Doug Self Movies
- 1990
Mark Huestis' low-budget, shot-on-video feature casts Doug Self as Steven, a young San Francisco man whose lover Victor has just died of AIDS. Following Victor's dying wishes to have his ashes scattered in Maui, Steven travels to the Hawaii-based New Age community founded by Victor's former partner Robert (Emerald Starr). Despite an edgy relationship with Robert, who never visited Victor in his final months, Steven finds romance with the camp gardener Peter (Joe Tolbe), a matter complicated by the fact that Steven has never undergone an HIV test. Robert admits that he, too, has never had an AIDS test--his fear of death is the reason why he built his closed-off island community. After hearing of another friend's AIDS-related death, Steven leaves Peter behind to return to California. ~ Jason Ankeny, All Movie Guide
- 1989
Prepski Morris wants to be Peter Pan personified and refuses to act like an adult and make adult commitments--especially romantic ones. This lightweight drama chronicles his exploits. He is first seen as a teenager experience first love, which is overshadowed by an exciting job at an amusement park, Dreamland. As an adult in his thirties, he is involved with several women, most of them sexual stereotypes. Actually they are more interested in him than he is in them. As nice as they are, he would rather sit alone in his apartment and talk to his dream girl, a figment of his imagination. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Charles Solomon, Diana Frank, (more)
