Defying Gravity with Daniel Chilson: DVD Cover

    Defying Gravity Director: John Keitel Cast: Daniel Chilson, Niklaus Lange, Don Handfield, Linna Carter

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    • DVD Release Date: 04/11/2000
    • Original Release: 1997
    • Rating: Not Rated
    • Sales Rank: 41,790

    Viewer Rating: (6 ratings)

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    Pictorial soundtrack; Scenes; Trailer; No region coding

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    Scene Index

    Side #1 --
    0. Scenes
    1. "So, what's her name?" [:12]
    2. The Ultimatum [:12]
    3. The Denial [11:24]
    4. Taking the first step [19:01]
    5. Avoiding Todd [4:59]
    6. Griff breaks down [10:49]
    7. The truth is revealed [9:30]
    8. Starting over [15:14]

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    Editorial Reviews

    A typical frat rat has a secret lurking in his closet in this gay-themed drama. John "Griff" Griffith (Daniel Chilson) is a student at a college in Southern California, where he lives with his friends in a fraternity house. Griff's frat brothers and his best friend Todd (Niklaus Lange) don't know that he has been having an affair with Pete Bradley (Don Handfield), another member of the frat who lives in an off-campus apartment. While Griff acts "straight" and talks about women with his beer-drinking frat brothers, his involvement with Pete has been going on for some time. Pete has accepted his homosexuality and is tentatively inching out of the closet; he wants to have a real relationship with Griff, based on more than furtive sex, but Griff is unwilling to acknowledge that he is gay. Pete asks Griff to meet him at a gay coffeehouse; their conversation turns into an argument, and Pete storms off in a huff. The next day, Griff learns that Pete is in the hospital; while walking home, he was attacked by gay-bashing yahoos and is now in a coma. Griff must now resolve his confused sexual identity, as well as his feelings for Pete. Defying Gravity was the debut feature for writer/director John Keitel. Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

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    Defying Gravityby Anonymous

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    January 16, 2003: Mere words cannot express how I feel about this movie. I saw and wanted to cry at the the end. This movie is just absolutely the best. I just love it. I have to own it on dvd now.

    Defying Gravityby Anonymous

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    August 11, 2002: ''Defying Gravity'' is a good effort in the coming-out genre. It's grounded in the architypical Southern California frat house for atmosphere and, unfortunately, doesn't stray far from there. The characters are fairly whitebread and the plot uncomplicated. Even in the face of such commonplace, the emotional atmosphere could have been sharpened and made far more compelling with dialog calculated to reveal some emotional depth, not choke off its characters' development. The protagonist (Griff) is limp, not conflicted. And the synergy between Griff and Pete (Griff's love interest) doesn't really get a chance to develop. That's not to say the movie's poor; it could have soared with a tighter script that showed its characters grappling with the reality of queerness and the mystery of love.


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