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Make the Yuletide Gay

Make the Yuletide Gay

20096.21h 29m

Overview

The holidays get overly festive as Olaf "Gunn" Gunnunderson, an out-and-proud gay college student, crawls back into the closet to survive the holidays with his parents. But when his boyfriend, Nathan, shows up at their doorstep unannounced, Gunn must put on a charade to keep the relationship a secret. With pressure mounting from all sides, will Gunn come out before the truth does?

Directed by Rob Williams
Written by Rob Williams
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Top Cast

Keith Jordan

Keith Jordan

Olaf 'Gunn' Gunnunderson

Wyatt Fenner

Wyatt Fenner

Thomas

Hallee Hirsh

Hallee Hirsh

Abby Mancuso

Kelly Keaton

Kelly Keaton

Anya Gunnunderson

Derek Long

Derek Long

Sven Gunnunderson

Alison Arngrim

Alison Arngrim

Heather Mancuso

Adamo Ruggiero

Adamo Ruggiero

Nathan Stanford

Ian Buchanan

Ian Buchanan

Peter Stanford

Gates McFadden

Gates McFadden

Martha Stanford

M

Massimo Quagliano

Diego

Themes & Keywords

coming outholidayin the closetfamilylgbtlgbt teenchristmasgay theme

About Make the Yuletide Gay

Make the Yuletide Gay is a drama, comedy, romance film released in 2009 exploring themes of coming out, holiday, in the closet, family, lgbt, lgbt teen. Directed by Rob Williams, it stars Keith Jordan, Wyatt Fenner, Hallee Hirsh. The holidays get overly festive as Olaf "Gunn" Gunnunderson, an out-and-proud gay college student, crawls back into the closet to survive the holidays with his parents. But when his boyfriend, Nathan, shows up at their doorstep unannounced, Gunn must put on a charade to keep the relationship a secret. With pressure mounting from all sides, will Gunn come out before the truth does?

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