Mulligans: A Second Chance at Your First Time

Mulligans is a film I really enjoy, and Charlie David is an actor whose work I really enjoy. When I realized he was an author as well, I wasn't sure what to expect. The book was better than the film, although with all due respect it usually is. But what makes this book better is that it goes deeper; there were several omens in the film where I went "there's something more going on here", and the book confirmed several of my suspicions. Watch the movie, read the book, and support LGBTQ cinema and writing.

Having seen the talented Charlie David as a primary character in the guilty pleasure gay-themed supernatural soap drama 'Dante's Cove', and within other independent films, such as 'A Four Letter Word' and 'Kiss the Bride', amongst others, I was thrilled to see that he had turned his hand to writing and producing regarding his newest venture called 'Mulligans'. Charlie wrote the screenplay for this feature film, which centres around the theme of second chances using the golf-analogy of a mulligan, with interconnecting themes of family dynamics, brotherly friendship and the suppression of sexual orientation. The film stars Charlie David as Chase and Derek James as Tyler Davidson, who are best friends spending the summer together at Tyler's parents' lakeside home. Whilst there, Chase decides to come out as gay to his best friend, and the Davidson family are thrust into a situation wherein they are forced to confront long-suppressed feelings of guilt and complacency. Tyler's mother, Stacie (portrayed by the brilliant Thea Gill of 'Queer as Folk' fame), is determined to be the perfect housewife and mother to both Tyler and youngest daughter Birdie, played by newcomer Grace Vukovic, who delivers her role splendidly with innocent questioning of the world around her. Stacie's husband and Tyler's father, Nathan (played by Dan Payne) seems to be more interested in his golfing hobby of late which is an annoyance to his wife, who suspects that that their marriage might be suffering due…

I have read the book and seen the movie multiple times. As always the book provides even greater detail and a second read proves just as enjoyable.