2005, 97 min
Country: US
Studio : Wolfe Releasing
Director: Marc Moody
Screenwriter: Marc Moody
Review
Brad Jenkins (Andrew Keitch) is a gay man who's just turned 40 and feels very single. He confides his wish to “be normal” to his lifelong best friend and sister-in-law Julie (Joan Lauckner), who is urging him to attend his family reunion. Brad ends up going, but feels even worse being with his relatives, who are content with the suburban married pleasures of barbecue and scrabble. Perhaps Brad is shocked at his mother's bad wig, or is that just a poor prop...
Brad, who has stopped drinking has a few and tipsy after the party, he crashes his car driving home, not coincidentally, at an infamous gay cruising area. When he comes to, he finds himself magically transported back in time. He's a teenager at his old high school, but to Brad's surprise, things have changed radically. Everyone is gay!
Although at first he resists the thought of being a kid again, Brad soon begins to enjoy gay life with his classmates - particularly when he gets asked out by Roland (Tim Hammer), the handsome guy he once had a crush on. The two begin to date, and everything seems great, until a new student shows up on the scene: Julie!
Brad begins hanging around with Julie, but to his complete shock, he begins feeling attracted to her. With the Blue Jean Ball (their local version of the prom) right around the corner, Brad has to decide whether he wants to be normal - gay - or acknowledge his new feelings for a girl, knowing full well that to do so will make him once again an outsider. A sweet somewhat forgettable film, Almost Normal is not a total disaster.