The Houseboy

The Houseboy reminds us of the importance of kindness and power of friendship. 

Toy boy Ricky has been living with an older gay couple for a year in a very happy menage a trois. The couple are going away for the holidays and, just before they go, he overhears them saying it’s time he left.

Left alone to house-sit, Ricky tries to find a human connection through the internet and a series of soul destroying dates and risky one night stands with strangers. Feeling lonely and isolated, he contemplates life and death, ultimately finding a friend worth living for. But is it too late? 

Official Selection Reeling Film Festival 2007
Official Selection Sydney Mardi Gras Film Festival 2008 

Director Spencer Schilly
USA, 2007, 81 min