If you told me that I would review a movie titled Another Gay Sequel: Gays Gone Wild!, one million images and plotlines would swirl in my head. Now that I’ve seen co-writer-director Todd Stephens’s 2008 re-release, every expectation was met. The film is packed with a cornucopia of gay jokes and enough one-liners to make you drip with anticipation.
Another Gay Sequel: Gays Gone Wild! picks up where Another Gay Movie left off: best friends Nico (Jonah Blechman), Andy Wilson (Jake Mosser), Jarod (Jimmy Clabots), and Griff (Aaron Michael Davies) heading to Fort Lauderdale for a wild gay spring break. The film opens with an over-the-top, disastrously bloody sex dream involving Nico, which sets the tone for the chaos to come. Our gang dives headfirst into the gay festivities culminating in the annual “Gays Gone Wild” contest, a competition to see who can hook up with the most guys before the break is over. Feeling smug and confident are last year’s champions, the flawless, fraternity-style trio known as the Jaspars, who are determined to defend their title.
Nico has the best shot at beating the Jaspars, which means he’s going to be the target of the Jaspars for the entire weekend. Under their influence, Nico and Andy stumble across a “cursed” tiki pendant that uses the forces of evil as a c**k-block (sound familiar? The tiki part, that is). Andy also falls for a young man, Luis (Euriamis Losada), who is a virgin, forcing him to choose potential love over sowing his wild oats. Luckily, Andy’s father (Scott Thompson) is there to give him advice (strange coincidence, yes?). Lastly, our couple Jarod and Griff find themselves tempted by all the good-looking men strutting around in Speedos. Their desire to experience new things leads them to set rules to maintain their relationship. The only answer is a threesome.
“…dives headfirst into the gay festivities culminating in the annual “Gays Gone Wild” contest, a competition to see who can hook up with the most guys before the break is over.”
Not gonna lie, but this is a very gay movie. There’s no filter, and there’s no holding back. It’s not porn. One key for me is whether you’ll remember jokes long after the film ends. For me, it’s the lube/super glue gag, the furry gag, and Perez Hilton. Like I said up front, Another Gay Sequel: Gays Gone Wild! is dense with jokes. There are great jokes, normal “gay” jokes, and a dude here and there. I’m not gay myself, but you don’t need to be gay to get what’s going on. You probably need to be gay to get excited for all the nudity, bare butts, and simulated sex throughout the film. Everyone tastes different… I mean, everyone’s tastes are different.
There are three notable cameos. RuPaul brings the needed mainstream cred as Tyrell Tyrelle, the event’s organizer. It’s essentially RuPaul, and he serves as the conduit between the over-the-top lunacy and the film’s desperate need to keep the plot on track. Scott Thompson, as Andy’s Dad, is brilliant as always. He’s not just a cameo and brings his Kids in the Hall sensibilities to the tale. The best cameo is Perez Hilton, who plays himself as a gay Christian trying to put an end to all the hedonistic fornication happening everywhere and at all times. It’s a truly unique performance.
Sure, there’s a lot of sex on screen, but Stephens and co-writer Eric Eisenbrey make it all about the jokes. If you like your parody movies, then know that Another Gay Sequel: Gays Gone Wild! made me laugh. I’m pretty sure if you’re gay, you’d probably laugh a lot more than I did. This is a sex comedy, so take that as your warning of what you’ll see.
In the end, Another Gay Sequel: Gays Gone Wild! delivers exactly what its title promises. It’s an unapologetic, joke-per-minute sex comedy that refuses to tone itself down. It’s outrageous, wildly specific, and completely committed to the bit.
For screening information, visit the official Another Gay Sequel: Gays Gone Wild! site.
"…delivers exactly what its title promises."
