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Get Real

Get Real

Boy meets boy. Boy likes boy. Boy, oh, boy.

19987.01h 51m

Overview

Sensitive rural town model student Steven Carter hides his gay feelings, except with his neighbor and best friend Linda. Suddenly his desperate search for partners leads to a blind date with golden boy John Dixon, bound for an Oxbridge career.

Directed by Simon Shore
Written by Patrick Wilde
Produced by Anant Singh
Box OfficeBudget: $1.2MRevenue: $1.2M

Top Cast

Ben Silverstone

Ben Silverstone

Steven Carter

Brad Gorton

Brad Gorton

John Dixon

Charlotte Brittain

Charlotte Brittain

Linda

Stacy Hart

Stacy Hart

Jessica

Kate McEnery

Kate McEnery

Wendy

P

Patrick Nielsen

Mark Watkins

T

Tim Harris

Kevin Grainger

J

James D. White

Dave

J

James Perkins

Young Steve

N

Nicholas Hunter

Young Mark

Themes & Keywords

coming outhigh schoolhomophobiabased on play or musicalcoming of agebritainteenage lovelgbtsexual discoverygay themegay teenager

About Get Real

Get Real is a drama, romance film released in 1998 exploring themes of coming out, high school, homophobia, based on play or musical, coming of age, britain. Directed by Simon Shore, it stars Ben Silverstone, Brad Gorton, Charlotte Brittain. Sensitive rural town model student Steven Carter hides his gay feelings, except with his neighbor and best friend Linda. Suddenly his desperate search for partners leads to a blind date with golden boy John Dixon, bound for an Oxbridge career.

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