be, tosses his country overalls and shows up at the disco in silver platform shoes and a polyester Saturday Night Fever get up. He meets Tripper (Mark Pelligrino) and the trouble and adventures don't stop. Leslie's partner in crime is Miss Make Do, a colorful debutante of a mess, rebelling against her wealthy Southern family and running with the druggies and disco drunks. Amazing cast including the late John Ritter as the preacher trying to pray the homosexual temptations out of young Leslie. Many other related recognizable cameos.

Details

Keywords
  • violence
  • stripper
  • ex convict
  • unrequited love
  • tattoo
Genres
  • Comedy
  • Drama
Release date Jun 8, 2000
Countries of origin United States
Language English
Filming locations Los Angeles, California, USA
Production companies Pierrepont Productions Pershing Point Productions

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Tech specs

Runtime 1h 47m
Color Color
Sound mix Dolby Digital
Aspect ratio

Synopsis

A repressed 40-year old man from a small conservative southern town finally leaves his home and travels to Atlanta to be openly gay only to find that his low self-esteem constantly causes him to gravitate towards drug users and street hustlers.

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