Jesse Archer Movies
Three gay friends from L.A. take a road trip to New York City and stumble into a treacherous trap after stopping at an out-of-the-way bar called The Lion's Den, and realize just how deceptive appearances can be. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
- Starring:
- Kristen-Alexzander Griffith, Ronnie Kroell, (more)
A self-proclaimed "fruit fly" is searching for the straight man of her dreams in this outrageous comedy. Violet (Mindy Cohn) works as a public relations representative at a fashion agency, and nearly all her friends are gay men who adore her warmth, her accepting nature and her blunt sense of humor. Violet loves her friends, who are loyal and supportive, but as she's about to turn 40, Violet is ready to meet some men who might have a romantic interest in her. However, she almost never meets heterosexual men in her line of work, and the efforts of her friends Riley (Samuel Whitten) and Markus (Casper Andreas) to find her a "fag stag" -- a straight guy who enjoying hanging out with gay men -- are little short of disastrous. Salome (Kim Allen), a model who works at Violet's firm, tells her if she ever wants to find a husband she has to quit spending all her time with her gay friends, and when an online dating service matches Violet with Vern (Armand Anthony), a nice guy from the Midwest who takes an immediate liking to her, she starts cleaning up her act and keeping her old pals at a distance. But should Violet turn her back on the people that have always stood beside her -- especially since Vern is caring and loving but not at all interesting? Violet Tendencies was directed by Casper Andreas, who also co-stars as Markus. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Starring:
- Mindy Cohn, Jesse Archer, (more)
Writer/director Casper Andreas' thoughtful, ensemble-driven sex comedy A Four Letter Word embodies a loose sequel to his 2004 Slutty Summer, with several of the tertiary characters from that earlier effort, including Peter, Luke, and Marilyn, foregrounded here. As in his prior effort, Andreas relies on humorous situations, characters, and setups to ask the sober question of how it is possible to maintain the integrity of gay love in an atmosphere of unbridled hedonism, replete with such pleasures as homosexual orgies (or "fourgies"), transvestism, and naked yoga. The filmmaker hones in on several colorful characters. At the center of the story are porno-shop proprietors Zeke, a gay rights crusader, and the nymphomaniacal, muscle-bound queen Luke, who finds it hard to commit to anyone. Luke's partner is Stephen, who initially expresses interest in a committed relationship, then chucks it all for a swinging lifestyle. Meanwhile, the newly engaged Marilyn grapples with her Alcoholics Anonymous program, and live-in lovers Derek and Peter must contend with the petty irritations of sharing a residence. ~ Nathan Southern, Rovi
- Starring:
- Jesse Archer, Charlie David, (more)
A male prostitute who has dismissed the need for love in his life learns a lesson about affection from one of his customers in this independent comedy drama from filmmaker Q. Allan Brocka. X (Derek Magyar) is a gay hustler whose enigmatic name reflects his emotional distance from the world around him; he doesn't much believe in love, and isn't interested in sex unless he's being paid for it. X has a dozen regular customers he calls his "disciples," and shares his home with two roommates -- Andrew (Darryl Stephens), whose good looks sometimes tempt X, though he's still uncertain about his own sexual feelings, and Joey (Jonathon Trent), an uninhibited and outré teenager who openly lusts after X, to no avail. Gregory (Patrick Bauchau) is an older man who regularly hires X for companionship, but he refuses to have sex with the hustler until he's willing to acknowledge that their attraction is mutual. X isn't about to admit to any such thing, but one day Gregory shares a story with X that forces him to reconsider his thinking. Boy Culture received its North American premiere at the 2006 Tribeca Film Festival. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Starring:
- Derek Magyar, Patrick Bauchau, (more)
The eternal question of sex vs. love causes one man no small amount of annoyance in this gay-themed independent comedy. Markus (Casper Andreas) is an aspiring writer who one day comes home to his apartment to discover his long-term boyfriend is in bed with another man. Now unexpectedly single, Markus is thrown back into the dating scene, and finds himself getting all sorts of advice (not all of it called for) from his co-workers at a fashionable restaurant in Chelsea. Marilyn (Virginia Bryan) says you should set ground rules and stick to them, Peter (Jeffrey Christopher Todd) advises Markus to hold out for true love, and Luke (Jesse Archer) prefers to share stories from his own freewheeling love life. As Markus sorts out what his friends have to say, he finds himself falling for Tyler (Jamie Hatchett), a handsome model, but to his dismay Tyler makes it clear he has little use for either monogamy or long-term relationships. Should Markus follow Peter's lead and wait for Mr. Right or take Luke's advice and settle for Mr. Right Now? Slutty Summer was written and directed by Casper Andreas, who also played Markus; it was his first feature film. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Starring:
- Casper Andreas
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