Straight-Jacket is a 2004 comedy film written and directed by Richard Day, based on his play. Done as a pastiche of the Rock Hudson-Doris Day romantic comedy films, Straight-Jacket tells the story of Guy Stone, a closeted gay actor in the 1950s who is modeled on Hudson. Guy Stone is blissfully closeted, picking up tricks for one-night-stands, while capturing the country's heart as "America's most eligible bachelor" . However, Guy's carefully managed façade collapses when he comes up for the lead in S.R.O. studio's version of Ben-Hur. Things turn sour for the film idol when a fellow... actor, Freddie Stevens , decides to steal the lead in Ben-Hur from Guy by taking a picture of Guy exiting a gay bar. Freddie plans to out Guy to the world and ruin his career.
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| Release date: | November 26, 2004 |
| Directed by: | Richard Day |
| Runtime: | 96 Minutes |
| Screenplay by: | Richard Day |
| Estimated budget: | $1,500,000 |
| Adapted from: | Straight-Jacket |
| Genre: | Comedy |