Get Your Stuff

Directed by Max Mitchell

United States

SOUTH FLORIDA PREMIERE

J.T. and Brian are streetwise brothers who yearn for a home.Ý Phil and Eric are a Beverly Hills gay couple who yearn for a child.Ý A perfect match?Ý Not on your life.Ý One of the first feature films to tackle the subject of gay parenting head-on, Get Your Stuff is a bittersweet comedy with a keen eye for character and a very big heart.Ý In a vividly cinematic adaptation of his award-winning play, Max Mitchell creates a world where the heroes are flawed and the problems only get harder.Ý Like most adoptive parents, Phil and Eric want a baby, not two delinquents, a painful fact that's no secret to J.T. and Brian.Ý The couple's mantra, "just one night," is both a warning to the well-meaning social worker who places the boys into their temporary care, and a reassurance to themselves that life will soon return to normal.Ý But the boys are gay-baiting, liquor cabinet-raiding terrors, and when they bring their drunk prostitute mom into the picture, Phil's had enough of Eric's compassion.Ý Yet, even as the two men's relationship begins to fray, other bonds are in the offing. Get Your StuffÝ entertainingly yet realistically shows us the ups and downs of alternative families, created by compromise, sacrifice, love and sheer hard work.Ý And with two adorable kids and an ensemble of only too human adults, this is perfect fare for audiences of all ages.

1:00 PM Screening $10