Tiger Orange (2014)
1h 15m | PG-13
In the small Central California town where they grew up, two estranged gay brothers struggle to reconnect after the recent death of their father.
Director: Wade Gasque
Studio: N/A
Genre: Drama
Video: 720p
Cast
Mark Strano
as Chet
Frankie Valenti
as Todd
Darryl Stephens
as Scott
Gregory Marcel
as Brandon
Shaun Cozzens
as Kingston
Will McFadden
as Levi
Reviews
Two brothers - both gay - grow up in a single parent household with their father. One - "Todd" (Frankie Valenti) moves away to live his gay life in the open. When their father dies, he returns to find his more reserved, stay-at-home brother "Chet" (Mark Strano) running their family hardware store. The film depicts their relationship - both current, and through flashbacks of their childhood, and endeavours to investigate what fuels their love/hate situation. Nothing at all new here, the performances are OK - the usual character stereotypes - and the ending is pretty much as expected. The production standards are quite high, and their is some interesting comment on attitudes and assumptions - but they might have been more interesting had this been set in the middle of Iowa rather than the far more liberally minded California. Gregory Marcel provides some welcome eye-candy, but otherwise this is all forgettable family reconciliation stuff with a gay theme.