Ben & Arthur (2002)

User Rating:

1.5/10   

Director:

Sam Mraovich

Writer:

Sam Mraovich (writer)

Release Date:

2 January 2003 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Romance

Tagline:

Love calms the soul...and so does revenge.

Plot:

Arthur Sailes must have the courage to marry his beloved Ben Sheets and stand against the obstacles that face him...

Plot Keywords:

Religion | Robbery | Hawaii | Anti Gay Potion | Marriage

Cast

Sam Mraovich	...	Arthur Sailes
Jamie Brett Gabel	...	Ben Sheets
Michael Haboush	...	Victor Sailes
Bill Hindley	...	Father Rabin
Julie Belknap	...	Tammy Sheets
Gina Aguilar	...	Attorney
Arthur Huber	...	Private Investigator, Justin Abraham
Oto Brezina	...	Priest
Richard Hitchcock	...	Stan
Bruce Lurie	...	Agent Moreen
Buck Elkin	...	Bar Owner
Nick Bennet	...	Scott
Loretta Altman	...	Mildread
Holly Mraovich	...	Grocery Lady
Chris Palmer	...	Extra

Runtime:

USA:85 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Trivia:

The role of Victor (played by Mike Haboush) was originally Victoria. Victoria was supposed to be the mother of Arthur.

Goofs:

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): Ben asks that since gay marriage is not legal in California, would they have to challenge the Supreme Court to recognize their union. The lawyer says yes, although the Defense of Marriage Act states that "No state (or other political subdivision within the United States) need treat a relationship between persons of the same sex as a marriage, even if the relationship is considered a marriage in another state."

Quotes:

Priest: May I have the rings?
Ben Sheets: [Both Ben and Arthur feel inside their coat pockets] I don't have the rings. Do you have the rings?
Arthur Sailes: No, no. No, I don't have the rings.
Priest: May I please have the rings?
Arthur Sailes: Ah, geee...
Ben Sheets: I don't have, I don't have a ring. Can we do this without a ring?

Movie Connections:

References Scarface (1983)

This is the worst movie ever made

I can't believe I'm dignifying this junior high school quality nonsense with a comment, but I've got time to kill and nothing else to do. The star/director/writer, etc. has ZERO talent in all these areas. The guy who played Ben is a hottie. This was shot on VHS in a couple of people's apartments. The camera/lighting guys must have been the director's nephews or something. The quality of everything was dreadful. This is an unwatchable video. I thought it might be funny bad, but it's unbearable bad. What an ego fest for the sorry guy who played Arthur. How did this home movie find distribution? Is there really a market for this? Arthur tries to be funny and dramatic and playful/charming. He's a total loser. He had to make his own film because no one else would. Brief glimpses of Ben's chest are the only good thing about this home movie. The love scene is achingly silly. The wedding scene was dumb. Then the ex-wife suddenly shows up with her hair and waves a gun around for more "drama!" This is an abomination. I bet the director/writer/star boasts about it to this day. He is delusional.