Open Cam | 
| Director: Robert Gaston
Actors: Andreau Thomas, Amir Darvish, Ben Green, J. Matthew Miller, Christian Jones
Studio: Wolfe Video
Category: DVD
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Avg. Customer Rating:  21 reviews
Sales Rank: 33711
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dvd-video, Widescreen, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: Unrated
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 100
Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: WOL4282D
UPC: 754703762672
EAN: 0754703762672
ASIN: B000HXDWPK
Theatrical Release Date: 2005
Release Date: November 14, 2006
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Product Description
To capture a killer who uses the Internet to find his victims a gay cop goes undercover.System Requirements:Run Time: 105 minsFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: DRAMA UPC: 754703762672 Manufacturer No: WOL4282D
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 Sex and Death Via the Internet May 16, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
With the internet replacing bars for picking up men for sex, it was only a matter of time until someone made a movie on the subject. Robert Gaston in "Open Cam" has done just that. Manny (Andreau Thomas) is a young, struggling artist living in Washington, D. C. who logs on to "Washington D--k-dot-com to find attractive, available men. There is only one problem-- and a serious one it is. Some of the men get murdered and they to a person have had sex with Manny, at least once. Then enters Investigator Hamilton (Amir Darvish) who attempts to solve the crimes by moving in with Mann. Then there is a second problem. He falls for Manny--at least a little, the same way he describes his attraction to other guys. Even though he may be attracted to men just a little, he certainly can kiss with the best of them.
The best thing this low-budget film has going for it is its plot. The story is first rate. Then there is Manny who is easy to look at and doesn't wear much, if anything, to cover his worked-out body, when he is at home, either alone or with someone else who is equally naked. On the other hand, this is obviously Acting 101 for most of the cast. Some of them, with the character Morris heading the list, would have difficulty acting their way out of a porn theatre.
Mr. Gaston as a director, however, has promise. We should not give up on him. More money and thus a better class of actor would have made "Open Cam" a really good movie.
 OpenCam: Movie - DVD March 22, 2008
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
On the loose in Washington D.C.'s gay community, a serial killer is finding and snuffing his victims at a gay online sex site. Enter small, dark and handsome Amir Darvish (in a powerhouse performance) as the cop assigned to protect Manny (rising star Andreau Thomas), a sexy gay artist who appears to be the common thread in the case.
OpenCam's mouthwatering ensemble cast includes hot newcomers Ben Green and J. Matthew Miller - and one of them could be the next victim in this glossy, well-executed, edge-of-your-seat thriller from director Robert Gaston.
Nice but sometimes to trashy November 24, 2007
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
A nice and entertaining film, not literature or Art but fun to watch. The story is a little bit flat, also the charakters but the flow of the drama get's tense towards the end. Some suprisingly explicit scenes, nice bodys and a little bit of true life in cyberspace. If you don't expect too much but only entertainment OpenCam is the right choice
 Disappointing August 5, 2007
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
I admit I watched Open Cam because of its similarities to my novel, IM, which is also about a serial killer using gay internet hookup sites, but I was relieved to see the two stories are vastly different, although they do have the same basis. Relieved, I moved on, hoping for what the description sounded like would be a good gay thriller. Unfortunately, the storyline, which was pretty simple, didn't build the needed suspense very well for a film in this genre. The movie seemed more of an excuse for some admittedly hot scenes; however these scenes did little to advance the thin plot. The acting itself was mostly amateurish and this deficiency was distracting enough to remove me from the world the filmmakers tried to create.
 A Solid Gay Thriller August 3, 2007
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
A young (and very cute, frequently shirtless (or more)) aspiring artist in D.C. seems to be the center of a murder spree when every guy he sleeps with ends up horribly decapitated, sometimes murdered online.
By the time he figures this out, it has become clear that it's someone close to him, but who and why. So, a suitably gay cop (moves in (and then some)) to lure out the perp. This film is done well overall and hangs together sufficiently to keep your attention.
I question a few of the improbable turns of events, and there are a few extra characters that don't really seem to matter or add anything, but these are minor flaws in a generally good film. That this film goes well beyond an "R" rating could be a plus or a minus, depending on how you look at it. (I had no problem with it!) Might be a bit much for polite company, but certainly good for a quiet evening and worth checking out.
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