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Director: Tanya Wexler
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From Time Out Film Guide
For all its bold, comic treatment of gay issues, simple staging and quirky yet predictable ending, this tale of friendship, self-discovery and small town life holds few surprises. It starts in New York, with kooky Jewish-Italian bank clerk Ronda Portelli (Makkena) spotting a naked Travis Furlong (Hickey) as he contemplates jumping off the Brooklyn Bridge. Two days later, he enters her bank; convinced fate has orchestrated their meeting, Rhonda becomes infatuated, unaware that he's gay and mourning the death of his lover. To Travis's horror, she gatecrashes the wake and pursues him to Texas. While the narrative is signposted in the first 15 minutes, debut director Wexler's depiction of Travis and Rhonda as polar opposites, through character detail and vignettes of their daily lives, is genuinely affecting. Once in Texas, however, the film descends into eager to please humour, overworking the stale 'mismatched duo on a mission' scenario.Author: HK
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Cast & crew
Director: Tanya Wexler
Producer: Steven A Jones, Stephen Dyer
Cast: Wendy Makkena, John Benjamin Hickey, Anne Bobby, Rebecca Creskoff, Angela Pietropinto, Freddie Roman, Molly McClure full cast
Genre(s): Comedy
Duration: 95 mins
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