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Synopsis

Prolific gay filmmaker Todd Verow returns with this edgy, sex-drenched, voyeuristic indie about a man, his hustler and the things they get into together.

Todd, a lonely middle-aged man (bravely played by writer/director Todd Verow himself), decides to hire a male hustler satisfy his sexual desires and keep him company. Enter Paul (Gregg Tucker), a rugged, masculine hottie with a price. Todd hires Paul to spend the entire weekend with him in New York City. Todd is finally ready to experience all of the potentially dangerous things that he has fantasized about, but has never actually done before: including hardcore drugs, anonymous sex with multiple partners, un-safe sex, and more. Paul is very excited at the prospect of going to New York and getting paid a whopping $2,000 for one weekend worth of work, but Todd has much, much more in mind than Paul expects. Both men will soon have their lives forever changed by this debauched, sexually-adventurous and potentially dangerous weekend. Leave Blank is the latest entry from a director who is never afraid to cross over into graphic new territories.

3 Reasons To buy this film

Todd Verow does double dury in front of and behind the camera.
Though it's not always pretty, Leave Blank offers a fly-on-the-wall view of a crazy, non-stop fuck fest.
Verow is also the (very busy) filmmaker behind Frisk, Anonymous, Against, Vacationland, Between Something and Nothing, The Boy with the Sun in His Eyes, Deleted Scenes, XX Where the Heart Should Be, and many more.

Review

Leave it to the director of Anonymous to craft an intense, observational, character-driven indie about a troubled man who wants nothing more than to spend a few days having potentially dangerous sexual encounters and abusing narcotics. Todd Verow’s films are always brazen, but Leave Blank should be of particular interest to any voyeur who likes their sex and nudity-driven entertainment to take a walk on the wild side.

In addition to directing, Verow also stars in the film as Todd, a lonely, seemingly mild-mannered, middle-aged gay man who missed out on adventurous sex and drug experimentation during his 10-year committed relationship. He plans to make up for all of that lost time in the course of one weekend. He can’t do it alone, though. Enter Paul, the delicious, masculine gay hustler played by uninhibited newcomer Gregg Tucker.

With a cute, rugged face, a sweet demeanor and a body to die for, Paul seems to be worth every penny of the $2,000 that Todd agrees to give him for the weekend. On top of all that, Paul is also very open-minded and willing to explore the dark side that Todd has only fantasized about and observed through internet chat sites. Paul is unaware, however, that Todd has an even deeper journey to the abyss in mind.

Equipped with natural, realistic performances (always a welcome quality in Verow’s films), and a fly-on-the-wall/hidden camera style (Todd, the character, states that he has set up cameras around the room to capture the experience), Leave Blank plays out like The Blair Witch Project or Paranormal Activity if you replaced the scares and malevolent spirits with graphic condom-less fucking! This one aint for the prudish!

-- Robert O'Neill

Product Format Information

DVD : $13.49

Availability: Usually ships in
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Region Code: 1
UPC: 759259141506

Studio : Water Bearer Films

Languages: English (Primary)
Aspect Ratio: Widescreen

Customer Reviews

The Review

Amos Lassen wrote on 12/15/2011:

A while ago I posted an announcement that Todd Verow’s new film, “Leave Blank” (WaterBearer Films) was going to be released soon and I got my copy today. It is, without a doubt, one of the most erotic films I have ever seen. It is advertised as “edgy, sex-drenched, (a) voyeuristic indie about a man, his hustler and the things they get into together”. Indeed it is all those.

Verow, the director, plays a middle-aged man, Todd, who hires a hustler, Paul (Gregg Tucker) to stay with him for a weekend in New York City. Todd wants to be able to do all those things he has never done—unsafe sex, drugs and anonymous sex with many partners. Paul loves the idea of going to New York and being paid to do so, However, Todd has several ideas in mind and when the weekend is over, both men’s lives are changed.

The opening scene is terrific with the discussion of financial arrangements taking place in a cab. As can be expected, both men are a bit leery and we see the hesitation as well as the confidences that they go through. When they meet we feel the strength of their connection and they waste to time having sex. This is beautifully and erotically filmed. But all is not se (although there is plenty of it).

When Todd decides to order room service, we get a look at the two men and learn that Todd is lonely and how Paul became a male prostitute. We quickly see that sex s a commodity and easy to find but companionship and relationships are hard. Having sex with a prostitute requires no emotional connection and there is the advantage of control. There are times that the viewer is watching something he should be seeing and here the viewer becomes part of the film… as a voyeur.

They do go out to a party and have sex wile drugged and they seem to be becoming close. They talk about relationships and how they feel about love and marriage and so on. They seem to be connecting very honestly and it is easy to forget that we are just watching a movie. I understand that a lot of the film was improvised and drew on Verow’s own experiences as a hustler.

I can tell you that this is unlike anything you have ever seen before on the screen and this film marks a milestone in that it is so realistic. Some might feel that a two character film may not hold interest for viewers but I have to disagree. Granted, it takes a while to understand what is happening in the film but once you do, you get a real cinematic experience.

A note: The sex s quite graphic and there is plenty of male full frontal nudity as well as sex scenes that we do not often see in the mov