Make the Yuletide Gay (2009)
1h 29m | PG-13
The holidays get overly festive as Olaf "Gunn" Gunnunderson, an out-and-proud gay college student, crawls back into the closet to survive the holidays with his parents. But when his boyfriend, Nathan, shows up at their doorstep unannounced, Gunn must put on a charade to keep the relationship a secret. With pressure mounting from all sides, will Gunn come out before the truth does?
Director: Rob Williams
Studio: Great House Films
Genre: Drama, Comedy, Romance
Video: 720p
Cast
Keith Jordan
as Olaf 'Gunn' Gunnunderson
Wyatt Fenner
as Thomas
Hallee Hirsh
as Abby Mancuso
Kelly Keaton
as Anya Gunnunderson
Derek Long
as Sven Gunnunderson
Alison Arngrim
as Heather Mancuso
Reviews
Now the obvious double-entendre in the title does not bode well... No, it's not a great film, but actually it is watchable. Two young lads are together at college but when one - "Gunn" (Keith Jordan) has to go home for the festivities, he reverts to his "straight" persona. His perfectly fashioned boyfriend "Thomas" (Wyatt Fenner) is abandoned by his disinterested family (his mother is "Dr. Crusher"!) so decides to visit his unsuspecting in-laws instead. Once he arrives, he has the status of a college room-mate and we follow some daft escapades as they try to keep the charade going whilst sneaking in the odd bit of nookie and poor old "Gunn" has to fend off the unwanted attentions of local girl "Abby" (Hallee Hirsch). It's all a bit of a stereotypical tale, but there are some fun contributions from mother Kelly Keaton (she has some fun with who sleeps where on the bunk beds!) and the writing is not always cringemaking. The ending - well, what do think is going to happen? It'a a Christmas film, after all - and not the worst I've ever seen either.