Lucky Bastard is a 2009 drama film written and directed by Everett Lewis and starring Patrick Tatten, Dale Dymkoski, Johnny Kostrey, and Timothy Cole.

L.A. Splash magazine called the film "the first disappointment" of the Outfest festival, citing Rusty's lack of visible emotional development and "two dimensional personae (sic)".

Noting that the film's premise would make for an interesting character study by examining why Rusty is so willing to jeopardize his relationship with his boyfriend, the reviewer concludes, "There is nothing going on here.

Dismissing the camerawork as "strictly film-school" with little variance in shot or angle and although appreciative of the attractiveness of the two leads, the reviewer chides Lewis to remember that "Hunky boys do not a good film make.

"[6] Conversely, the Philadelphia Gay News calls Lucky Bastard a "bold and compelling drama" in which Lewis "takes a mature and more intimate direction".