Strange Bedfellows Movie (2004)
Two 'very straight' old timers have to learn how to pass as a loving gay couple after falsely claiming same-sex status to take advantage of newly legislated tax laws.
A struggling widower businessman finds a new tax loophole offered in Australia to same sex couples. Needing a tax break, he cajoles his best friend, also a widower, into filing papers indicating they are a gay couple living together and assuring him that the small town (population 652) they live in will never have a clue. However, their return letter from the government pops open and the town busybody soon has it spread all over town without the two men's knowledge. Meanwhile, the letter tells the men that a tax inspector will be coming to investigate their claim. The two decide they have to learn to act gay, so they get lessons from a local hair dresser and visit a gay nightclub in Sydney.
A struggling widower businessman finds a new tax loophole offered in Australia to same sex couples. Needing a tax break, he cajoles his best friend, also a widower, into filing papers indicating they are a gay couple living together and assuring him that the small town (population 652) they live in will never have a clue. However, their return letter from the government pops open and the town busybody soon has it spread all over town without the two men's knowledge. Meanwhile, the letter tells the men that a tax inspector will be coming to investigate their claim. The two decide they have to learn to act gay, so they get lessons from a local hair dresser and visit a gay nightclub in Sydney.
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Movie Comments & Discussion
"It's no secret that the magical ingredient here is Paul Hogan and Michael Caton-their chemistry is spot on! From the minute they appear on screen together you will swear they're life-long mates!
The premise is simple enough; two straight guys appear to be gay in order to get a tax relief-your basic, "fish-out-of-water" plot.
Such a rare view provides us with an intimate feel for the sweet life of small town folk and their take on things that just don't quite square up to familiarity! Funny and thought provoking.
While the storyline pokes fun of the gay life from a straight perspective, it does so honestly. It also leaves the viewer with a refreshing reminder, that people are just people, regardless of their color or s*xual orientation".
The premise is simple enough; two straight guys appear to be gay in order to get a tax relief-your basic, "fish-out-of-water" plot.
Such a rare view provides us with an intimate feel for the sweet life of small town folk and their take on things that just don't quite square up to familiarity! Funny and thought provoking.
While the storyline pokes fun of the gay life from a straight perspective, it does so honestly. It also leaves the viewer with a refreshing reminder, that people are just people, regardless of their color or s*xual orientation".
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Storyline
A struggling widower businessman finds a new tax loophole offered in Australia to same sex couples. Needing a tax break, he cajoles his best friend, also a widower, into filing papers indicating they are a gay couple living together and assuring him that the small town (population 652) they live in will never have a clue. However, their return letter from the government pops open and the town busybody soon has it spread all over town without the two men's knowledge. Meanwhile, the letter tells the men that a tax inspector will be coming to investigate their claim. The two decide they have to learn to act gay, so they get lessons from a local hair dresser and visit a gay nightclub in Sydney.Details
- Rated: R
- Runtime: 1:40 hours
- Genre: Comedy
- Director: Dean Murphy
- Writer: Sally Plant (idea), Dean Murphy (idea), Dean Murphy, Stewart Faichney
- Actors: Michael Caton, Alan Cassell, Andy Pappas, Paula Duncan
- Language: English
- Country: Australia
- Awards: 3 nominations
- Production Company: Screen Media
- ASIN: B00092ZMXY
- Year Released: 2004
- Release Date: Apr 21, 2004
- DVD Date: Jul 4, 2005
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