The Original Boy Watcher's Guide to the Movies
by Cub Cuddler
11th edition (C) 1996 CC Inc.
A Boy Watchers Inc. Production
Author's Note: This Guide is intended to be a reference for people who appreciate the most beautiful creatures on Earth, boys. The rating is based on many factors, the cuteness of the boy, how much of the boy we get to see (i.e., shirtless, nude), and the story. Juggling all these various factors is difficult but hopefully the rating becomes a measurement of the best OVERALL viewing experience. My thanks to everyone who made suggestions/comments. I tried to view as many of your recommendations as possible and will continue to do so. As always comments/suggestions about this edition are welcome.
Title:The Adventures of Huck Finn
Boy Star(s): Elijah Wood
Age: 11
Comments: Elijah and his glowing blue eyes are a joy to watch. His shirt is in various stages of openness, at times so tantalizingly close to revealing his entire chest. One of the best boy actors ever in prime form.
Title: At Play in the Fields of the Lord
Boy Star(s): Niilo Kivirinta (Billy Quarrier)
Age: 8, (All)
Comments: Full frontal nudity of blond white boy on several occasions. Also lots of nude native boys.
Title: Avalon
Boy Star(s): Elijah Wood(Michael)
Age: 9
Comments: Elijah's first movie at about the age of 9. He is a fairly major character and is in a lot of scenes. And yes those eyes are most definitely there even at that age.
Title: Bad News Bears
Boy Star(s): Brandon Cruz (Joey Turner), Quinn Smith (Lupus), Chris Barnes (Tanner Boyle)
Age: 9-13
Comments: You can't go wrong with a movie about Little Leaguers. Tanner and 'the Looper' are on the All-Star team.
Title: Bad News Bears Breaking Training
Boy Star(s):Quinn Smith (Lupus), Chris Barnes (Tanner Boyle)
Age: 9-13
Comments: Tanner and the gang are back. Unfortunately 'the Looper' is seldom seen.
Title: The Beiniker Gang
Boy Star(s): Danny Pintario (Ben)
Age: 7, 11
Comments: Danny's second movie and he's just as cute as in Cujo, you just dont get to see as much of his cute little bod is all. There are a lot of people I'm sure who would have liked to have been in charge of little Danny and this band of orphans who run away.
Title: The Black Stallion
Boy Star(s): Kelly Reno (Alec)
Age: 10
Comments: The first half is great, lots of shots of Kelly along the beach wearing only what amounts to a loincloth. When it gets wet (as happens a lot) it becomes basically transparent. He hasn't got the cutest face in the world but this movie shows off his body very well. The perfect movie for those who enjoy admiring the young male form.
Title: Blank Check
Boy Star(s): Brian Bonsall (Preston)
Age: 11
Comments: Little Brian isn't as cute as he was when he was younger but he's still nice, especially when he appears shirtless.
Title: The Blue Lagoon
Boy Star(s): Unknown
Age: 8
Comments: Young boy and girl get trapped on desert island need I say more? Only first 30 minutes are worth watching. VCR Freeze Frame Moment: Boy and girl are running down the beach nude, freeze at the very end and you can see his butt.
Title: BOGUS
Boy Star(s): Haley Joel Osment
Age: 7
Comments: Fans of the now buried ABC tv show Thunder Alley will not want to miss this fantasy flick which stars Haley Joel Osment. This movie is for boy lovers who are interested in seeing 90 minutes of eye candy because you certainly would not go for the plot. But oh what eye candy it is! Little Haley is a major cutie who is on screen almost the entire time. Lets hope we see even more of him in the future. VCR Freeze Frame Moment: As his overalls are being stripped off of him you catch a very brief glimpse of his white undies.
Title: The Boy Who Could Fly
Boy Star(s): Fred Savage (little brother)
Age: 8
Comments: The very first movie (at about age 8) of one of the cutest boy actors ever. Although not admittedly as cute in this movie as at age 11 (see Vice Versa).
Title: Captain Ron
Boy Star(s): Benjamin Salisbury (Ben)
Age: 11
Comments: A slapstick comedy with a fairly cute boy. At one point he plays strip Monopoly(now there's a good party idea).
