The Broken Hearts Club: A Romantic Comedy (2000) on Netflix
Dennis, a West Hollywood photographer, wants more than casual sex, and his circle of gay friends gathers at Jack's restaurant. New to the group is Kevin, not yet out.
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Plot summary
In West Hollywood, a circle of gay friends share their lives around Jack, who owns the restaurant where some of them wait tables and coaches the softball team they play on. Dennis is a photographer who wants more than casual sex. Cole is an actor who, without meaning to, keeps winding up with other men's boyfriends. Benji, the youngest, is drawn to gym bodies. Howie, a psychology student, cannot cut his ties to his ex-boyfriend Marshall, and Taylor is newly single. Patrick, the group's cynic, is asked by his sister to donate sperm so that she and her girlfriend can have a child. Kevin, twenty-three and not out yet, is the newest member.
Cast
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about The Broken Hearts Club: A Romantic Comedy (2000)
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- Billy Porter, the least-known actor in the cast at the time, won the role of Taylor by imbuing the character with heart and something real in his audition.
- Dean Cain took a role in the film against the wishes of his agents, who had warned him against playing a gay character.
- Berlanti wrote the film about his own circle of friends, and the Howie/Marshall storyline is semi-autobiographical, drawn from a relationship he once had.
- Kerr Smith, who knew Berlanti as the showrunner of Dawson's Creek, liked the script so much that he asked to be in the film, which gave him a cameo.
