Breakfast with Scot - A film by Laurie Lynd
"Absolutely Fabulous!"
GLOBE & MAIL
"A heartwarming fish-out-of-water family comedy."
CINEMATICAL
"Amusing and heartfelt."
Peter Howell, TORONTO STAR
" The whole cast is strong and extremely likeable."
Damian Rogers, EYE WEEKLY
"A good-natured film about tolerance, acceptance and just being yourself."
Damian Rogers, EYE WEEKLY
"Solid directing, writing and acting make the movie a fresh and curious family tale."
Mike Vokins, XTRA MAGAZINE
Adapted from the novel by Michael Downing, BREAKFAST WITH SCOT is a touching and very contemporary comedy that tells the story of an "alternative" family finding its feet.
Eric (Tom Cavanagh) lives for all things hockey. At 36, he`s managed to turn his stint playing for the Toronto Maple Leafs into a full-time gig commentating for sports TV. He`s living the dream! But when Eric`s boyfriend Sam (Ben Shenkman) announces that they`re to become temporary guardians of a young boy, Eric`s comfortable world shatters. Enter Scot (Noah Bernett) -- a recently orphaned, sweet, vulnerable, yet oddly resilient kid, who also happens to be a swishy 11 year-old sissy-of-a-boy -- and Eric`s mirror opposite. Freaked out by Scot`s "joie de vivre", Eric and Sam gently nudge Scot away from scented hand cream, excessive twirling, and kissing the school bully, towards a more "acceptable" pastime - hockey. But after Scot`s disastrous first game, Eric begins to rethink the compromises he`s made.
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2007,
Canada,
Languages: English
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90 min.
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