Title: The Champ
Boy Star(s): Ricky Schroder
Age: 6
Comments: The Birth of a Legend. Little Ricky couldn't get any cuter than he did with this movie. VCR Freeze Frame Moment: Rick and his dad are pulling their clothes off to go swimming. Ricky moves so quick he pulls down his shorts and you can see his butt.
Title: Chippendiddies (England)
Boy Star(s): Kyle Donnelly, Simon Griffiths, Jordan Miles,
Shane Miles, Matthew Norbury, Aaron Reed, John Trevor, Daniel Windsor
Age: 10-13
Comments: An English all-boys version of the Chippendales. If that statement is not enough to get your heart racing a little faster then you need a hormone check. Although they dont get down to a g-string they are certainly a blend of sexy and sweet that will have you dieing to book them for your next party. Kyle in particular is a doll.
Title: A Christmas Story
Boy Star(s): Peter Billingsley (Ralphie)
Age: 10
Comments: Peter's looks are too obscured by those glasses for my tastes.
Title: Children of the Lost City (French)
Boy Star(s): Joseph Lucien (Denree)
Age(s): 4-10
Comments: Truly a very strange movie, probably even more strange than Leolo. I can't even begin to describe the plot since no words can do it justice. However, I will say that once you just sit back and accept what's happening on screen you can't help but become engaged with what's happening. Anyone with a taste for Terry Gilliam type films with some boys thrown in will definitely appreciate this movie.
Title: The Client
Boy Star(s): Brad Renfro (Mark)
Age: 12, 9
Comments: A fairly good(i.e., very watchable but not in the same league as The Fugitive, Road Warrior,et al) action flick about two white trash boys who see too much while sneaking a smoke one day. Brad is 13 and is basically the star of the show as he plays the wise ass, street-smart older brother. The younger brother is about 9 and cuter. Unfortunately he spends most of the movie lying in a hospital bed.
Title: The Cowboys
Boy Star(s): Unknown
Age: 9-14
Comments: Features about 10 or so boys, most pretty good looking. A real treat for the eyes.
Title: Cross My Heart (French)
Boy Star(s): Sylvain Copans (Martin), Nicolas Parodi (Jerome), Mathieu
Poussin (Nicolas)
Age: 11-13
Comments: A handsome young boy's mother dies and because he is afraid of going to an orphanage he keeps it a secret. His friends are very supportive and go to incredible lengths to support him. This is a touching movie about true friendship.
Title: Cujo
Boy Star(s): Danny Pintario (Tad)
Age: 6
Comments: Danny's first movie and his cutest. The heart begins to race faster as the movie goes along leading up to the end where the almost nude Danny is sweaty and hot. A must see for all of his fans from TV. VCR Freeze Frame Moment: At the end of the movie as little Danny's oh so adorable nearly nude body is lying in the car you don't want to miss that shot!
Title: Cure, The
Boy Star(s): Joey Mazzello (Dexter), Brad Renfro (Erik)
Age: 12, 13
Comments: Joey and Brad team up in this sensitive movie about a boy with AIDS and the outcast who befriends him. Good acting combined with some good boy shots (you get to see both shirtless) make this worth a see. Could have used a stronger script though.
Title: D.A.R.Y.L.
Boy Star(s): Barret Oliver (Daryl or D.A.R.Y.L.)
Age: 11
Comments: Cute Barret Oliver is back again, slightly older than in Neverending Story but still cute. Story is fairly good but fails to live up to its potential.
Title: Dennis the Menice
Boy Star(s): Mason Gamble
Age: 7
Comments: Little Mason is a cutie and is given many chances to show off his cuteness. He is in the bathtub several times and shirtless in several other scenes. Could be the next Ricky Shroder.
Title: Double McGuffin
Boy Star(s): Unknown
Age: 9-13
Comments: Gang of boys solves a mystery. Youngest one isn't bad looking.
Title: Dunston Checks In
Boy Star(s): Eric Loyd
Age: 8
Comments: Little Eric is back and you're bound to go ape over him in this comedy! He is as cute as ever as he tries to foil a thief using a chimp to do his dirty work. The humor is mildly amusing but the real eye popper is Eric. He runs around in loose baggy shorts much of the time and has a bubble bath with Dunston (first time in my life Ive wanted to be a chimp!). If you liked him in the Santa Clause you'll love him in this one! VCR Freeze Frame Moment: At one point little Eric is sleeping on the couch in his cute little shorts. A lovely sight of a sweet little boy sleeping.
