Home | Movies By Year | Movies from 1998


The Velocity of Gary

Buy The Velocity of Gary now from Amazon

First, read the Wikipedia article. Then, scroll down to see what other TopShelfReviews readers thought about the movie. And once you've experienced the movie, tell everyone what you thought about it.

Wikipedia article




'The Velocity of Gary', also known as 'The Velocity of Gary* *(Not His Real Name)', is a 1998 American dramatic comedy film directed by Dan Ireland and written by James Still, based on his homonymous play. It stars Thomas Jane in the title role, along with Salma Hayek and Vincent D'Onofrio.

The film was screened at the 1998 San Sebastin International Film Festival, and was released in Los Angeles and New York City on July 16, 1999.

Plot summary



Gary (not his real name, which is never revealed) is a hustler walking through the streets of New York City, looking for business. On the way, he saves Kid Joey, a young deaf transvestite who just arrived in New York, from a group of gay bashers, but he regrets it afterwards because Kid Joey becomes infatuated with Gary and follows him everywhere. Gary introduces him to his friends: Valentino, a former porn star, and Mary Carmen, a Mexican young woman who works as a doughnut shop waitress and is in love with Valentino, with whom she has been living for some time. Together they form a bohemian family, which includes Veronica, a still-active porn star, and Nat, a tattoo artist. Gary is also in love with Valentino, who is dying of AIDS. Through the stages of the disease, Mary Carmen and Gary argue over what kind of care he should be receiving, and who is going to supply that care. As Valentino draws near death, Mary Carmen finds out she is carrying Valentino's baby. The three take stock of themselves and their relationships with one another.

Cast



* Vincent D'Onofrio as Valentino

* Salma Hayek as Mary Carmen

* Thomas Jane as Gary

* Olivia d'Abo as Veronica

* Ethan Hawke as Nat

* Chad Lindberg as Kid Joey

* Jason Cutler as Romaine

* Shawn Michael Howard as Coco

* Elizabeth D'Onofrio as Dorothy

* Hakan D'Onofrio as Running Boy

* Keegan de Lancie as Choir Boy

* Ravell Dameron as Receptionist in Clinic

* Yvette Diaz as Young Mary Carmen

* Marion Eaton as Miss Sweetheart

* Phillip Esposito as Phone Sex Guy

* Luchisha Evans as Waitress

* Michael Mantell as Angry Customer

* Gloria Irizarry as Mrs. Sanchez

* Ruby Rufus Isaacs as Sleeping Beauty

* Khalil Kain as Venus

* Arielle Santos as Hope

* Stephen C. Marshall as Angry Boss

* Hugh Palmer as Paramedic

* John Panico as Saxophone Player

* Cordelia Richards as Jana Roberts

* Jacob Sidney as Sean

Reception



Review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes gives the film a rating of 22% based on reviews from 18 critics.

Roger Ebert gave the film 2 out of 4 stars, saying "It's more fun to see conventional characters break the rules than for outlaws to follow them."

References




Buy The Velocity of Gary now from Amazon

<-- Return to movies from 1998



This work is released under CC-BY-SA. Some or all of this content attributed to http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1107253439.