Nervous Energy
- Director: Jean Stewart
- Writer: Howard Schuman
- Producer: Andrea Calderwood; Ann Scott
CGiii Comment
Thankfully, this has been forgotten...what a truly horrid depiction of gay lie...polluted with horrid gay characters.
With mid 90s HIV/AIDS dramas...usually, sentimentality prevails - not so here, the complete opposite.
The drama centres around Tom - a self-centred, objectionable chap with a serious wardrobe malfunction.
The writing is spurious, the direction is drab and the acting - especially by the supporting cast - is chronically bad.
There are so many scenes that should have been deleted - the leather/rubber-clad priest for one...with these cuts it would have been a watchable short film.
Jean Stewart was obviously not qualified for the job - knowing nothing about gay men and/or gay life.
A vile film - in every respect.
No trailer...
The(ir) Blurb...
Tom is a young man with AIDS living in London with his lover Ira. The disease has exaggerated Toms nervous energy and in his manic state he suddenly decides to go to Glasgow to visit the family he hasn't seen in ten years. His brother Ian is thoroughly disgusted by his lifestyle and only his mother shows any compassion for him. The visit soon develops into a nightmare as dementia sets in and Tom's health rapidly declines. Finally, events come to a head and Ira has no choice but to force Tom back to London, where he expects him to die at any time. After treatment, Tom gets a brief reprieve, having discovered that his real family is his adopted one in London.
Cast & Characters
Alfred Molina as Ira Moss;
Cal Macaninch as Tom Kelso;
John McGlynn as Ian Kelso;
Siobhan Redmond as Joyce;
Annette Crosbie as Meg Kelso;
Joseph Brady as Tom's father;
Jennifer Nixon as Fiona;
Rosalind Fazzi as Nancy;
Caroline Guthrie as Elaine;
Robert Donavan as Belfast John;
Gary Cady as Nicholas;
Kal Weber as Noah;
Michael Shannon as Neil Turkle;
William Scott-Masson as Dr. Mike;
Isobel Raine as Sandra