The Pool Boys

Sep 30, 2009

1h 24m

★ 5.8

Overview

A pool boy and a gardener turn an empty mansion into a home for women who belong to the world's oldest profession.

Genres

Comedy

Drama

Production Companies

Zide-Perry Productions

A-Mark Entertainment

FlipZide

Parallel Media

Project 8 Films

Voodoo Production Services

Cinedigm Entertainment

The Pool Boys Trailers

Cast

Roger Sperling

Matthew Lillard

Alex Sperling

Brett Davern

Laura

Rachelle Lefevre

Caitlin Stenson

Jennifer Walcott

Hedda

Simona Fusco

Nancy Sperling

Rhoda Griffis

Mrs. Ashmore

Darla Haun

Tom Arnold

Hector

Efren Ramirez

Prof. James Kellogg

John Billingsley

Martin 'Marty' Sperling

Jay Thomas

Lin

Sheena Lee

Having spent most of his life in religious instruction, Gabriel returns to his hometown as its new preacher. The town is full of drinkers and gamblers, including Jim and Caroline, his younger brother and sister-in-law. Gabriel believes he must save the townspeople, especially Jim and Caroline and their unborn child. In the battle to save their souls, some amazing revelations take place.

6.1

Life of the Party

Jan 1, 2005

A group of friends plan an intervention to help their pal address his drinking problem. Things go awry when the shrink they hired fails to show up

7.4

Sword of the Beast

Sep 18, 1965

Legendary swordplay filmmaker Hideo Gosha's Sword of the Beast chronicles the flight of the low-level swordsman Gennosuke, who kills one of his ministers as part of a reform plot. His former comrades then turn on him, and this betrayal so shakes his sense of honor that he decides to live in the wild, like an animal. There he joins up with a motley group who are illegally mining the shogun’s gold, and, with the aid of another swordsman, gets a chance not just at survival but to recover his name and honor.

7.5

Floating Weeds

Nov 17, 1959

When a theater troupe's master visits his old flame, he unintentionally sets off a chain of unexpected events with devastating consequences.

6.0

Big Girls Don't Cry... They Get Even

May 8, 1992

A girl fed up with her quirky, dysfunctional family runs away from home, causing all of them to spend time with each other.

6.1

Blue Car

Apr 25, 2003

Meg is a gifted but emotionally scarred 18-year-old who finds solace in writing poetry. Mr. Auster, her English teacher, recognizes her talent and encourages her to enter a national poetry contest. As tension at home escalates and Meg struggles to find a way to get to the poetry finals in Florida, Auster's role in her life becomes increasingly complex.

7.2

The Woman in the Rumor

Jun 20, 1954

After living a traumatic experience in Tokyo, Yukiko returns to Kyoto, where Hatsuko, her mother, runs a brothel, which upsets Yukiko very much.

6.2

Road to Redemption

Sep 28, 2001

A couple come into contact with stolen mob money, gamble it away, and end up on the run from gangsters

6.2

Willie Dynamite

Jan 23, 1974

Willie Dynamite is a pimp who operates in New York City. Willie was a big success as a pimp, but now, just as fast as he rose to the top, he has hit bottom. A former prostitute who has become a social worker tries to get Willie to clean up his life while it is still possible.

6.0

A Handful of Dust

Jun 24, 1988

English aristocrat Tony Last welcomes tragedy into his life when he invites John Beaver to visit his vast estate. There Beaver makes the acquaintance of Tony's wife, Brenda. Together, they continue their relationship in a series of bedroom assignations in London. Trusting to a fault, Tony is unaware that anything is amiss until his wife suddenly asks for a divorce. With his life in turmoil, Tony goes on a haphazard journey to South America.

5.0

The Taqwacores

Jan 24, 2010

Yusef, a first-generation Pakistani engineering student, moves off-campus with a group of Muslim punks in Buffalo, New York. His new "un-orthodox" housemates soon introduce him to Taqwacore: a hardcore, Muslim punk-rock scene that only exists out west. As the seasons change, Taqwacore influences the house more and more. The living room becomes a mosque during the day, while it continues to host punk parties at night. Ultimately, Yusef is influenced by Taqwacore too, as he begins to challenge his own faith and ideologies. 'The Taqwacores' deals with the complexities of being young and Muslim in modern-day America.

3.5

Knight Club

Feb 1, 2001

A wannabe actor becomes a bouncer and is seduced by the fast-paced world of Los Angeles nightlife.

4.7

Disappearances

May 11, 2007

Quebec Bill Bohomme is a hardy schemer and dreamer, who, desperate to raise money to preserve his endangered herd through the rapidly approaching winter, resorts to whiskey-smuggling, a traditional family occupation. Quebec Bill takes his son, Wild Bill, on the journey. Also Henry Coville, an inscrutable whiskey smuggler, and Rat Kinneson, Quebec Bill's perpetually disconsolate ex-con hired man. Together, they cross the border into vast reaches of Canadian wilderness for an unforgettable four days "full of terror, full of wonder."

2.0

Looking Through Lillian

Feb 28, 2002

An edgy indie-psychological drama about an alluring but mixed-up L.A. Girl who flip-flops between facing life's uncertainty under her own direction or "the good life" provided by a wealthy, disturbing middle-aged benefactor.

6.4

Love Will Tear Us Apart

May 17, 1999

The film gets under the skin of a very marginalized group: recent immigrants to Hong Kong from Mainland China. Belying the expectation that they will belong in a territory now returned to China's sovereignty, they find themselves lonely, frustrated, poor, and employable only in the most menial jobs, from elevator service staff to prostitution.

3.7

Johnny

Sep 14, 1999

Johnny, the megalomaniac leader of a group of squeegee kids, finds a video camera and pushes his followers into "acting" out increasingly dangerous "scenes".

6.1

City Unplugged

Jun 6, 1993

In August, 1991, Estonia reclaims its independence from the USSR and brings to its national bank nearly $1 billion in gold bullion hidden in Paris for 50 years. Russian mobsters have a bold plan to hijack the gold after shutting down the capital's power at midnight

6.4

Lila Says

Jan 26, 2005

Chimo develops a crush on the pretty, blond Lila, a girl who recently moved into his Arab ghetto with her aunt. When the leader of a rival gang also falls for Lila, the ensuing love triangle initiates a journey of sexual discovery -- and sets off a chain of devastating events.