G.B.F. looks like one of the few 2013 LGBT-themed movies with real mainstream crossover potential, with the film taking the tropes of the teen comedy and giving things a bit of a gay twist. Darren Stein’s (Jawbreaker) film premièred at the Tribeca Film Festival on Friday, and with it came the film’s pretty-in-pink poster, which you can see above.
You can watch the trailer here.
Here’s the synopsis: ‘G.B.F. tells the story of two closeted best friends, Tanner (Michael J. Willett, United States of Tara) and Brent (Paul Iacono, The Hard Times of R.J. Berger). Brent longs for the spotlight and has a plan that will make him the most popular kid in school. He believes that coming out will make him instantly popular, as the newest must-have teen girl “accessory”: The G.B.F. (Gay Best Friend). Tanner on the other hand, would rather fly under the radar and graduate from high school without ever being noticed.
‘When things don’t go according to plan and Tanner is outed instead of Brent, the two boys go from B.F.F.s to instant frenemies and the three most popular girls in school — queen-of-mean bombshell Fawcett (Sasha Pieterse, Pretty Little Liars), drama club diva Caprice (Xosha Roquemore, Precious) and sweet, Mormon good-girl ‘Shley (Andrea Bowen, Desperate Housewives) launch an all-out social war to win Tanner’s status-enhancing friendship.’
Hopefully it’ll get a more general release later this year.
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