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A gay detective is hired to find who has been been threatening a notorious member of the gay community noted for outing people.A gay detective is hired to find who has been been threatening a notorious member of the gay community noted for outing people.A gay detective is hired to find who has been been threatening a notorious member of the gay community noted for outing people.
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- Alice Savage
- (as April Amber Telek)
Alf Humphreys
- Father Morgan
- (as Alf Humphries)
James Michalopolous
- Dark Glasses
- (as James Michalopoulos)
Kirsten Alter
- Allison
- (as Kirsten Williamson)
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- GoofsIn the love scene between Strachey and Timmy, Strachey's tattoo is on his right arm. When he wakes up the next morning and climbs out of bed, his tattoo is on his left arm. Other scenes in the movie show inconsistent arm placement as well.
- Quotes
Timmy Callahan: You have no appreciation for my integrity at all, do you?
Donald Strachey: I *love* your integrity. You want to take it to an empty room, we can try it with the rubber gloves?
Timmy Callahan: You're disgusting.
Donald Strachey: That's why you love me.
- ConnectionsFollowed by Shock to the System (2006)
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The Third Man Meets Beautiful Thing
This is one of the most satisfying "gay" films I've seen since "Beautiful Thing," and one of the best mystery-married pairings since John and Sherlock, or should I say Nick and Nora. It's the story of Donald Strachey, tough guy P.I. with a shady past and a sweet tooth for guy pal Sebastian Spence. It's a good story, not a great one, with a sultry jazz score and topical references to such controversial subjects as celebrity outing and pedophiliac priests. What makes it work is the unconventional casting of Chad Allen (who is gay himself, but doesn't look it--although one character dubs him "Nancy-boy Drew") as Strachey, who just happens to be very happily married to Timothy (played by Sebastian Spence, who is apparently straight, and maybe that's why his character overdoes the nelly a bit). Allen, as Strachey, is developing very nicely as an actor, and he's more interesting looking now than he ever was as a child. In "Third Man Out," he gets solid support from QAF's Jack Wetherall and Sean Young. Apparently, this is the first in a series, based on the novels by Richard Stevenson and set, contrarily, in Albany, rather than in New York City or San Francisco. Hopefully, it will prove popular enough with its intended audience that other books in the series will also be filmed. Apart from the rather pedestrian direction (by Ron Oliver) and a couple of too obvious twists in the plot, "Third Man" is entertaining throughout.
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- afhick
- Sep 1, 2005
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- Runtime1 hour 39 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 1.78 : 1
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