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Dean Seagrave (David Sutcliffe), a brilliant graphic novelist with writer's block, hasn't been himself lately. Not long ago his sex-bomb Argentine lover Pablo (Antonio Sabato, Jr.) left their California beach house on a cigarette run, and he hasn't been seen since. This exodus is particularly complicated for Dean because Pablo was meant to be the answer to all of Dean's problems. That was the plan, anyway. Unable to work, sleep or even drag a razor across his face, Dean does what any self-respecting romantic would do in this situation: he blows off his deadline, throws some clothes in a bag and books a flight on Aerolineas, Argentinas. Destination: Closure. Once in Buenos Aires, Dean tries to track down his beloved Pablo, but this proves more difficult than he anticipated. In addition to the language barrier, Dean gradually discovers that practically everyone he encounters - from Pablo's domineering mother (Sonia Braga) to the beautiful café owner Sofia (Celina Font), all the way to a guy he picks up in a bookstore (Leonardo Brzezicki) - is not what they seem. By the time Dean and Pablo are re-united, the lines between art and life, resolution and revenge, man and maniac, have all gone fuzzy. Dean abandons all better judgment, and with his broken heart practically leaking blood and testosterone pumping through his veins, he puts a machete on his credit card and heads off to have one last talk with Pablo.
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The men behind Testosterone A chat with cowriter-director David Moreton and cowriter Dennis Hensley By Anne Stockwell The Advocate, August 17, 2004 Describe Testosterone in two sentences. Moreton: It’s a boy-meets-boy, boy-dumps-boy, boy-chases-boy-to-Argentina story, told in a noir style. Hensley: With Jennifer Coolidge thrown in for comic relief. What does the title signify? Moreton: In the book, by James Robert Baker, the protagonist, Dean, was described as having too much testosterone. In the movie, Dean’s masculinity is constantly challenged. He goes to great lengths to prove he can be as aggressive and, if necessary, as violent as any straight guy. Hensley: None of the other characters are remotely threatened by him. Mrs. Alesandro [Sonia Braga] turns her back on him while he’s holding a gun. Sofia [Celina Font] says to him, “Fags can’t kill.” It drives him crazy, literally. Aside from our cover boy, Antonio Sabato Jr., David Sutcliffe is hugely sexy as Dean. Moreton: Not only does David have sex appeal and charisma, but there’s an emotional intensity percolating just beneath his surface; it’s like he could explode at any moment. And he looks great in a wife beater. Hensley: Sometimes you see movies where some model is supposed to be, like, a brilliant prize-winning writer, and I never buy it. David Sutcliffe you really buy as the tortured artist. Dennis, you’ve developed a near-fanatical cult following with your staged readings of your film dish-a-thon book, Screening Party. What’s the secret of your success? Hensley: Where’s this near-fanatical cult following you speak of? Because I’m a relentless self-promoter, it might seem like I’m doing great, but it’s all smoke and mirrors. David, you directed and produced the romantic coming-of-age movie Edge of Seventeen. Did that turn you off romance? Or do you see Testosterone as a romance too? Moreton: I didn’t turn me off romance; a certain ex-boyfriend did. I affectionately refer to him as “El Diablo.” As I worked on the script I was dealing firsthand with that heartbreak, so I tried to channel that emotion into the story. Hensley: I wasn’t heartbroken when we were writing, but I have been since, and I connect more to the movie now than before. When you’re feeling your most brokenhearted, you’re really capable of doing the things Dean does in the movie. You feel, Screw it, my life’s over anyway. I might as well go out in a blaze of glory. Would you guys bring your moms to see this movie? What about your boyfriends? Hensley: My mother passed away in 2000, but I don’t think I would take her. I don’t know if she read my book Misadventures in the (213), and there aren’t even any exposed gay penises in that. As for guys, I would take a potential boyfriend to see it. But I’d make them buy a ticket. Moreton: My mom saw it at the Toronto International Film Festival. She closed her eyes during the sex scenes but seemed to enjoy the dinner afterward. I took a date to a cast-and-crew screening, and all I could think about was how this movie made me look as a potential boyfriend. The next day he suddenly remembered that he already had a boyfriend in New York.