A conservative politician who believes he can count on his family for support discovers his son is not the man he thought he was in this drama. Jack Kray (
Michael Lerner) is a United States senator from the South whose right-wing views have earned him the nickname "the Nazi from North Carolina." Jack is running for reelection and is looking for support wherever he can get it; told he needs to increase his appeal with younger voters, Jack tries to persuade his son Henry (
Matt Newton), a college student, to make a few campaign stops with him. While Jack's wife (and Henry's mom), Eunice (
Karen Allen), tries to convince her husband this isn't a good idea, Jack refuses to take no for an answer from Henry. But there's something Jack doesn't know about his son -- Henry is gay, and while he only shares this secret with a small handful of trusted friends and lovers, he can't bring himself to support his father's anti-gay "family values" platform. However, Henry's sexual preference may not stay a secret for long -- Henry has hooked up with Anthony (
Jack Noseworthy), a student political activist who wants a long-term relationship with Henry and refuses to play coy about it, while some of Henry's other partners have come forward about his homosexuality.
Poster Boy was originally announced as a project for director
Herbert Ross, who died before the film went into production;
Douglas Keeve took over as director, but resigned before shooting was completed, so editor
Zac Tucker completed the movie and received sole screen credit. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide