Make the Yuletide Gay

Make the Yuletide Gay
Theatrical poster
Directed by	Rob Williams
Produced by	Rodney Johnson Matthew Montgomery Rob Williams
Written by	Rob Williams
Starring	Keith Jordan Adamo Ruggiero Hallee Hirsh Kelly Keaton Derek Long Alison Arngrim Ian Buchanan Gates McFadden
Music by	Austin Wintory
Cinematography	Ian McGlocklin
Edited by	Denise Howard
Production company	Guest House Films
Distributed by	TLA Releasing
Release dates	May 17, 2009 (2009-05-17) (Canada)
Running time	89 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Make the Yuletide Gay is a 2009 American Christmas-themed romantic comedy film written and directed by Rob Williams about a gay college student who is out at school, but is afraid to reveal his sexual orientation to his parents.^[1] It stars Keith Jordan as Gunn, and Adamo Ruggiero as Gunn's boyfriend and roommate, Nathan. Kelly Keaton and Derek Long star as Anya and Sven, Gunn's parents, while Hallee Hirsh appears as Abby, Gunn's high school girlfriend.

Make the Yuletide Gay premiered at the Inside Out Toronto LGBT Film and Video Festival on May 17, 2009.^[2]

The title of the film comes from a line in the 1944 song Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas, written by Hugh Martin and Ralph Blane.

Cast

• Keith Jordan as Olaf "Gunn" Gunnunderson: Gunn is a college student who is openly gay at school. Back at home, his parents, neighbors, and high school friends think that he is straight. Gunn is afraid that his parents will stop loving him if they find out that he is gay. When he goes home for Christmas, he has to change the way he dresses and his personal mannerisms in order to maintain his heterosexual façade.
• Adamo Ruggiero as Nathan Stanford: Nathan, an openly gay college student from a wealthy family in the Upper East Side, is Gunn's boyfriend and dorm roommate. Unlike Gunn, Nathan is completely open about his sexuality, including with his parents.
• Hallee Hirsh as Abby Mancuso: Abby lives across the street from Gunn, and they had a brief romantic relationship while they were in high school.
• Kelly Keaton as Anya Gunnunderson: Anya is Gunn's jovial, happy-go-lucky mother. She grew up in Wisconsin and is a housewife.
• Derek Long as Sven Gunnunderson: Sven is Gunn's forgetful, pot-smoking father. He grew up in Minnesota and is a professor at the local college.
• Alison Arngrim as Heather Mancuso: Heather is Abby's mother. Heather and Anya pretend to be friends, but they secretly despise each other.
• Ian Buchanan as Peter Stanford and Gates McFadden as Martha Stanford: Peter and Martha are Nathan's wealthy, emotionally detached parents. They decide to go on a cruise, leaving Nathan all alone for Christmas.

Reception

On Rotten Tomatoes the film hasn't received any reviews from critics, and it holds a score of 64% rating from audience reviews.

Awards

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DVD release

Make the Yuletide Gay was released on DVD on November 10, 2009.^[1]

See also

• List of lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender-related films by storyline

References

External links

• Official website
• Make the Yuletide Gay at AllMovie
• Make the Yuletide Gay at the Internet Movie Database