Ben & Arthur
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| Original title | Ben & Arthur |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 2002 |
| length | 85 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | Sam Mraovich |
| script | Sam Mraovich |
| production | Sam Mraovich |
| music |
Phil Garcia Robert Mraovich Sam Mraovich |
| camera |
Michael Haboush Sam Mraovich |
| cut |
Chris Mraovich Sam Mraovich |
| occupation | |
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Ben & Arthur is an American drama film directed by Sam Mraovich in 2002.
action
Ben and Arthur have been a couple for three years and want to get married in Hawaii , but Hawaii temporarily overturns the law that allows homosexuals to marry . In addition, Ben Arthur admits that he has been married to Tammy Sheets for almost five years, who does not yet know that he actually loves men. He now wants to divorce his wife first. Tammy is outraged that her husband is gay.
Ben and Arthur work in a restaurant, but they quit their jobs. Arthur tries in vain to find work as he does not have a college degree. He decides to go to college. He wants to borrow money from his religious brother Victor. He believes that Arthur is demon-possessed and only because of that he is homosexual. A little later Arthur receives an anonymous threatening letter warning him not to marry Ben. Ben and Arthur's lawyer advises them to get married in Vermont . Since it is possible that the partnership will not be recognized in California , both should then enforce their marriage in the Supreme Court . Ben and Arthur get married in Vermont. Victor tries in vain to reach Arthur and prevent him from marrying. He eventually turns on private investigator Justin Abraham to find out more about Arthur,
Justin brings Victor the information about the couple two days later. Beside himself, Victor shoots the lawyer of the two in an underground parking lot. He tries to convert Arthur with a "healing water"; Meanwhile, Tammy attacks Ben with a gun and wants to reverse the divorce. Ben steals the gun and throws Tammy out of the apartment. Victor is expelled from his parish because of Arthur's homosexuality, which leaves him desperate. He decides to kill Arthur and is supported in the plan by the priest of the community, Father Rabin, who finds a killer for him.
During a first robbery at Ben and Arthur's apartment, Ben is shot by Victor, but survives. Arthur manages to bug Victor's cell phone. So he overhears the murder plans between Victor and father Rabin. Shortly afterwards he overpowers father Rabin, drugged him, doused him with gasoline and set him on fire.
Ben is released from the hospital. Victor appears in Ben and Arthur's apartment and shoots Ben. He drugged Arthur and eventually forced him to let him baptize him Christian in the shower. Arthur manages to take Tammy's pistol and shoot Victor. He shoots Arthur several times before Arthur kills him with a head shot and succumbs to his own injuries a short time later.
production
Ben & Arthur was filmed in Hollywood , Los Angeles . One can see the Saint Victor Catholic Church in West Hollywood, which served as the backdrop for the scenes about Father Rabin. The role of homophobic Victor took on Michael Haboush, in reality a former porn actor who lived openly as gay, which led to controversy.
According to the credits, a Sony VX2000 camcorder was used as the camera . The film 's theme song is Scott Joplin's The Entertainer ; Johann Pachelbel's Canon and Gigue in D major can be heard during the end credits .
Ben & Arthur was released in several US cinemas on September 9, 2002 and was officially released in early 2003. In April 2004 the film was released on DVD in the USA. With approximately $ 40,000 in revenue, the film was a financial failure.
criticism
Rotten Tomatoes took Ben & Arthur in their list of 25 films, which were so bad that one should not miss, and found that director Mraovich the film just as well with a cell phone camera and a total cost of 5.67 US dollars would turn can. queerty.com named the 2009 film the worst gay movie ever. The film was "a mess thatundercutsany work by Ed Wood ," said Outcome .
Web links
- Ben & Arthur in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b See the official page for the film ( Memento of the original from August 4, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Michael Adams: 25 Movies So Bad They're Unmissable . rottentomatoes.com, January 30, 2010.
- ↑ Japhy Grant: Ben & Arthur: The Worst Gay Movie of All Time . queerty.com, February 20, 2009.
- ↑ Michael D. Klemm: It's A Living . In: Outcome , July 2004.
