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Donald Strachey: Third Man Out
- Director: Ron Oliver
- Writer: Gillian Horvath; Ron McGee; Mark Saltzman; Richard Stevenson
- Producer: Paul Colichman; Brad E. Danks; Barry Krost; James Shavick
CGiii Comment
The first installment and - on the basis of this - it is really rather mesmerizing as to why the others followed.
It does ask some incredibly important questions...but, the ridiculous light-heartedness trivialises everything.
Disposable day-time TV.
Trailer...
The(ir) Blurb...
Donald Strachey's claim to fame is being the only openly gay private investigator in the Albany area. He is married to Tim Callahan, the aide to Democratic senator, Dianne Glassman. Because of the expensive house renovations Donald and Tim are going through, Donald reluctantly takes the case of John Rutka, a gay advocate, who is hated by homophobes for being so vocally gay, and by many gays, such as Donald and Tim, because he, through his website, outs gays who want to stay in the closet. The higher the profile of his targets, the better he feels he is advancing the gay cause. John was shot in his own home by an unknown assailant, while his boyfriend Eddie Santon was home with him. John wants Donald to find out and nab who shot him, before the perpetrator finishes the job.
Cast & Characters
Chad Allen as Donald Strachey;
Sebastian Spence as Timmy Callahan;
Margot Kidder as Dorothy Fisher;
Gabrielle Rose as Edith Strong;
Nelson Wong as Kenny Kwon;
Daryl Shuttleworth as Detective Bailey;
Damon Runyan as Andrew McWhirter;
Lori Ann Triolo as Gina Santer;
William MacDonald as Jonas Baskin;
Barclay Hope as Carl Deems