On the website Towelroad, Baran is quoted as saying, “I loved teen movies and never really saw one for gay kids that both addressed their sexuality in the way that straight movies like Weird Science or American Pie or Superbad did, and let them get what they want.” To the Huffington Post, Baran added, “It’s also about how our erotic materials help gay men understand who they are… even if sometimes it leads them to form the wrong impressions about what sex is actually going to be like.” Baran’s homage has clearly resonated with a lot of people, since “Jackpot” has screened at a string of film festivals since its completion in 2012. Then the spirit of one of the cover-models (played by Adam Fleming) urges Jack to fight back, saying that now that Jack’s been found out, he has nothing to lose. Only after he finds the stash, Jack has to deal with a trio of bullies who already call him “fag” every day, and who now have more ammunition for their insults, since they’ve just found him kneeling next to a stack of beefcake mags. Anyone-gay or straight-who ever found an unclaimed pornographic magazine laying around should feel a pang of recognition at Adam Baran’s short “Jackpot,” which is about a gay teenager named Jack Hoffman (played by Ethan Navarro) who bicycles across his suburban neighborhood when he hears about a dumpster full of gay porn.
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