Sexy sequel for silly season

Sexy sequel for silly season

Those who enjoyed the raunchy sex romp that was 2006’s Another Gay Movie will be in for a shock when watching the sequel (the appropriately-named Another Gay Sequel), just released on DVD.

It seems three of the four main cast members were advised by their people that playing gay twice in a row would not be a good career move, and passed on the opportunity to reprise their roles.

Still, the change of actors is playfully explained away in the opening minutes of the film, and we find ourselves with another unknown young cast, ready to take on the roles of a group of sex-obsessed young gay friends with gusto. Among them is Jimmy Clabots, a model and actor who provides the film’s requisite slice of eye candy in his role as gay jock Jarod.

Sydney Star Observer chatted to Clabots in a phone call intermittently interrupted by the sounds of LA -” at one stage, the deafening siren of a fire truck cut through the line, grinding our conversation to a halt.

That’s LA for you. Somebody’s on fire somewhere, he said.

In previous interviews, the heterosexual Clabots had trotted out the usual I have a lot of gay friends line in defence of his role in the film (an LA-based actor-slash-model with gay friends? Never!). I was interested to know what these friends thought of his role.

One of my gay friends said, -˜We hate that you take our parts, but we love that you’re here.’ But most of my gay friends were very supportive and excited, not only to see me playing a role that’s gay, but also to get to see me naked.

Ah yes, the nudity. Where would a gay film be without nudity? (Without an audience, one suspects.) Clabots spends a fair amount of screen time in the buff, including one particularly gruesome sex scene in which a bottle of lube is replaced with Superglue. Ouch.

Shooting the sex scenes was more of a technical issue. We rehearsed it with clothes on, and I felt really comfortable. You take it one step at a time. We did a lot of the nude stuff on the first few days, which was good, because then the tension wasn’t building up -” we were thrust into it.
So to speak

Any time you’re thrust into an environment, you’re taking in all the colours of your surroundings, he said, before attempting a not-completely-successful analogy.

For instance, if you were thrust into a prison, your body would be very alive and you’d be very aware of yourself. So when it came to shooting the sex scenes, I just tried to be aware of the other person and not get wrapped up in how novel it felt.

Comparing Another Gay Sequel to prison? Granted, both are home to a lot of gay sex …
Despite being one of the few straight cast members in a very gay movie, Clabots enjoyed himself during the filming process.

I did feel a real bond with the rest of the cast. While the filming was on, if they were going out to a gay bar, I would come along. It was like gay summer camp.

When we’d go out, sure, I’d dance with other guys, but I wouldn’t make it something that was extremely sexual … I just did it to flirt.

It seems Clabots is unconcerned about his burgeoning status as a fantasy object for gay men.

It’s pretty cool. Desire and fantasy are meant to have individual licence for everyone. If people want to put me up as a pin-up, that’s fine. I don’t have any qualms. Of course I like attention!

Amongst the inevitable poor reviews (this is a film that features an extended power-vomit scene, folks), one of the more serious criticisms Another Gay Sequel has faced has been its lack of a safe-sex message.

The four central characters use their spring break as a chance to notch up as many sexual partners as possible, and it’s not giving away too much to reveal that the whole thing ends in a mammoth orgy, with a prize awarded to the boy who’s shagged the most randoms (his tally is in triple figures).

Throughout it all, a condom is never seen, let alone mentioned.

What does Clabots say to people who think the film is irresponsible?

I have not heard those criticisms. I think the gay population is hyper-aware of sexually transmitted diseases. Showing safe sex in a film for the purpose of education could water down the fun of the film, because it distracts you from what is happening in the scene.

I guess I don’t really understand why people would criticise a film for not having that sort of message. It’s not telling people to go out and have a bunch of orgy sex, it’s meant to be a farcical comedy. I don’t think the element of safe sex was an issue even for the director, because it doesn’t seem like something that would be necessary to comment on.

It’s not like nobody knows what the hell a condom is any more.

Perhaps, but it feels like a missed opportunity -” among the myriad blatant product placements littered throughout the film for adult websites and the like -” that director Todd Stephens has neglected to include even the slightest safe-sex message, particularly as Sequel is aimed at younger gay audiences.

Wade through the glut of jokes based around various bodily functions (there’s a rimming scene towards the end that may put you off chocolate fondue for life) and you’ll find the film also has a plethora of queer cameos, including appearances by Perez Hilton, Amanda Lepore and numerous adult entertainers.

Interestingly, Clabots listed porn star Colton Ford as the best person to work with, saying we had the best chemistry on set, while it seems porn mogul Michael Lucas should’ve stuck to his day job.
He kept wanting to fix his make-up, and he couldn’t remember his lines. And he really only had one line.

It was -˜Pizza boy’.

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