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Synopsis

When straight guy Malcolm Caufield (Rick Federman) gets cut off from his allowance, he tries to "get-rich-quick" as a contestant on the new reality television show "Matrimonium." All he has to do is convince his parents and best friend that he has suddenly "turned gay," and that he's engaged to the man of his dreams. If Malcolm can get his family to attend his nationally televised gay wedding, he wins the million dollar prize.

Malcolm gets more than he bargained for, however, when the cue card addicted hostess introduces him to his new groom - backwoods goof Spencer Finch (co-writer Sandon Berg). Can Malcolm pull off the scam of his life...and does he really want to?

Director Michael Akers (Gone, But Not Forgotten) delivers rapid fire laughs with this quick-witted satire that skewers reality T.V. and the state of holy matrimony tody.

Review

In this hilarious spoof of reality television, sophomore filmmaker Michael Akers (Gone, But Not Forgotten) hits home on the phenomena that has overtaken prime time television. There's going to be a new reality show, "Matrimonium" where a straight man and a gay guy pretend they are getting married in order to collect $1,000,000 in prize money. Straight guy Malcolm Caufield (Federman) not only has to convince his family and best man that's he's turned gay, he also has to put up with Spencer Finch (co-writer Sandon Berg,) the gay man. Spencer is a fuss-budget, sort of a Felix Unger character with horrible taste in clothing and a condescendingly smarmy manner. We’d like to get hold of his sweater vest collection and burn it. The hostess (Green) brings a most unusual flavor to the proceedings, we won't say more! It's all going well until their respective families arrive for the wedding, and the laughs don't stop. Spencer’s Southern trash family is a stark contrast to the waspy Caulfields – they’re going to be quite a pile of in-laws. Can Malcolm pull off the scam of his life, and does he really want to? This wacky satire asks, "What is integrity worth anyway?"

-- Scott Cranin

Product Format Information

DVD : $9.99

Availability: Usually ships in
5-10 days
Close Caption: No
Region Code: 1
UPC: 823857135523

Studio : Akers/Berg Company

Languages: English Dolby Digital 2.0 (Primary)
Aspect Ratio: 1.33 Original Aspect Ratio
Features:
Audio commentary: With director Michael Akers and writer/star Sandon Berg
deleted scenes, outtakes, trailer

Customer Reviews

Poop

Craig wrote on 09/20/2007:

Just poop. Nothing more than poop. So hard to deny that it's just poop no matter how hard you try. It's just poop.

Absolutely Junk

notstraight wrote on 05/07/2007:

OK, I admit it, I watched only 18min. of this film and it was as good in that 18 minutes as the movie PAT...now, that should warn you and tell you what this film is worth.

terrible

peterp88 wrote on 03/09/2007:

I expected at least a kiss let alone a bedroom scene as in 'Gone, but not forgotten' and "Phoenix'

I am sorry that I purchsed this.