Baloney

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Baloney

2021

1h 15m

Documentary

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BALONEY tells the surprising story of San Francisco's beloved Gay All-Male Revue of the same name, which has been delighting audiences in recent years with live performances that lovingly investigate the larger milieu of gay and queer men's experience. BALONEY's co-creators, Michael and Rory, invite their collaborators and audiences to embrace the sexualized aspects of striptease and burlesque alongside a blend of fantasy, confession, and social commentary. Along the way, the film offers humor and insight into the ways in which gay men continue to navigate the coming out process, dating, and masculinity, as well as the challenges that come with 21st-century urban life, sex industry work, pornography, and trauma.

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Peter Canavese

Celluloid Dreams

A group of very endearing characters comprise this surprisingly interesting story about the only all-male burlesque show in San Francisco. There's a lot more on its mind than sex and titillation.

Rated: 3/4

Jun 30, 2022

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Rich Cline

Shadows on the Wall

Baloney is a stage show that uses theatre, dance and striptease to explore queer life experiences...participants have discovered that sexuality is complex, powerful and important, and that exploring it with humor can make an audience think.

Rated: 3.5/5

Jun 15, 2022

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Cornelius Washington

Bay Area Reporter

The film is both charming and poignant and should stand the test of time, just in time for Pride.

Jun 9, 2022

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Pat Mullen

POV Magazine

You just can't beat good meat.

Jun 8, 2022

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Andrew Stover

Film Threat

This is a lighthearted, intimate, and sensitive documentary about embracing the queer experience and being true to yourself against all odds.

Rated: 7.5/10

Jun 1, 2022

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Allen S

The worse movie I have ever seen. Not funny. Not artistic and s group of less than talented people.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

07/19/23

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Audience Member

Sleekly executed and never boring, "Baloney" follows SF's eponymous boylesque group locally know for their campy and sexually adventurous shows. The film is great but it made me sad I haven't seen these guys live.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/21/23

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Joshua Guerci

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Marc Smolowitz

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BALONEY tells the surprising story of San Francisco's beloved Gay All-Male Revue of the same name, which has been delighting audiences in recent years with live performances that lovingly investigate the larger milieu of gay and queer men's experience. BALONEY's co-creators, Michael and Rory, invite their collaborators and audiences to embrace the sexualized aspects of striptease and burlesque alongside a blend of fantasy, confession, and social commentary. Along the way, the film offers humor and insight into the ways in which gay men continue to navigate the coming out process, dating, and masculinity, as well as the challenges that come with 21st-century urban life, sex industry work, pornography, and trauma.

Director: Joshua Guerci
Producer: Jethro Patalinghug, Marc Smolowitz, Joshua Guerci
Production Co: 13th Gen, Guerci Cinematic
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 7, 2022
Runtime: 1h 15m

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