Title: Dutch
Boy Star(s): Ethan Randall
Age: 12
Comments: Man and boy travel cross-country and 'bond' together. An interesting plot idea that makes this a movie to check out on a slow night.
Title: The Earthling
Boy Star(s): Ricky Schroder
Age: 8
Comments: The perfect showcase movie for Ricky's cuteness. Little Ricky's parents are killed while on vacation in Australia leaving him to fend for himself until a man (William Holden) reluctantly agrees to let him come with him.
Title: Empire of the Sun
Boy Star(s): Christian Bale (Jim)
Age: 12
Comments: A feast for the eyes. Young Christian is a pleasure to watch throughout the movie. Features some wonderful close-ups of his peaches and cream face and a soundtrack that will have you dreaming of choirboys for a week.
Title: Fallen Idol, The (French)
Boy Star(s): Bobby Henry
Age: 8
Comments: An old movie about a young blond French boy who worships the butler. The butler doesn't seem to be all that interested in the boy though, which is a shame. The story revolves around an affair the butler is having.
Title: FIRST KID
Boy Star(s): Brock Pierce (Luke), Zach Ty Bryan
Age: 12
Comments: Not a bad way to burn a couple of hours. This is a man/boy bonding movie in the tradition of Dutch (with many of the same gags). VCR Freeze Frame Moment: Brock moons the camera near the start of the movie.
Title: Fluke
Boy Star(s): Max Pomeranc
Age: 11
Comments: Max is back in this somewhat strange fable about a man who is killed in a car wreck and comes back as a dog. Unfortunately Max is only in the last 1/2 hour of the movie. He is still just as sweet as ever.
Title: For A Lost Solder (Dutch)
Boy Star(s): Maarten Smit (Jeroen)
Age: 11
Comments: One of the most talked about man/boy films in a long time it is certainly a very interesting movie to watch. However as I left the theater I kept thinking to myself 'I would have liked to have seen more of the relationship between Walt and Jeroen as it grew and flowered'. The movie is a look back at one boy's brief love affair with a Canadian solder during WWII. Any boy lover will have to smile at some of the scenes between the two as they try and overcome the language barrier and the boy's initial wariness of adults. And when they engage in passionate kisses the pulse rate is sure to go up. However, the nagging feeling there are holes in what you are seeing persists, things about the relationship you would like to see but don't. For instance, the two are seen eyeing each other at a dance from a distance. Next scene the two are in empty dance hall dancing intimately. It certainly would have been interesting to watch how this happened. This is a good movie, a few changes and it could have been great. Afterword: After viewing the movie again I have realized that the scene in the dance hall did not take place but was in fact a wishful thought on the part of Jeroen.
Title: Forever Young
Boy Star(s): Elijah Wood(Nat)
Age: 10
Comments: Elijah and his blue eyes are, unfortunately, relegated to a supporting role in this movie. However, he is on screen enough to satisfy his many fans and his 'romance' with Mel Gibson is interesting to watch.
Title: Free Willy
Boy Star(s): Jason James Richter (Jesse)
Age: 12
Comments: A boy falls in love with a whale. Unfortunately the boy is only average looking and is never seen shirtless, despite what the advance publicity for the movie might indicate. However this is a promising story idea and the boy is on screen almost the whole time. One very interesting scene for the boy watcher will be Jesse's appearance in a wet suit. From that you can easily tell he's all boy. So if your looking to spend a few hours gazing at an 11-year-old boy this could be the movie for you.
Title: The Golden Child
Boy Star(s): Unknown
Age: 9-12
Comments: Great scene where Eddie Murphy is playing basketball on the playground, shirtless boys everywhere.
Title: The Good Son
Boy Star(s): Macaulay Culkin, Elijah Wood
Age: 12
Comments: The two biggest boy stars around are together on screen and both are as attractive as ever. As you would imagine either one or both are on screen the whole time, making for very enjoyable viewing of this 'thriller' in which Mac tries to kill Elijah.
Title: The Goonies
Boy Star(s): Sean Astin (Mikey), Corey Feldman (Mouth), etc.
Age: 11-13
Comments: Great kid flick. Sean Astin was quite a looker back then.
Title: Home Alone
Boy Star(s): Macaulay Culkin
Age: 9
Comments: No explanation is needed.
