Monday, October 6, 2014

Theft (AKA: Theft of the Drag Queen’s Wig) (U.S. 2007)




The Gist:
In a small Texan town, an up and coming Christian preacher decides that the quickest route from small town preacher to big time TV evangelist is for her to go after the local gay leather bar by framing it's new owner for arson. While this is happening, a stranger comes to town and secrets will be revealed. 

Comments:
There's something about this movie that makes it seem mean to just write that it is bad, there's an earnestness about it, but bad is the best adjective for it. Acting is meh to okay, and how a small Texan town manages to have enough local leather enthusiast gay men to not only support a gay bar, but one that "specializes" as a leather bar is never explained.

The focus is split between three main things: the overacting antics of the preacher, unfunny drag comedy skits at the leather bar, and the bar owner and stranger falling in "like" with each other. Of the three story lines, only the "romance" manages to be sort okay, but sort of okay doesn't compensate for the rest of the movie being boring and poorly acted. 

Women:
Preacher and church goers 

People of color:
At least one of the background leather guys though I don't think he had any lines, so technically no

Gratuitous nudity: 
Partial? Maybe? I saw it yesterday and it's already proving to be unmemorable


  • Director: Paul Bright
  • Writer: Paul Bright
  • Actors: Mathew Burnett, Cynthia Schiebel, Patrick Henderson
  • 90 min
  • Note: While Theft of the Drag Queen's Wig appears to be the original working title and Theft the final title, both titles are in use at different websites as it's actual title.
  • IMDB


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