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Sideline Secrets (2005) attempts to mix a young man’s coming out story with a mystery / thriller about guys disappearing around town. Except for the occasional bits of nudity, it has the feel of an “afterschool special.” James Townsend is Devon a young man who is coming to grips with his sexuality who falls for a former (?) hustler Brian (Alex Wilson). He gets found out by his way dysfunctional family and finds his girlfriend is remarkably understanding (this was the part that was really hard to believe). He then finds himself embroiled in an unbelivably coincidental way in a scheme to force young twinks into prostitution. The unlikely chain of events gets more and more unbelievable to the point of being absolutely hilarious by the end.