Title: Home Alone 2
Boy Star(s): Macaulay Culkin
Age: 11
Comments: Mac is back! And shirtless too! Enough said.
Title: A Home of Our Own
Boy Star(s): T.J. Lowther
Age: 8-14
Comments: A dull movie-of-the-week type plot and boys that don't exactly make your heart race doesn't exactly add up to a good movie. However, T.J.is cute and is shirtless in one scene. See this one on a REALLY slow night.
Title: Honkytonk Man
Boy Star(s): Kyle Eastwood (Whit)
Age: 11
Comments: Kyle accompanies dad on trip to Nashville. He's a fine looking boy and a pleasure to watch.
Title: Hope and Glory
Boy Star(s): Sebastion Rice Edwards (Bill)
Age: 8
Comments: Young Sebastion is a typical British boy, nice soft complexion, cute little body.
Title: Indian In The Cupboard
Boy Star(s): Hal Scardino (Omri)
Age: 10
Comments: Max's buddy in Searching for Bobby Fischer is back, this time as star of his own movie. While certainly not the fox that Max is, Hal is cute enough in his own way in this charming story based on the best selling book of the name.
Title: Into the West (Irish)
Boy Star(s): Ciaran Fitzgerald (Ossie), Ruaidhri Conroy (Tito)
Age: 11
Comments: Two Irish urchans steal a horse and ride across Ireland. Both are average looking.
Title: The Island
Boy Star(s): Jeffery Frank (Justin)
Age: 11
Comments: A boy and his father are kidnapped by pirates. The boy is brainwashed into becoming one of them. He is about 12 and not bad looking.
Title: JACK
Boy Star(s): Adam Zolotin (Louis)
Age: 10-12
Comments: A fun to watch film about Robin Williams going to school as a 10 year old trapped in a 40 year old body.(hmmmm....now THERE is something most boy lovers can relate to!) The treehouse scenes especially will make you laugh.
Title: Jack The Bear
Boy Star(s): Robert Steinmiller (Jack), Miko Hughes (Dylan)
Age: 11,5
Comments: Pleasant to watch, though neither boy is exceptionally cute. A couple of scenes with younger in underwear. Older boy (Robert) is on screen almost entire movie.
Title: Josh and SAM
Boy Star(s): Noah Fleiss (SAM)
Age: 9
Comments: Not a great movie but watchable on a slow night. The main boy (Noah) is not exceptionable but all right none the less. The story is ridiculous and not believable for a second, don't miss the tanning bed scene near the end though.
Title: King of the Hill
Boy Star(s): Jesse Bradford (Aaron), Cameron Boyd (Sullivan)
Age: 12, 7
Comments: A boy and his brother growing up during the Depression. Jesse (12) is all right looking and little Cameron (7) is fairly cute in this realistic portrayal of life in the 1930's.
Title: Kramer vs. Kramer
Boy Star(s): Justin Henry
Age: 6
Comments: Justin, the youngest person ever to be nominated for an Academy Award, is a cute little boy. He appears several times in underwear and once shirtless.
Title: Last Flight of Noah's Ark, The
Boy Star(s): Ricky Schroder (Bobby)
Age: 10
Comments: Little Ricky in his prime. The subject of many men's dreams appears in his underwear for one unforgettable scene and shirtless in several others. The plot in this Disney movie is as thin as little Ricky's undies but any excuse to see him in his briefs and shirtless sounds great to me. A must-see for any Ricky fan. VCR Slow-Mo Moment: The one minute of tape where Ricky is in his undies. Whew!
Title: Leolo (French-Canadian)
Boy Star(s): Maxime Collin (Leolo)
Age: 12
Comments: Surely one of the weirdest movies ever made but a must see for the boy watcher. Leolo is a handsome boy who engages in some bizarre sex acts. Enough said.
Title: Little Buddah
Boy Star(s): Alex Weisendanger
Age: 11
Comments: Buddist monks come to Seattle in search of the reincarnation of their Lama, who they believe is now an 8 year old boy. Little Alex is a CUTE blond boy who appears in half the scenes. The movie itself, while interesting in places, has writing and acting that leave something to be desired.
