50 Ways of Saying Fabulous

50 Ways of Saying Fabulous is a 2005 New Zealand drama film directed by gay director Stewart Main and starring Jay Collins and Andrew Patterson. It is based on a novel by Graeme Aitken. The film premiered at the 2005 Toronto International Film Festival.[1] It received negative reviews and had little success at the New Zealand box office. In spite of this, the film did however win the Special Jury Award at Italy's Turin International Gay and Lesbian Film Festival in 2005.[2]

50 Ways of Saying Fabulous
Theatrical release poster
Directed byStewart Main
Written byGraeme Aitken (novel)
Stewart Main
Produced byMichele Fantl
StarringAndrew Patterson
Jay Collins
CinematographySimon Raby
Edited byPeter Roberts
Music byPeter Scholes
Distributed byOlive Films
Release date
  • 8 September 2005 (2005-09-08) (Toronto)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryNew Zealand
LanguageEnglish

Premise

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The film deals with a young farmer's son named Billy, who does not appreciate his terrestrial life, and instead wishes to explore outer space. As the story develops, Billy struggles with his homosexuality and his changing relationships with those around him.[3]

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ Harvey, Dennis (27 September 2005). "50 Ways of Saying Fabulous". Variety. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  2. ^ 50 Ways of Saying Fabulous - NZ On Screen
  3. ^ Black Magic - New Zealand Film News » 50 Ways of Saying Fabulous Archived 11 July 2006 at the Wayback Machine
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