Do You Wanna Know A Secret?

Cast:  Joseph Lawrence, Chad Allen, Dorie Barton, Jeff Conaway

Director:  Thomas Bradford

2001


As far as horror movies go, this would be the typical, below average slasher flick, but from a horror standpoint, I would put it higher on the list than some of the erotic gay "horror" films i've listed here.  The acting is sometimes bad despite a few name actors, although past the primes of their careers.  Former teen stars, Joey Lawrence and Chad Allen head this film along with former Grease star, Jeff Conaway, as a police detective.



Story:  A group of college kids go away for vacation but the fun ends when they fall prey to a serial killer.  Somehow, the new killings are connected to a murder on their campus a year earlier.

Gay Factor:  There's no gay characters or gay themes but the film's co-star, Chad Allen, is an out and proud gay man in real life.

Extra note:  If you enjoy Chad Allen, check him out in Fright Flick (also listed on this site), a horror film that actually does have gay characters, although the gay Allen plays it straight in the film.  Joey Lawrence can be seen in Urban Legends:  Final Cut, which also has gay characters, and is actually a better film than this one.

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Urban Legends: Final Cut

CAST:  Jennifer Morrison, Matthew Davis, Joey Lawrence, Eva Mendes, Loretta Devine, Hart Bochner, Anson Mount, Jessica Caufiel, Anthony Anderson, Michael Bacall, Rebecca Gayheart

DIRECTOR:  John Ottman

2000

From the era of the Scream Trilogy, I Know What You Did Last Summer and its predecessor, Urban Legend, comes Urban Legends:  Final Cut and like the other successful horror movies from that era, it's a slasher mystery.  Like the first film, its on a college campus where a mysterious killer is using urban legends to elliminate his prey, but this time around it's a new killer with a new motive and a whole new cast of victims.  The only connection to the original film, besides its style, is the role of Loretta Devine reprising her role as campus security guard, Reese, who transferred to a new school after the original massacre, and a cameo from Rebecca Gayheart of the first film.

The film doesn't have the all-star teenage cast of the first film, but its not totally unknowns either, including former child star/teen heartthrob Joey Lawrence and a then unknown Eva Mendes.

Story:  All the film students are working on their thesis films for the prestigious Hitchcock Award.  Devastation comes when their classmate Travis comits suicide.  Mystery follows when Amy meets Travis' twin brother, Trevor, whom she didn't even know existed.  One by one the film students meet a bloody demise which they believe is to kill off the competition for the Hitchcock Award.  However, among this horror mystery, that may be too easy a motive and something more sinister may be lurking in the shadows of someone's life.

Gay Factor:  This is a straight movie but inclusive to gay characters, one gay male and two lesbians, one of whom is portrayed by future star, Eva Mendes. 

Sex/Nudity:  One minor sex scene, partial male ass.

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