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Breakfast With Scot |  | Director: Laurie Lynd
Actors: Noah Bernett, Tom Cavanagh, Ben Shenkman
Studio: E1 Entertainment
Category: DVD
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Rating:  12 reviews
Sales Rank: 15472
Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Languages: English (Subtitled), English (Original Language)
Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Region: 1
Discs: 1
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Running Time: 109 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.3 x 0.6
MPN: 741952677390
UPC: 741952677390
EAN: 0741952677390
ASIN: B002VRNINQ
Theatrical Release Date: 2007
Release Date: February 23, 2010
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Product Description
The life of a gay couple is disrupted when the sister of one of the men dies and her unusual eleven-year-old son comes to live with them.
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Like most couples, Eric (Tom Cavanagh, Ed) and Sam (Ben Shenkman, Angels in America) have their differences. A former NHL player, Eric broadcasts sports news, while Sam practices corporate law. If Sam seems comfortable with his orientation, Eric keeps their four-year relationship a secret for the sake of his career. When Sam's wayward brother Billy's girlfriend passes away, the Toronto couple takes temporary custody of her 11-year-old son, Scot (the unflappable Noah Bernett). Until he makes his gardenia-scented entrance, Breakfast with Scot appears to be a comedy about gay parenting, except Scot isn't a typical boy. He sings show tunes, wears feather boas, and makes "T"-shaped pancakes (because his first name ends with one "T"). As an ex-Toronto Maple Leaf, Eric finds Scot's flamboyance discomforting, so he encourages him to play hockey. To his surprise, the kid takes to the ice like a fish to water, but as Scot spends more time with the athletes than the outcasts, he develops a mean streak, which presents even more of a challenge to his guardians. Further, Billy (Colin Cunningham, Da Vinci's Inquest), who lives in Brazil, expresses greater interest in his ex-girlfriend's insurance money than the child that comes with it. Loosely adapted from the novel by Michael Downing and paced like a sitcom, director Laurie Lynd presents few storyline surprises, but the basic premise is sure to resonate with parents of all persuasions. In the end, Scot teaches Eric that it's better to be yourself than to conform to constricting gender roles. --Kathleen C. Fennessy
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 Enjoyable Good Story Hurt by SitCom Direction August 31, 2010
Paul A. Klinger (Granada Hills, California United States)
I hate to be a spoilsport after all the glowing reviews, but while I enjoyed many
moments, especially the ending sequence, I was put off somewhat by the sitcom
like mood and direction, which undercut the importance of the subject matter. I
learned about this film as a result of purchasing another gay themed film, "A Very
Serious Person", starring Polly Bergen, Charles Busch, and P.J.Verhoest, which
in my view is a far better film dealing with many of the same issues. And it is
also comedic, but it rarely descends into all-out sitcom style. Here, a gay male
couple, one a former aggressive hockey player, and the other a lawyer (changed
occupations from the book) become temporary caretakers of the hockey player's
brother's girlfriend's 11 year old son after she dies from a drug overdose. Of
course neither of the men wanted kids, but they were not expecting a flamboyantly
effeminate boy who loves jewelry and fancy frilly clothes and such. And you know
that they eventually will wind up keeping the boy, especially when the hockey
player, Eric's, brother is early on revealed as a playboy jerk. About midway
through, the boy, Sam, well played by Noah Bernett, hoping to win over Eric, agrees
to join up for junior hockey, which of course ultimately doesn't work, and leads
to everyone learning to accept everyone as is. The use of the real Toronto Maple
Leaf Venue lends some much needed reality, as too many scenes fail to deliver
or go far enough to really deal with the underlying issues realistically, preferring
instead to go for broad or easy laughs or changing the subject completely. This
had all the ingredients for a great film, but instead settled for a shallow, if
still mostly enjoyable movie. I didn't hate it, I just didn't like it nearly
as much as I had expected.
 Sweet movie with complicated message.... August 25, 2010
Hulka (Washington DC)
A charming, well-crafted story what happens when a very closeted gay couple is given temporary custody of a very flamboyant and effeminate 12 year old. The experience causes one of the partners to come to grips with his own repressed feelings about being gay. Really a very positive, happy movie. It is the kind of movie that you want to watch over and over again.
TWO THUMBS UP August 13, 2010
Pitbulltje
Finally a movie which shows a gaylife in a normal way, without any cliches, free of exaggeration. It is one of the movies that leaves you in a better mood. In the film there are moments to laugh, there a things to ponder about and scenes to share a tear.
I will definitely watch it again.
 A tribute to being yourself... July 29, 2010
KM (Saginaw, MI)
This film celebrated a very unique child who drew stares and raised questions simply by being himself. In the end, he's a character that richly affected the lives around him, and his differences were no longer strange or off-putting but endearing.
Brilliant July 24, 2010
mcsteve61
"breakfast with Scot" is an outrageously funny feature. While his gay (but very discreet) parents try to live the average life, Scot is as flamboyant and outspoken as he can be. From his dress and mannerisms, to his declarations that "my parents are gay", Scot challenges the world to stand up and take notice of him. The film is humorious, while also trying to get a message across. I highly recommend it.
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