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Adam & Steve

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Adam (Craig Chester) and Steve (Malcolm Gets) are two gay youths who have a one-night stand that ends embarrassingly. Nearly two decades later, Adam, now a Manhattan tour guide, and Steve, a psychiatrist, meet again -- but neither remembers the other from years before. The two begin dating, even playing matchmaker for their friends Michael (Chris Kattan) and Rhonda (Parker Posey), but their promising relationship hits a major snag when Adam and Steve finally recall their past connection.
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Gross-out comedy and true love make for an awkward mix in this clunky romance.

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Tom Keogh Seattle Times 05/12/2006
3/4
Clever, liberatingly silly and sweet. Go to Full Review Frank Scheck The Hollywood Reporter 04/19/2006
Adam & Steve mainly goes to prove that indie gay romantic comedies can be just as witless, vulgar and over the top as their straight, major studio counterparts. Go to Full Review Tom Long Detroit News 04/14/2006
D
Pure amateur-hour stuff: a low-budget, poorly written gay movie that revolves around a crude joke and repeatedly delivers embarrassment when it's supposed to be offering humor. Go to Full Review David Lamble Bay Area Reporter 05/07/2020
Chester doesn't break any new ground here, yet the film stands out due to an incredible supporting cast that includes Parker Posey, Sally Kirkland, Paul Sand, and Julie Hagerty. Go to Full Review Kam Williams Upstage Magazine 06/16/2007
4/4
A lighthearted look at gay love, and a far more honest and ultimately more touching exploration of the theme than what we got up on Brokeback Mountain. Go to Full Review David Noh Film Journal International 03/01/2007
Chester has a good ear for the snappy one-liner and this, plus his obviously hard-earned knowledge of the quirks in the gay mating game, put over his determinedly black romantic comedy. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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C.C. R Oct 10 Cute and funny movie that can be watched again and again. Parker Posey is great and Chris Kattan play well off each other. Fun Fun Fun See more 12/04/2020 I was very pleasantly surprised and quite entertained by this quirky awkwardly hilarious gem. The opening scene in itself is priceless because Craig Chester's character dressed for goth night but it wasn't goth night and he falls instantly in love with this sleazy male stripper, does a bump or two of his cocaine when he was already jumpy and awkward and I honestly haven't laughed so hard because I love awkward humour and although I've never scene this actor before, Craig Chester's an instant favourite for me because of how unrestrained and perfectly awkward he is in this film (btw, he ends up in rehab for a long while especially for his first time doing cocaine and it was just a few bumps; that alone made me laugh) . It may not be to everyone's taste because humour is subjective; for example; I often say not everyone loved Raymond and Tool Time did perfectly describe Tim Allen for me but it had nothing to do with him being handy). For me, I much more appreciate the endlessly awkward and eccentric energy that drives this film, Adam & Steve; and I can say I'm sore today from the 90 minutes of uncontrollable laughing I endured; I laughed at pretty much every line and facial / physical expression Craig Chester does in this 1991 film; I can't believe it took me 30- years to discover him but I'm quite glad I did. See more 05/26/2015 Silly of course, kind of funny at times, yet utterly disgusting with some vomit and diarrhea involved, but never really became what it could been an exceptional laughing matter. See more 08/03/2014 Quite sweet I guess, but not sure what the moral of the story was See more 07/06/2014 Not really good, but it does have some truly funny moments. See more 05/31/2013 UTTER guilty pleasure. I can (and have) watched this back to back with itself. See more Read all reviews
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Craig Chester

Director

Craig Chester

Adam

Malcolm Gets

Steve

Parker Posey

Rhonda

Chris Kattan

Michael

Melinda Dillon

Dottie

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Synopsis Adam (Craig Chester) and Steve (Malcolm Gets) are two gay youths who have a one-night stand that ends embarrassingly. Nearly two decades later, Adam, now a Manhattan tour guide, and Steve, a psychiatrist, meet again -- but neither remembers the other from years before. The two begin dating, even playing matchmaker for their friends Michael (Chris Kattan) and Rhonda (Parker Posey), but their promising relationship hits a major snag when Adam and Steve finally recall their past connection.
Director
Craig Chester
Producer
Kirkland Tibbels, George Bendele
Screenwriter
Craig Chester
Production Co
Funny Boy
Rating
R (Some Crude Humor|Drug Use|Sexual Content|Language)
Genre
Romance, Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Apr 24, 2005, Original
Rerelease Date (Theaters)
Mar 31, 2006
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 13, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA)
$309.4K
Runtime
1h 39m
Sound Mix
Surround