(Gay Best Friend) is a 2013 American teen comedy film directed by Darren Stein and produced by School Pictures, Parting Shots Media, and Logolite Entertainment.

[2] The film stars Michael J. Willett, Paul Iacono, Sasha Pieterse, Andrea Bowen, Xosha Roquemore, Molly Tarlov, Evanna Lynch, Joanna "JoJo" Levesque, and Megan Mullally.

The three most popular girls in the school, Fawcett Brooks, Caprice Winters, and 'Shley Osgood, are in charge of the three feuding cliques that rule North Gateway High in suburban California.

Brent hatches a plan to out himself at prom, which will make him the most popular boy at school since the latest trend, according to teen girl magazines, is a GBF – a gay best friend.

Meanwhile, Soledad Braunstein is told by teacher Ms. Hoegel that their Gay-Straight Alliance (GSA) cannot exist if there is no gay student in the club.

This attracts the attention of Fawcett, 'Shley, and Caprice, who all believe having a GBF will secure their bid for prom queen.

Chagrined, Fawcett also joins the GSA, but Ms. Hoegel quickly sees that Tanner is being used by the girls as a prize.

George Northy was working at an ad agency and chipping away at a screenplay, G.B.F., about a school with a new trend: All the girls need to have this season's hottest accessory of a gay best friend.

"[2] After reading the script, Stein decided to direct the film and passed it on to his manager who got investors involved with the project.

Perhaps the ratings box should more accurately read 'For Homosexual References' or 'Too Many Scenes of Gay Teens Kissing.'

[5] The film has a score of 80% on the review-aggregate website Rotten Tomatoes based on 41 reviews, with an average rating of 6.39/10.

explores high school relationship dynamics and teen stereotypes with a refreshingly humorous touch - and surprisingly subtle smarts".

[6] On Metacritic, the film has a 56 out of 100 rating based on 14 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".

[9] The thirteen-track album was originally scheduled to include new compositions by JoJo, Michael J. Willett, Hi Fashion, and Veva.

[3] However, after the track listing had been announced, both JoJo and Willett were not included on the final cut for unknown reasons.