Title: Little Giants
Boy Star(s): Unknown
Age: 9-12
Comments: Following in the footsteps of Mighty Ducks comes this movie about Pee Wee football. The boy you'll probably fall in love with is the one who appears in a shark shirt the first time you see him. He's a real fox. The boy playing Jr. is a looker too. There are a couple of underwear scenes thrown in for good measure.
Title: Little Lord Fauntleroy
Boy Star(s): Ricky Schroder
Age: 8
Comments: Little Ricky at his cutest age.
Title: The Little Rascals
Boy Star(s): Unknown
Age: 5-7
Comments: A remake of the classic Our Gang series of the 1930's. Some of the scenes are lifted right from the original series and overall this is a fairly amusing movie. Many of the boys are cute, in a 5-year-old sort of way, and they certainly have the right philosophy in life: avoid girls and you'll save yourself a lot of trouble.
Title: Lord of the Flies (original)
Boy Star(s): James Aubrey (Ralph), Tom Chapin (Jack), Tom Gaman (Simon),
Surtees twins (Sam and Eric)
Age: 9-12
Comments: Great movie with 10-15 boys shirtless throughout almost the whole movie. Captures their chests especially well. Laserdisk Edition: Recently Lord of the Flies was remastered for the Criterion Collection on laserdisc. This is a MUST HAVE disc! Not only does the image look sharper than ever but included on the disk are numerous extras. At the end there is approx. 20 minites of additional footage such as outtakes (yes, some with nudity), stills from production, film of the boys arrival in Puerto Rico, screen tests, the trailers for both this version and the 1990 remake, and excerpts from a newspaper the boys published. Also, during the film itself, in addition to the digital audio track containing the soundtrack there is commentary by several makers of the film on Analog track 2 providing lots of inside stories about the production (did you know that except for one scene all the dialog is dubbed?). There is also narration by the author, William Golding, on Analog track 1. If you love Lord of the Flies this is the way to see it!
Title: Lord of the Flies (remake)
Boy Star(s): Balthzar Getty (Ralph)
Age: 9-13
Comments: A pretty good flick, doesn't live up to the original though.
Title: Macbeth (Roman Polanski version)
Boy Star(s): Mark Dightam (Macduff's son)
Age: 5
Comments: The Ultimate VCR Freeze Frame Moment. VCR Freeze Frame Moment: Lady McDuff gives her kids a sponge bath. As they stand up in the pot and as they are dried you get a full view of young boy cock.
Title: Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome
Boy Star(s): Unknown
Comments: Max stumbles upon a whole colony of shirtless boys.
Title: Man Of The House
Boy Star(s): Jonathan Taylor Thomas
Age: 12
Comments: JTT moves to the big screen in this amusing story of a boy trying not to be hurt by another man after his father walked out. The story is engaging and your sure to be enchanted by JTT's new friend Norm.
Title: The Man Without A Face
Boy Star(s): Nick Stahl
Age: 12
Comments: A 13-year-old from a messed up family seeks out Mel Gibson to tutor him. After a rough start Mel begins to 'bond' with the boy. When the boy discovers the truth about his dead stepfather he runs to Gibson for 'comfort'. He spends the night there wearing only T-shirt and underwear. When police come searching for the boy it is revealed that Gibson is suspected of 'molesting' a 13-year-old former student. Although this movie makes it clear that the relationship between Gibson and the boys is purely platonic it does make the strong point that men and boys can be in love.
Title: Meatballs
Boy Star(s): Chris Makepiece (Rudy)
Age: 12
Comments: This very funny comedy about a summer camp will bring back memories for some. Needless to say there are many cute campers to watch to go along with the 'bonding' between Rudy and Tripper.
Title: The Mighty Ducks
Boy Star(s): Unknown
Age: 11-13
Comments: Some cuties on a hockey team in the Bad News Bears on Ice.
Title: Milk Money
Boy Star(s): Michael Patrick Carter (Frank)
Age: 10
Comments: This movie is about 3 boys who go into the city to see a naked lady. The leading boy is played by Michael, a fine specimen of boyhood! There are several shirtless scenes with him, including one where the woman asks them to raise their shirts so she can see their chests. Yummy! This is a cute movie with a few laughs and I could sit and stare at Michael for hours.
Title: The Mosquito Coast
Boy Star(s): River Phoenix (Charlie) Jadrain Steele
Age: 13,10
Comments: Many nice shots of River and the boy who played the younger brother shirtless.
