Get Real is a coming-of-age story of Steven Carter (Ben Silverstone), a gay schoolboy who falls in love with the school headboy and star athlete John Dixon (Brad Gorton).
Steven and John light fags during their first meeting
Steven is comfortable with his sexuality and even frequents the public loo in the park for sexual gratification with men. He is not out yet, but he shares his secret with his best friend, the bubbly and always entertaining Linda (Charlotte Brittain).
Linda and Steven gawk at the handsome John
John being the popular high school jock, looks and acts straight, but is confused about his sexual preference after a past experience with another guy. He eventually discovers that he too is gay after falling in love with Steven.
John and Steve - the morning after
Like most non-conforming lovers do, Steven and John keep their relationship tightly under wraps. John insists on showcasing a straight guy persona. He tells Steven to pretend not to know nor talk to him in school in order to hide their secret. John even has a girlfriend Christina, who models for lingerie catalogues.
Finding time and privacy to be with each other becomes a challenge for Steven and John. They meet up only when their parents aren't at home. When they don't have the luxury of being alone at home, they run off to the park or the woods for their sexual encounters.
Romancing in the woods
Steven's mother starts feeling suspicious about Steven. She puts the pieces together and realizes that her son may be having a gay affair with John.
Their relationship gets a little rocky when Steven catches John with Christina on a night when John was supposed to have a rendezvous with Steven. Steven wants more out of their relationship. He wants John to feel good about being his lover and appreciate him more openly. John professes his love for Steven and vows to acknowledge him in public.
Steven is distraught after finding that John was on a date with Christina
Steven, having won an award for a previous article he wrote, decides to write about being gay and sneaks it into the school magazine as an anonymous writer. However, the headmaster dismisses the story as inappropriate for the magazine. Rumours start spreading about the article and everyone is talking about a possible gay couple in school.
Jessica, who has feelings for Steven, discovers that it was Steven who wrote the article. She also finds out that it was John whom Steven is romancing. John starts to feel anxious because students know that Steven and he have become 'pals' and fears that their secret might be unveiled. His anxiety is fueled when his parents find out that John lied to them about not knowing who Steven was, when in fact Steven had actually spent the weekend with John.
On Prize Day, John and Steven are given awards for their achievements in sports and journalism, respectively. Moments before the ceremony, Kevin and another friend find Steven affectionately holding, then ripping John's jersey out of frustration. They start roughing him up. John walks in and tells them that he'll take care of Steven. John fakes bashing up Steven but when the guys walk in and see them oddly close to each other, John pushes Steven against the locker and kicks him.
Steven comes out publicly
After the ceremony, Steven finds John sitting on the bench near the field. John apologizes for bashing him. He says that all he could think of after the bashing was to hold Steven and make him feel okay. John says that Steven is the only person he had loved. John is not ready to come out of the closet. Steven stands up, tells John to "be happy", and then walks away.
Will they remain together?
Verdict: Sublime and funny at times! This film is wonderfully written and directed. Ben Silverstone and Brad Gorton are great in their roles, Ben especially. But it is Charlotte Brittain who impresses the most. She steals every scene she is in. Does it live up to every gay person's fantasy of the geek finding romance with the jock? Yes! However, I wished there were sex scenes between Steven and John. My favorite scene from the movie was when Steven and John danced with their respective partners at the school ball, gazing into each other's eyes as the song 'You Are So Beautiful' was being played. Priceless. Overall, I give this movie 4 stars out of 5.
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Bonus: Steven and John in tender moments

































