Oy Vey! My Son Is Gay!!
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Directed byEvgeny Afineevsky
Written byJoseph Goldman
Martin Guigui
Produced byEvgeny Afineevsky
Svetlana Anufrieva
Rich Cowan
Igor Zektser
Alexei Diveyeff-Tserkovny
StarringLainie Kazan
Saul Rubinek
Vincent Pastore
John Lloyd Young
Jai Rodriguez
Bruce Vilanch
Carmen Electra
Fred Swink
CinematographyPeter N. Green
Edited byMichael Southworth
Music byLilo Fedida
Eddie Grimberg
Production
companies
New Generation Films
North by Northwest Entertainment
Oy Vey My Son Is Gay Productions
Distributed byNew Generation Films
Turtles Crossing
Release dates
  • August 29, 2009 (2009-08-29) (Montreal World Film Festival)
  • December 24, 2010 (2010-12-24) (United States)
Running time
91 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$89,507 (US)[1]

Oy Vey! My Son Is Gay!! is a 2009 comedy film directed, co-written, and produced by Evgeny Afineevsky and starring Lainie Kazan, Saul Rubinek, Vincent Pastore, John Lloyd Young, Jai Rodriguez, Bruce Vilanch, Fred Swink and Carmen Electra.[2] The theme song, "The Word Is Love" was written by Desmond Child and performed by Lulu. "The Word is Love" was contending for nominations in the Original Song category for the 82nd Academy Awards.[3]

The film concerns an interfaith relationship. An adult Jewish man comes out to his parents as gay. They try to come to terms to it, but are displeased that their son's boyfriend is not Jewish.

Plot

Twenty-five year old real estate agent Nelson Hirsch is having problems telling his overbearing Jewish parents—Martin and Shirley Hirsch—that he is gay, let alone in a loving relationship, not only with a man, Angelo Ferraro, but a non-Jewish one. However, he and Angelo have made a time sensitive pact to tell their respective parents about their relationship. It becomes even more complicated as, out of circumstance, Nelson discovers that his mother—and thus by association his father—believe the new significant other in his life is not Angelo, who they assume is solely his decorator, but rather Nelson and Angelo's neighbor, Playpen Playmate of the month, Sybil Williams. That complication is exacerbated by the fact that his mom will only hear and see what she wants to, which in this situation is coming to terms with Nelson being in love with a shiksa who takes her clothes off in public.

When Nelson is finally able to tell his parents the truth, Martin and Shirley (who have their own slightly different preconceived notions about homosexuality), have to find a way to come to terms with it. The couple are concerned about how their friends and relatives will react; they are especially concerned about Martin's macho employer, his Uncle Moisha, and Shirley's brother and sister-in-law, Max and Sophie.

Equally as difficult is relating to Angelo's Italian parents, Carmine and Terry Ferraro, who have their own issues in dealing with Angelo and Nelson's relationship. Nelson and Angelo's time-sensitive issue advances their relationship to the next level, with the potential to turn the world of this collective group further on its head.

Awards

References

  1. ^ "Oy Vey! My Son is Gay! (2010)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 9 August 2011.
  2. ^ "Oy Vey! My Son is Gay! Movie in Theaters November 6". Diversity News. Diversity News Publications. 2009-11-04. Archived from the original on 2010-09-29. Retrieved 2010-09-25.
  3. ^ "63 Original Songs Tune Up For 2009 Oscar®". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. 16 December 2009. Archived from the original on 20 December 2009. Retrieved 9 August 2011.

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