Title:Motorama
Boy Star(s):
Age: 11
Comments: A very strange movie about a 10-year old boy's quest to win a contest. He is a handsome lad who has many unpleasant things happen to him on the road. There is one scene where he is in boxers. Not for the faint of heart.
Title: Murphy's Romance
Boy Star(s): Corey Haim
Age: 10
Comments: Corey Haim at his cutest age. Love those tight jeans he wore.
Title: My Life as a Dog (Danish)
Boy Star(s): Unknown
Age: 9
Comments: Swedish film starring young boy. He's not that cute but has several memorable scenes, including one where he gets bottle stuck on his cock.
Title: My Fathers Glory (French)
Boy Star(s): Julien Ciamaca (Marcel), Victorien Delamare (Paul)
Age: 12, 7
Comments: A sweet story about a boys idolization of his father which takes place mostly over a summer holiday in the hills of Provence. A sweet and touching look at the world through a boy's eye and not to be missed for the outdoor bathing scene.
Title: My Summer Story
Boy Star(s): Kieran Culkin (Ralphie), Christian Culkin (Randy)
Age: 11, 7
Comments: A sequel to A Christmas story with the continuing chronicles of the Parker family. Not as funny as a Christmas Story but a few chuckles to be sure. Kieran and Christian are cuter than the originals (and cuter than their big bro Mac IMHO). Unfortunately we don't get much skin. What's a summer movie without a pool/lake scene?!
Title: The Neverending Story
Boy Star(s): Barret Oliver (Bastian) Noah Hathaway (Atreyu)
Age: 10, 12
Comments: Both are a real treat to watch. Weather its the shirtless Noah or the cute Barret this movie is a feast for the eyes.
Title: North
Boy Star(s):Elijah Wood(North)
Age: 13
Comments: The current #1 boy star is the title character in this amusing but hardly hilarious comedy. At age 13 he's still handsome and, yes, those beautiful eyes are still there. The plot revolves around Elijah divorcing his parents and conducting a worldwide search for new ones. Well I for one would be more than happy to adopt Elijah and I'm sure I'm not alone in that regard. He appears shirtless for only the second time in his movie career for an all too brief moment in this film.
Title: Oliver
Boy Star(s): Mark Lester (Oliver)
Age: 10
Comments: A real cutie, especially the shirtless scene during 'I'll Do Anything For You'. Note: This was the last musical ever to win the Academy Award for Best Picture.
Title: Paradise
Boy Star(s): Elijah Wood
CC Rating:
Age: 9
Comments: A remake of 'The Grand Highway'. Nice scene with him swimming in underwear.
Title: Pelle the Conqueror (Danish)
Boy Star(s): Pelle Hvenegaard (Pelle)
Age: 10
Comments: Pelle is a handsome young Swedish lad and naturally, according to some law of film which states all boys in European films must appear nude, he has several VCR Freeze Frame Moments where his body is put on display for all to see.
Title: A Perfect World
Boy Star(s): T.J. Lowther (Phillip)
Age: 10
Comments: In this movie Kevin Costner does what every boy lover longs to do, 'bond' with an 8-year-old boy. In this movie the boy, who is fairly cute I might add, is in his underwear for the first half of the movie, which makes for some interesting shots. At one point the boy willingly shows Costner his penis to determine whether it is 'puny' or not. Although the plot doesn't go where I or most boy lovers would want it to go it is certainly an interesting idea and 'stimulating' to watch at times.
Title: Princess Bride
Boy Star(s): Fred Savage (Grandson)
Age: 9
Comments: A cameo role for Fred but that oh so cute face never looked better.
Title: Radio Flyer
Boy Star(s): Elijah Wood , Joey Mazzello
Age: 10,8
Comments: Many close shots of Elijah's glowing blue eyes. He looks much cuter in this movie than in the earlier Paradise. The little brother in the movie is really cute.
Title: Raggedy Man
Boy Star(s): Henry Thomas
Age: 8
Comments: The very first movie for Henry Thomas. Several scenes where him and cute little brother are shirtless, including one in underwear.
Title: River Wild, The
Boy Star(s): Joey Mazzello
Age: 11
Comments: Watching this movie I kept thinking 'I hope I get to see him shirtless'. The him of course is Joey Mazzello and my patience was finally rewarded near the end of the movie by a brief shirtless shot. Little Joey seems to be the master of the adoring look and is as cute as ever in this action movie.
