Speedway Junky

Directed by Nickolas Perry

United States

SOUTH FLORIDA PREMIERE

Just off of the Las Vegas fast-lane, there's a world of teenage hustlers living on the edge, struggling with their sexuality and perhaps secretly yearning for something more.Ý Falling into this world is cute, wide-eyed Johnny (Jesse Bradford from Bring it On), dreaming of future stardom as a race-car driver but stuck in town when he's robbed at a casino of all the cash he's got.Ý After some mishaps on his own, Johnny is offered hustling advice and friendship from Eric (television's Jordan Brower), a seasoned street-pro who still retains the fresh boyish look that johns pay for.Ý As the two grow closer, despite the tough faÁade, Eric finds he can't deny his growing (though unreciprocated) romantic feelings.Ý Playing den mother to the boys, Daryl Hannah shines as an ex-showgirl who's seen her share of Vegas hell.Ý Rounding out the group is Jonathan Taylor Thomas, vastly changed since his Home Improvement days, as a bisexual rent-boy with jet-black hair and a randy vocabulary as jaded as any twenty-five year old's.Ý For that matter, Tiffani-Amber Thiessen's cameo as a jilted bride reminds us just how far we are from Beverly Hills, 90210.Ý With gay film legend Gus Van Sant as executive producer, Nickolas Perry's feature debut is a polished, poignant and unsettling portrait of a one version of growing up in the City of Sin.Ý Director Nickolas Perry will attend the screening and discuss his film with the audience.

7:00 PM Screening $10