Gabriel (Christian Campbell) is an office worker by day and aspiring Broadway composer by night. He meets Mark (John Paul Pitoc), a muscular Go-Go dancer in a gay bar. They go to his place and then to his friend Perry's (Steve Hayes), but are prevented from having sex because of interference from a roommate, friends, and former lovers. When they go to a gay bar, Mark is atttacked in the restroom by drag queen Miss Coco Peru (Clinton Leupp) and accused of behaving badly when they "tricked". Gabriel sadly leaves for his apartment, followed by Mark who explains what really happened. Gabe does not believe him. There are many complications involving others, but frankly it seems far too boring to write about it here. In the morning, Mark gives Gabriel his phone number and heads home. Gabe calls the number on a nearby payphone, and is relieved to learn that it is Mark's actual number. They did not have sex, but a relationship develops that is superior to the one-night-stand they wanted.
This breezy gay romantic comedy about the misadventures of two men trying to find a place to have sex is interesting for the fact that except for a kiss and a brief encounter beneath a piano, there are hardly any references to gay sex. At times the film is uneven, but it has a talented cast, a witty screenplay, with an endearing message. "Trick" has an excellent soundtrack of dance music, and David Friedman composed the incidental music. Jason Schafer scripted and Jim Fall directed.
This breezy gay romantic comedy about the misadventures of two men trying to find a place to have sex is interesting for the fact that except for a kiss and a brief encounter beneath a piano, there are hardly any references to gay sex. At times the film is uneven, but it has a talented cast, a witty screenplay, with an endearing message. "Trick" has an excellent soundtrack of dance music, and David Friedman composed the incidental music. Jason Schafer scripted and Jim Fall directed.
