Rites of Passage - Stockwell, Behr, and
Convicts. Oh My!
by Tallulah
Givehead
"Rights of Passage"
is a taut, well-written and acted thriller from the
acclaimed director of "Powder" (Victor
Salva) a delves into issues of parenthood,
masculinity, homophobia, childhood hurts, and one
young man's misdirected search for a father figure.
Del (the excellent
Dean Stockwell) and his young lawyer son DJ (Robert
Glenn Keith, the hunk in the gay short
"Death in Venice California") travel to their
lakeside cabin to fish and talk. When they get
there, Del's estranged gay son, Campbell (well-acted
by the hunkalicious
Jason Behr and star of
"Roswell"), is unexpectedly there.
Father and son have
much to discuss but before and emotional scars are
healed, two ominous strangers arrive. But are the
two men (James
Remar and
Jaimz Wolvett) -- escaped convicts -- strangers
to everyone?
Tallulah Givehead is
a Fabulous drag queen living in Portland, Oregon
(Lord only knows why!) writing reviews of gay film
by day and tearing up the stage by night. You
can read her reviews here as well as at her blog,
QUEER VUE MIRROR.
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