Retake is a 2016 American LGBT drama directed by Nick Corporon and starring Tuc Watkins and Devon Graye.
After a night of sex and polaroids, Jonathan offers to pay the escort to accompany him on a road trip to the Grand Canyon, no questions asked.
Eager to leave his own life behind, the escort accepts and the two start out on a road trip through the American Southwest.
One night, Brandon is able to get Jonathan out of his shell by getting him to skinny dip in a hotel pool, where they are caught by an adventurous straight couple, James (Derek Phillips) and Iris (Sydelle Noel).
The hustler and Jonathan meet at a bar where Brandon tells his story and reveals he was kicked out of his house as a teen and started hustling because he didn't know what else to do.
He goes to the bus station to buy a ticket back to Dayton as Jonathan finishes his drive to the Grand Canyon, alone but strengthened by his connection with Adam.
The film was shot in 16 days around Los Angeles, Pasadena, Joshua Tree, and the Grand Canyon.
Gary Goldstein of the LA Times wrote, “‘Retake’ intriguingly captures gay romance...” and “ A potentially precious and maudlin content gets an absorbing and intriguing treatment.”[3] Keith Uhlich of The Hollywood Reporter wrote “it carves out distinctive new territory in the well-trod world of queer cinema.”[4] Gary M Kramer of the SF Bay Times found the film “Palpable and heartbreaking.
"[5] “Beautifully acted and directed with great sensitivity to the tortured souls trapped inside many gay men,” wrote George Heymont of the Huffington Post.