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Oy Vey! My Son Is Gay!

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A Jewish couple (Lainie Kazan, Saul Rubinek) seeks enlightenment when their grown son (John Lloyd Young) reveals his homosexuality.

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Amanda Jane Stern Film Inquiry Mar 24, 2020
This movie was so abysmally bad that I could barely get through it. Unlike other bad movies on this list that are fun to hate-watch and provide your own commentary track to, this movie is offensively, not funnily, bad. Go to Full Review Luke Y. Thompson L.A. Weekly Nov 5, 2009
Some years ago, Oy Vey! might have seemed radical in its casual presentation; nowadays, are we really supposed to believe that one gay couple adopting a child would cause mass protests on the streets of New York? Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Michael C @Coxmjc23 May 16, 2026 One of the most ICONIC movies ever made!!! See more Mar 29, 2019 A wonderful film that had me both laughing and crying and feeling everything in between. Definitely worth a watch! See more Dec 24, 2016 This movie is highly predictable but I laughed so hard at certain scenes. Lanie is the real reason to see this movie! See more Mar 22, 2015 Good intentions don't overcome bad writing and directing. Unbelievable, over the top stereotypes galore spouting cliques and fretting over issues that might have seemed ground-breaking in the 80's but not today. See more Oct 18, 2014 Funny yet predictable movie. Kind of campy.. See more Sep 7, 2014 Was kinda of funny at the beginning, but became 'nudnik' towards the end. See more Read all reviews
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Evgeny Afineevsky

Director

Lainie Kazan

Shirley Hirsch

Saul Rubinek

Martin Hirsch

Vincent Pastore

Carmine Ferraro

John Lloyd Young

Nelson Hirsch

Jai Rodriguez

Angelo Ferraro
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Oy Vey! My Son Is Gay!

Lainie Kazan as Shirley Hirsch and John Lloyd Young as Nelson Hirsch in "Oy Vey! My Son is Gay!" Bruce Vilanch as Max in " Oy Vey! My Son is Gay!" Carmen Electra as Sybil Williams in " Oy Vey! My Son is Gay!" Carmen Electra as Sybil Williams and Jai Rodriguez as Angelo Ferraro in " Oy Vey! My Son is Gay!" Vincent Pastore as Carmine Ferraro in " Oy Vey! My Son is Gay!" (L-R) John Lloyd Young as Nelson Hirsch and Jai Rodriguez as Angelo Ferraro in "Oy Vey! My Son is Gay!" Lainie Kazan as Shirley Hirsch in "Oy Vey! My Son is Gay!" (L-R) Bruce Vilanch as Max, Phyllis Silver as Sophie, Shelly Birch as Teresa Ferraro, Vincent Pastore as Carmine Ferraro, John Lloyd Young as Nelson Hirsch, Jai Rodriguez as Angelo Ferraro, and Jainie Kazan as Shirley Hirsch in "Oy Vey! My Son is Gay!" (L-R) Jai Rodriguez as Angelo Ferraro and John Lloyd Young as Nelson Hirsch in "Oy Vey! my Son is Gay!" View more photos

Movie Info

Synopsis A Jewish couple (Lainie Kazan, Saul Rubinek) seeks enlightenment when their grown son (John Lloyd Young) reveals his homosexuality.
Director
Evgeny Afineevsky
Producer
Evgeny Afineevsky, Svetlana Anufrieva, Igor Zektser, Rich Cowan
Screenwriter
Menahem Golan, Martin Guigui, Evgeny Afineevsky, Arnold Somkin
Production Co
North by Northwest Entertainment
Rating
PG-13 (Sexual Content|Partial Nudity|Language|Some Thematic Material)
Genre
Comedy, LGBTQ+
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Dec 24, 2010, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
May 3, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA)
$87.2K
Runtime
1h 30m
Sound Mix
Dolby
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