Dog Tags (film)
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Dog Tags, full title Dog Tags: Don't Ask, Don't Tell is a 2008 film written and directed by Damion Dietz
starring Paul Preiss and Bart Fletcher.
Both men have troubles of their own. Nate has to deal with his philandering fiancee and wants to find his father, whom he has never met, while Andy is an irresponsible father and is constantly haunted by memories of his former lover. Together they journey to find Nate's father, but instead find each other and discover their true destinies. The two are encouraged to explore their past and present. As the bond strengthens between Nate and Andy including sexual affinity between the two, awakening Nate to his own sexuality
. The film ends vaguely about what Nate has to do with his life.
Australia: "I actually met a marine and we are very, very different people and it was such an unusual circumstance but we got along so well and really clicked. We spent a couple of days together and I learnt a little bit about him, his history and background, and I dropped him off at the base and I realised that there was a lot more I wanted to know about him and so this movie is my own projection of who he might have been."
Damion Dietz
Damion Dietz is a writer and film director known for his successful underground/independent films.-Background:A graduate of the School of Cinematic Arts at the University of Southern California, Dietz' debut feature film Fag Hag , a politically incorrect, low-budget satire for Troma Entertainment,...
starring Paul Preiss and Bart Fletcher.
Synopsis
This is the coming of age story of Nate Merritt (played by Paul Preiss), who stuck in bad relationships with his fiancee and mother decides to enlist in the military, although he is not sure. In the midst of all this turmoil in his life, and in a very bizarre circumstance at the house of an amateur porn director, he meets Andy Forte (played by Bart Fletcher), a carefree gay guy, and the two immediately strike a cord and become soul mates trying to help each other through their dilemmas and troubled youths.Both men have troubles of their own. Nate has to deal with his philandering fiancee and wants to find his father, whom he has never met, while Andy is an irresponsible father and is constantly haunted by memories of his former lover. Together they journey to find Nate's father, but instead find each other and discover their true destinies. The two are encouraged to explore their past and present. As the bond strengthens between Nate and Andy including sexual affinity between the two, awakening Nate to his own sexuality
Human sexuality
Human sexuality is the awareness of gender differences, and the capacity to have erotic experiences and responses. Human sexuality can also be described as the way someone is sexually attracted to another person whether it is to opposite sexes , to the same sex , to either sexes , or not being...
. The film ends vaguely about what Nate has to do with his life.
Cast
- Paul Preiss as Nate Merritt
- Bart Fletcher as Andy Forte
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as Deb Merritt - Diane Davisson as Louise Forte
- Amy Lindsay as Trish Huddle
- Hoyt Richards as Gene
- Chris Carlisle as Chris
- Grant Harvey as Bapps
- Tanner Max Eflinger as Party Guest #1
- Bobby Zelsdorf as Party Guest #2
- John Koons as Party Guest #3
- Willam Belli as Alan
- Jason Sechrest as Alan's Friend
- Stephen D. Gill as Justin
- Marcus Morales as Travis
- Keythe Farley as Mark Dessau
- Matthew Herrmann as Boy at Bar
- Josh Payne as Pool Boy #1
- Daniel Wilcox as Pool Boy #2
Background
Asked about how and why he wrote the story, he said in an interview with Time OutTime Out
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Australia: "I actually met a marine and we are very, very different people and it was such an unusual circumstance but we got along so well and really clicked. We spent a couple of days together and I learnt a little bit about him, his history and background, and I dropped him off at the base and I realised that there was a lot more I wanted to know about him and so this movie is my own projection of who he might have been."