Title: The Road Warrior
Boy Star(s): Unknown
Age: 8
Comments: The Ferral child, a young boy who wears basically nothing. Enough said.
Title: Rocket Gibraltar
Boy Star(s): Macaulay Culkin
Age: 7 (9-12)
Comments: Mac's first movie. Also several other boys who are nice to look at.
Title: Rookie of the Year
Boy Star(s): Thomas Ian Nicholas
Age: 12
Comments: 12-year-old boy gets to pitch for the Cubs. He's OK looking and there are some shots of shirtless boys in stands. An OK movie that would be great with a few cast changes.
Title: Sandlot
Boy Star(s): Thomas Guiry
Age: 11
Comments: The boys are mostly unexceptional but the main boy is not bad. There is one scene in a swimming pool with all the boys.
Title: Santa Clause, The
Boy Star(s): Eric Lloyd (Charlie)
Age: 6
Comments: Little Eric looks cute in his pjs and some of the 'elves' (who look suspiciously like boys) aren't bad looking either in this comedy where everyone's favorite Tool Man (and the envy of every Boy Lover) becomes the patron saint of Boy Lovers, St. Nick.
Title: Searching for Bobby Fischer
Boy Star(s): Max Pomeranc
Age: 9
Comments: This is an excellent movie. Newcomer Max Pomeranc is a very attractive boy with wonderful eyes. He is on-screen almost the whole time as he plays a young chess prodigy. He is seen in a swimming pool and a couple of times in the bathtub.
Title: Second Best
Boy Star(s): Chris Cleary Miles (James)
Age: 10
Comments: A very touching movie about a single man's effort to adopt a 10-year-old boy with a troubled past. As they each struggle with issues of intimacy you can't help but be moved. The most touching scene has to be when the man's father has died and the boy comforts him. A movie every true BL should see, especially if they have ever considered adoption. Also, Chris appears shirtless and in undies in several scenes.
Title: Shadowlands
Boy Star(s): Joey Mazzello (Douglas)
Age: 9
Comments: All of Joey's fans can get a quick fix with this movie if they cant get a hold of Jurassic Park or Radio Flyer. He plays a supporting role is this true story about the life of C. S. Lewis. Besides Joey, the presence of the wonderful Anthony Hopkins and the British setting make this an enjoyable movie to watch.
Title: Silent Fall
Boy Star(s): Ben Faulkner
Age: 10
Comments: A pretty slow movie with a very interesting plot twist at the end. Ben is an average looking boy playing an autistic witness to a murder. Some very exotic pictures of him come into play towards the end of the movie. Not a must-see but interesting if you get a chance.
Title: Six Pack
Boy Star(s): Robbie Fleming (Little Harry)
Age: 7 (10-14)
Comments: A gang of six kids becomes a pit crew in this Kenny Rodger's flick. The older boys aren't bad looking but Robbie is a doll in the Ricky Shroder mold.
Title: Sleepless in Seattle
Boy Star(s): Ross Malinger
Age: 8
Comments: Little 8-year-old Ross tries to find a new wife for his dad. He is a cute boy. Unfortunately we don't get to see enough of him.
Title: Small Change (French)
Boy Star(s): Geory Desmouceaux (Patrick)
Age: 8-12
Comments: Francois Truffaut's look at children in a French town. The boys are very attractive and there is a thread of sexuality throughout the story. Such vignettes as teachers discussing boys 'fiddling with themselves' and a boy telling a dirty joke make this a cute movie. Also there is an underwear scene near the end of the film.
Title: Sundays Children (Swedish)
Boy Stars: Henrik Linnros (Pu)
CC Rating:
Age: 8
Comments: Bergmans autobiographical look at childhood in Sweden. Henrik is a stunningly beautiful boy with a fiery disposition. He is on screen almost the entire time and makes wonderful eye candy. His preacher father is cold, distant, and somewhat abusive. This is one remembrance of childhood that can't be called nostalgic. VCR Freeze Frame Moment: Like all Europe films Sundays Children does feature beautiful Pu as Nature intended. Your patience will be rewarded when you see that stunning boy in all his glory toward the end of the film.
Title: Tall Tales
Boy Star(s): Nick Stahl
Age: 13
Comments: Nick has unfortunately hit puberty in this formulaic picture.
