Shiner (2004)

Raising the subtext of "Fight Club'' into text, "Shiner'' depicts a pair of amateur boxers gratified by punching each others' lights out. Theirs is among a trio of twisted love stories in the narrative feature by 29-year-old Los Angeles director Christian Calson. There's also a woman literally fighting her male lover's affections and another boxer who stalks his own shy male stalker. "Shiner'' transcends sadomasochism in that no one seems aware of what he or she is doing. "I'm trying to look at desire head on,'' the soft-spoken Calson said by telephone. "('Shiner') is about the politics of wanting and being wanted and how people respond differently.'' Rife with ugly behavior, "Shiner'' rejects the trend of queer filmmakers seeking straight understanding. "In L.A., we have this kind of sadness we carry around, that the only way we can make gay stories is by making more like 'Will and Grace,' '' Calson said. Like the activist-filmmakers tackling the marriage issue, Calson went into "Shiner'' with clear results in mind. "I want people to respond on a visceral level,'' he said. "I'm not after their minds, I'm after their gut. ... I'm not trying to make friends with this film.'' (from an article on the Frameline 28 Film Festival)
One of the more shocking, original and daring films this year Christian Calson’s debut Shiner explores the dark crevices of love, desire and passion. The film revolves around three couples, whose intimate, intense and occasionally abusive relationships provide frameworks for love. Tony (Scott Stepp) and Danny (Derris Nile) are two longtime masculine friends whose kinks are to beat up other “fags” and then beat up each other, violence which ignites their rapid sexual desire. Tony’s roommate Elaine (Conny Van Dyke), on the rebound from a bad relationship, beds the initially normal Reg (Seth Harrington), but when an argument turns physical, it takes their intimacy to a new level. And then there is the timid mamma’s boy Bob (Nicholas T. King), a gay boy and gym attendant who creepily stalks the hunky boxer Tim (David Zelina), whose low self-esteem leads to an unexpected confrontation with Bob.
Raw, edgy, boldly sexual, violent, sometimes difficult to watch while remaining unbelievably compelling, Shiner makes for gripping viewing and certainly for much heated discussions afterwards.

INFO:
ORIGINAL TITLE: Shiner
YEAR: 2004
DIRECTOR: Christian Calson
GENRE: Drama
RUNTIME: 89 min
COUNTRY: USA
LANGUAGE: English
CAST: Scott Stepp, Derris Nile, Nicholas T. King, David Zelina, Carolyn Crotty, Seth Harrington, Conny Van Dyke

INTERNET MOVIE DATABASE:
NUMBER: 0368268
USER RATING: 1.8/10
KEYWORDS: Stalker | Fight | Abusive Boyfriend | Filmed On Location | Masochism

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