Boy Meets Girl (I) (2014)

Boy Meets Girl is a funny, tender, sex positive romantic comedy that explores what it means to be a real man or woman, and how important it is to live a courageous life not letting fear stand in the way of going after your dreams.

Director: Eric Schaeffer
Writer: Eric Schaeffer
Stars: Michael Galante, Michelle Hendley, Jean Devereux Koester

Storyline

Funny and provocative, Boy Meets Girl vividly captures the giddy excitement, sexual heat, and inherent heartache of "non-traditional" love in a small town. Ricky (Michelle Hendley) is a 21-year-old trans girl living in Kentucky. Her only real friend, straight-laced Robby, has been her trusty, totally platonic, confidant for over 15 years. Her day job slinging lattes is merely a stepping-stone toward her goal of being a famous New York designer. She's confident, cool, and completely ready for something new-and then her world is transformed when an enchanting debutante saunters into her life. Triggering fresh feelings and experiences, this unlikely connection conjures up intense questions about identity while uncovering ghosts from Ricky's past. Indie-film veteran Eric Schaeffer (My Life's in Turnaround, If Lucy Fell) builds a compelling, compassionate world that focuses on the emotions and messy challenges of complex people navigating complicated relationships. Schaeffer creates a ...


Plot Summary 
Plot Keywords: transgender 
Taglines: Falling in love transcends transgender
Genres: Comedy | Drama | Romance


Official Sites: Official Site
Country: USA
Language: English
Release Date: 6 February 2015 (USA) See more »
Also Known As: Első látásra 

Box Office

Opening Weekend: $5,306 (USA) (6 February 2015)
Gross: $20,289 (USA) (20 March 2015)


Company Credits

Technical Specs

Runtime: 95 min
Color: Color

Did You Know?

Trivia
At the end of the movie, when Ricky (Michelle Hendley) said goodbye to her father, there's a line that he says "That kid of mine has been throwing me curve balls my whole life. But luckily, I played baseball." This is actually a direct quote from her (Michelle Hendley) real dad. See more »
Goofs
The rejection letter, though traveling from New York City to Worthville, Kentucky, was postmarked in West Palm Beach, Florida on June 3rd, 2013. The letter itself is dated June 17, 2014. 


Movie Reviews


Great film of a trans relationship in today's America
18 October 2014 | by Julie Kaye Millwood (Louisville) – See all my reviews
Saw this at the Louisville LGBT Film Festival. Being a trans woman myself probably makes my review slightly biased, but oh well. The fact that it is based in my home state of Kentucky doesn't really influence my opinion either. This film had it all as far as the triumphs and pit falls of a young trans relationship in today's times. The hetero / gay / trans relationship scene can be a jumbled mess....as this film shows. This was the lead character's first performance on screen and she did an amazing job!!! The male lead is a seasoned actor and it showed. They had great chemistry together. That also made the film flow really well and seem very believable. I give it a 9 for content and storyline, but a 7 for editing quality and overall filming quality. That really isn't a slam, just evidence of the lower budget, indie film that it is. I hope to see more from this director and from the two lead performers!

I think this film has the ability to capture the hearts of both the easy target of the LGBT community but also the more mainstream hetero community. Go see it if you can! You won't be sorry and will probably cry!