{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2026}} {{Infobox film | name = Big Gay Love | image = BigGayLoveFilm.jpg | caption = Movie poster | director = Ringo Le | starring = Jonathan Lisecki<br />Nicholas Brendon | released = {{Film date|2013|06|22|Frameline Film Festival|2014|05|23|USA|df=yes}} | runtime = 85 mins | country = United States | language = English }} '''''Big Gay Love''''' is a 2013 American comedy film written and directed by Ringo Le and produced by Quentin Lee and Marisa Le.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2573206/|title=Big Gay Love (2013)|website=imdb.com|accessdate=22 August 2017}}</ref> The story centers on Bob (Jonathan Lisecki), an overweight gay man who overcomes discrimination and insecurity based on his looks to find love in the form of a chef named Andy (Nicholas Brendon).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiewire.com/2013/07/outfest-weekend-preview-what-films-to-see-and-why-we-need-the-festival-197056/|title=Outfest Weekend Preview: What Films to See and Why We Need the Festival - IndieWire|first=Ryan|last=Lattanzio|website=www.indiewire.com|date=11 July 2013 |accessdate=22 August 2017}}</ref>
The film was funded through Kickstarter and reached its goal on 23 March 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1789946788/big-gay-love-movie-w-jonathan-lisecki-and-nicholas|title=Big Gay Love Movie w/ Jonathan Lisecki & Nicholas Brendon|website=Kickstarter|accessdate=22 August 2017}}</ref>
==Cast== * Jonathan Lisecki as Bob * Nicholas Brendon as Andy * Ann Walker as Betty * Ethan Le Phong as Chase (as Phong Truong) * Todd Stroik as Aidan * Ken Takemoto as Mr. Tran * Drew Droege as Dan#1 * Amy Hill as Dr. Barrenbottom * Jason Stuart as Dan#2 * Karina Bonnefil as Billy Gene * Jeffrey Damnit as Rambo * Harvey Guillén as Brian * Ina-Alice Kopp as Lana * Jesse James Rice as Tag * Reed Schiff as jazz pianist
==Reception== ''Big Gay Love'' premiered at the Frameline Film Festival and then screened at Outfest, Philadelphia QFest, and the Palm Springs Cinema Diverse Film Festival where it was named Festival Favourite Film.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/biggaylove/info|title=Big Gay Love|website=www.facebook.com|accessdate=22 August 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwtv/article/BIG-GAY-LOVE-Starring-Nicholas-Brendon-and-Jonathan-Lisecki-on-DVD-Today-20141201 |title=BIG GAY LOVE, Starring Nicholas Brendon and Jonathan Lisecki, Released on DVD Today |date=December 2, 2024 |website=Broadway World |access-date=October 1, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170823021108/https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwtv/article/BIG-GAY-LOVE-Starring-Nicholas-Brendon-and-Jonathan-Lisecki-on-DVD-Today-20141201 |archive-date=August 23, 2017}}</ref>
David Lewis of the ''San Francisco Chronicle'' praised Lisecki's performance, calling it "an emotionally naked performance"'.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sfgate.com/movies/article/SF-Frameline-gay-film-festival-highlights-4599097.php#item-39786|title=SF Frameline gay film festival highlights|website=sfgate.com|date=13 June 2013 |accessdate=22 August 2017}}</ref>
Gary Goldstein of the ''Los Angeles Times'' considered: "There’s a sweet, funny, universal story hiding in the corners of the discombobulated comedy “Big Gay Love". Writer-director Ringo Le seems aware of his thematic intentions, but he's fuzzy on how to execute them. The result is a thin, wanly structured film that, after an OK start, stumbles about, filling time until its foregone conclusion."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-big-gay-love-review-story.html|title='Big Gay Love' struggles with big themes|date=7 June 2014|publisher=|accessdate=22 August 2017|via=LA Times}}</ref>
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==External links== * ''[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2573206/ Big Gay Love]'' at the Internet Movie Database * ''[https://www.facebook.com/biggaylove Big Gay Love]'' on Facebook * ''[https://twitter.com/BigGayLoveMovie Big Gay Love]'' on Twitter
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