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Circuit (2002)

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Reviews Counted: 24 Fresh: 5  Rotten:19 Average Rating: 4.6/10

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Runtime: 2 hrs 10 mins

Synopsis: JOHN, a naive cop who after being "outed" in his small conservative hometown journeys to West Hollywood to experience an openly gay life-style. He quickly falls into the fast-paced, beauty-oriented, glamorous and drug-laced world of the Circuit Party scene. Here he strives to stay afloat... JOHN, a naive cop who after being "outed" in his small conservative hometown journeys to West Hollywood to experience an openly gay life-style. He quickly falls into the fast-paced, beauty-oriented, glamorous and drug-laced world of the Circuit Party scene. Here he strives to stay afloat in a ever deepening pool of hustling, money, sex, and deception. John is introduced into the party world by his cousin TAD, a struggling filmmaker/fitness trainer who is making a documentary film on the Circuit party phenomenon. Tad is our objective story-teller and leads us through this strange new world. Tad introduces John to HECTOR, a stunning Latin hustler, addicted to plastic surgery. Hector devalues everything about himself but his external beauty. He is controlled by the party promoter, GINO, a devious, straight, drug-dealing puppeteer who reaps profit from gays at every turn. Gino spins a fraudulent insurance scam around video star, model, icon, BOBBY. The plot thickens as everyone's path crosses and snares approaching the annual Palm Springs White Party (the mother of all Circuit parties). John is helped by his best friend from high school, NINA, a rather desperate, but noble stand-up comic wannabee. GILL, a handsome, mature, spiritually grounded gay man also helps guide John out of his dark abyss and leads him into a stable love relationship. Some Circuit Boys find great pleasure and healthy recreation in the fast-paced party world. John and Tad are able to learn life's lessons when they surface back to reality, however others are not so lucky. -- © 2001 Sneak Preview Entertainment [More]

Genre: Dramas

Starring: Jonathan Wade-Drahos, Andre Khabbazi, Kiersten Warren, Nancy Allen, William Katt

Director: Dirk Shafer
Screenwriter: Dirk Shafer, Gregory Hinton
Producer: Gregory Hinton, Michael Roth, Steven J. Wolfe
Composer: Tony Moran

DVD Info

Release:

Oct 12, 2002

[DVD Details]

DVD Features:

  • Region 1
  • Keep Case

Audio:

  • Dolby Digital Stereo - English

Additional Release Material:

  • Audio Commentary - 1. Dirk Shafer - Director
  • Trailers
  • Deleted Scenes

Interactive Features:

  • Interactive Menus
  • Scene Selection

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04/18/02
Rich Cline
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Emanuel Levy
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Brandon Judell
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03/10/03
Marrit Ingman
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10/26/02
Houston Chronicle
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2/4

Like most movies about the pitfalls of bad behavior ... Circuit gets drawn into the party.

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09/13/02
John Monaghan
Detroit Free Press
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1/4

Like Showgirls and Glitter, the most entertaining moments here are unintentional.

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09/09/02
Christopher Muther
Boston Globe
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2/4

It's too soap opera-ish to carry the heavy weight of the morality play Shafer has fashioned.

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07/20/02
Loren King
Chicago Tribune
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The film itself is about something very interesting and odd that would probably work better as a real documentary without the insinuation of mediocre acting or a fairly trite narrative.

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06/30/02
Tim Cogshell
Boxoffice Magazine
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06/17/02
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
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2/4

Kitschy, flashy, overlong soap opera.

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06/14/02
John Hartl
Seattle Times
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A sudsy cautionary tale.

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06/13/02
Jane Sumner
Dallas Morning News
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Mostly, Shafer and co-writer Gregory Hinton lack a strong-minded viewpoint, or a sense of humor.

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06/01/02
Chuck Wilson
L.A. Weekly
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2/4

Director Dirk Shafer and co-writer Greg Hinton ride the dubious divide where gay porn reaches for serious drama.

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05/31/02
David Elliott
San Diego Union-Tribune
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4/5

A solid, more polished follow-up to Shafer's 1996 autobiographical mockumentary Man of the Year.

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05/30/02
Kevin Thomas
Los Angeles Times
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What's most memorable about Circuit is that it's shot on digital video, whose tiny camera enables Shafer to navigate spaces both large ... and small ... with considerable aplomb.

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05/30/02
David Ehrenstein
New Times
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It's a thin notion, repetitively stretched out to feature length, awash in self-consciously flashy camera effects, droning house music and flat, flat dialogue.

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05/25/02
David Noh
Film Journal International
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1.5/4

Once again, the intelligence of gay audiences has been grossly underestimated, and a meaty plot and well-developed characters have been sacrificed for skin and flash that barely fizzle.

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04/29/02
Bill Picture
San Francisco Examiner
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Succeeds as a well-made evocation of a subculture.

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04/26/02
Mick LaSalle
San Francisco Chronicle
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3.5/5

There is a real subject here, and it is handled with intelligence and care.

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04/26/02
A.O. Scott
New York Times
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