Boys Life 2

{{Short description|1997 American short films}} {{more citations needed|date=April 2019}} {{Use mdy dates|date=February 2026}} {{Use American English|date=January 2025}} {{Infobox film | name = Boys Life 2 | image = Boys Life 2 poster.jpg | caption = Film poster | director = Mark Christopher<br />Nickolas Perry<br />Tom DeCerchio<br />Tom Donaghy | producer = | writer = | starring = {{Plainlist| * Milo Ventimiglia * Vincent D'Onofrio * Mary Beth Hurt}} | music = | cinematography = | editing = | distributor = | released = {{Film date|1997}} | runtime = 84 minutes | country = United States | language = English | budget = | gross = $532,654<ref>[http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=boyslife2.htm Boys Life 2 - Box Office Mojo] Retrieved 2010-05-27.</ref> }} '''''Boys Life 2''''' is a compilation of four short films about being gay in America, released in 1997.

*''Must Be the Music'' (1996; directed by Nickolas Perry) offers a frank depiction of urban gay youth. *''Nunzio's Second Cousin'' (1994; directed by Tom DeCerchio) finds a gay policeman getting even with homophobic people. *''Alkali, Iowa'' (1995; directed by Mark Christopher) chronicles a Midwestern teenaged gay male who unearths his dead father's secret. *''The Dadshuttle'' (1996; directed by Tom Donaghy) centers on the communication breakdown between a father and his son, who is gay.

A limited edition DVD also included a fifth segment, ''Trevor'', starring Brett Barsky.

==Partial cast== * ''Must Be the Music'' ** Milo Ventimiglia * ''Nunzio's Second Cousin'' ** Vincent D'Onofrio ** Eileen Brennan ** Seth Green * ''Alcali, Iowa'' ** J. D. Cerna ** Mary Beth Hurt *''The Dadshuttle'' ** Matt McGrath ** Peter Maloney

==See also== * List of American films of 1997 * ''Boys Life'' * ''Boys Life 3'' * ''Boys Life 4: Four Play''

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== * {{IMDb title|0118762}} * {{rotten-tomatoes|boys_life_2}}

Category:1997 drama films Category:1997 films Category:American LGBTQ-related films Category:Boys Life films Category:American anthology films Category:1997 LGBTQ-related films Category:1997 English-language films Category:Films directed by Nickolas Perry Category:1997 American films