Title: This Special Friendship (French)
Boy Star(s): Unknown
Age: 16, 11
Comments: A boy-love classic that will bring a smile to anyone who has ever been in love with a young boy. Story about a 16-year-old who has a romantic relationship with an 11-year-old.
Title: Time Bandits
Boy Star(s): Craig Warnock (Kevin)
Age: 10
Comments: Craig is a fine looking boy a la Barret Oliver (see Neverending Story) who is in almost every scene. Really nice to look at.
Title: 3 Ninjas
Boy Star(s): Max Eliot Slade
Age: 12
Comments: Three Boys become Ninjas. Unfortunately, their karate suits don't reveal enough chest to allow for full appreciation of their cuteness. 'Rocky' is the best looking in the opinion of this reviewer.
Title: Three Wishes
Boy Star(s): Joseph Mazzello (Tom), Seth Mumy (Gunny)
Age: 12, 5
Comments: One of our favorite boys is in desperate need of a father in his life in this '50s flashback. As a plot line it is very promising but the delivery is only so-so. The story revolves around Patrick Swayze entering the lives of Tom, Gunny, and their mother. Swayze provides the male figure Tom so desperately needs, a situation every true boy lover would love to be in. More male-bonding scenes and less of the 'conformist suburbia' plot would have been most welcome. Seth is a doll to watch but seems only tangential to the plot line.
Title: Tom And Huck
Boy Star(s): Jonathan Taylor Thomas, Brad Renfro
Age: 11, 14
Comments: Everyone's favorite all-American boy and some people's favorite street boy team up in this Disney version of Twain's classic tale. JTT is just as likable as ever and Renfro, well he's typical Renfro. This movie is a must for all you JTT fans out there who wondered whether he had an innie or an outie belly button.
Title: Vice Versa
Boy Star(s): Fred Savage (Charlie)
Age: 10
Comments: Fred at his cutest, he is on screen almost the whole time and is great to watch.
Title: Vito and the Others (Italian)
Boy Star(s): Unknown
Age: 12-14
Comments: Provocative subject matter as a bunch of street boys becomes prostitutes and Vito is raped in jail. Unfortunately, none of this is graphically shown and there is no nudity.
Title: War, The
Boy Star(s):Elijah Wood (Stu)
Age: 13
Comments: The greatest boy star of his generation has hit puberty in this coming of age movie set in the rural South during Vietnam. However, everyone who has a soft spot in his heart for Elijah will appreciate the fine performance he gives in this movie. He also appears in his underwear giving one pause to reflect how much he has changed since his undies appearance in Paradise. There are some younger boys that might be attractive, if they weren't so dirty. The story itself is somewhat wooden and slow, saved only by the good acting.
Title: War Of The Buttons (French)(Original)
Boy Star(s): Unknown
CC Rating:
Age: 8-13
Comments: French film about groups of boys from two rival towns fighting 'wars' where the winner cuts the buttons off the shirt and pants of the losers. You'll laugh when the fiery youngest boy suggests they cut off their wieners instead. Also to be enjoyed is a romp through the woods nude so as to make it impossible to get their buttons cut off. This film does have a serious point though as many of the boys, especially the leader of the gang, have cold, abusive parents. This is a source for much of the hostility on the boys' part.
Title: The Wizard
Boy Star(s): Fred Savage, Luke Edwards
Age: 12, 8
Comments: Two boys and a girl travel halfway across the country. Both Fred and other boy are cute.
Title: You Are Not Alone (Danish)
Boy Star(s): Unknown
Age: 12, 10
Comments: Two Danish boys fall in love in this highly acclaimed import. The two boys bond together in the atmosphere of a repressed boarding school. The youngest, Kim, is quite a looker.
FAQ
Q: I can't seem to find some of the movies listed at my local (insert
movie chain here). Where can I get these movies?
Your best bet would be to try a national mail order video house such as Facets or Insiders Video Club.
Q: I know of several movies that I think would be obvious choices that
aren't on the list. Why not?
Unfortunately there have been several suggestions made to me that I have been unable to track down. (A good example of this is Bless the Beasts and the Children.) Also with some movies the simple lack of time has been the culprit. If anyone knows of a way I can get paid for watching boy movies full time let me know! :)