- Actors: John Hurt, Jason Priestley, Fiona Loewi, Sheila Hancock, Harvey Atkin
- Directors: Richard Kwietniowski
- Writers: Richard Kwietniowski, Gilbert Adair
- Producers: Brian Donovan, Christopher Zimmer, Steve Clark-Hall
- Format: NTSC, Import
- Language: English
- Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
- Number of discs: 1
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- Studio: Universal Studios
- Release Date: Feb 1 2000
- Run Time: 94 minutes
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
- ASIN: 0783240090
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An older artist, shunned by the white-hot media of the contemporary world, begins to glow again when he meets a handsome, not-altogether all-American boy. In 1998, two writer-directors brought extraordinary care to this subject, creating films that appeared on several top 10 lists. Gods and Monsters won an Oscar for Bill Condon's screenplay and a nomination for Ian McKellen's acting. Richard Kwietniowski's Love and Death on Long Island was forgotten during the award season. John Hurt has rarely been better as Giles De'Ath, a renowned British author of dry, laborious text. By sheer accident he sees a Porky's-type comedy at the theater: Hot Pants College II. About to leave, he spies on screen his very idea of beauty: a near-talentless American actor named Ronnie Bostock (Jason Priestley, in another deft, underseen performance). So starts De'Ath's very long trek out of his shell. He is so out of touch that when he purchases a VCR (to see the original Hot Pants College, no less), he doesn't realize he needs a TV set to view the picture. By film's end, he will meet his idol and jump into an abyss. Kwietniowski's debut film has uncommon sensitivity in the realm of fantasy and dream makers. As with Gods and Monsters, its homosexual undercurrent can play comfortably in front of straight viewers looking for crisp writing, fresh perspectives, and great acting. --Doug Thomas
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4.0 out of 5 stars
an unlikely tale of male companionship,
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This review is from: Love & Death on Long Island (VHS Tape)
John Hurt plays Giles De'Ath, a proper British widower who is unwittingly locked out of his house one rainy afternoon in England. he goes to the local theater and starts watching the only show there "Hotpants College II" starring Ronnie Bostwick (Jason Priestley). De'Ath develops a fascination with Ronnie and reads up on him in teen girl magazines. He finally decides to go to Long Island, where Ronnie lives, and meet and befriend him. Although it may seem otherwise, because De'Ath certainly is in love with Ronnie, there is no intention of a sexual relationship. De'Ath sees Ronnie as holding the key to what is missing in his life these days. But is he actually the answer to anything, much less his own life? Ronnie's girlfriend seems not to think so! This is an interesting departure in roles for Jason Priestley, best known for playing Brandon Walsh on TV's "Beverly Hills 90210", his tidal-wave hairdo almost more famous than he was in the 1990s.
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Death in Venice updated,
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This review is from: Love & Death on Long Island (VHS Tape)
The perfect change of venue for the "Death in Venice" thematic -- older man falls in love with younger male, only here it's a pedantic Brit writer and the boy is . . . a Hollywood pulp actor in movies like "Hotpants College II" (!) who lives on Long Island. As in Mann's original story, the fixation is Platonic rather than sexual, but the film pulses with pathos, a dark Wagnerian atmosphere perfectly captured by the haunting, sublime music score by Richard Grassby-Lewis, but also the drollest wit in recent moviemaking. John Hurt as the older Brit is just priceless, his role a gem with facets that gleam in all directions...I give it the full galaxy of FIVE STARS.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Hot Pants College 2,
By Michael Bolts (superior, wiusa) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Love & Death on Long Island (VHS Tape)
a nice and charming story about obsession. John Hurt plays a writer who walks into the wrong movie and finds the handsome Jason Preistley fasinating and he goes and becomes so obsessed with the actor he goes to Long Island to seek out where he lives, he eventually finds out and meets him threw his girlfriend because he told her hes such a big hit in London, so they meet and they become friends. Hurt's passion for Preistley grows(only if it where someone other then a old man loving a guy, ehhh) and then people are rejected. good filmmaking with superb performances all around. Maury Chaykin and his fellow restaurant staff are hilarious, especially the highlighted scene where they all talk about dog names. a wonderful film
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