Looking: The Movie

About Looking: The Movie

"Looking: The Movie" released in 2016 serves as the final chapter to the HBO series "Looking" which focuses on the experiences of three close friends living in San Francisco. The movie provides closure to the series and ties up the loose ends of the characters' lives. It's a story filled with glimpses of love, friendship, struggle for identity and life in the city.

Making / Production

HBO officially announced "Looking: The Movie" in March 2015 after cancelling the series due to low ratings. The film was directed by Andrew Haigh and written by Haigh and Michael Lannan. Considered a meticulous and graphic representation of gay life in San Francisco, it wraps up the storylines of the three main characters while staying true to the series' aesthetic and tone.

Actors

• Jonathan Groff as Patrick - Once an apprehensive video game developer, Patrick comes back to San Francisco to face unresolved relationship issues and friendships with an improved sense of self and understanding.
• Francois Arnaud as Brady - He is Richie's new boyfriend. Brady’s character adds new dynamics to Richie’s and Patrick’s complicated relationship.
• Murray Bartlett as Dom - Dom represents an older perspective on gay life, struggles with the expectations of his life and what it turned out to be. Bartlett plays Dom with a refined sense of maturity and self-awareness.
• Lauren Weedman as Doris - As Dom's roommate and best friend, Doris provides comedic relief and represents a grounded, accepting perspective on life and relationships.

Trivia / Interesting Facts

• The movie is about 80 minutes long, providing a movie-like feel as opposed to an extended series episode.
• Scenes from the movie were shot on-site at popular San Francisco locales including the Stud, a South of Market gay bar.
• The series, as well as the movie, addressed various contemporary issues like gentrification of San Francisco, evolving gay culture, and the impact of technology on relationships.

Quotes

• "You know, people are always going on about how everyone in this town is just looking for someone better. But I think maybe ... maybe they're just looking for reasons to keep looking." - Patrick
• "If you can't handle me borrowing your shirts, we should just break up right now." - Richie to Patrick

Music, Soundtrack

• The soundtrack features multiple genre artists like Blonde Redhead, Citizens!, Big Data among others.
• Classixx's "Safe Inside" features prominently in the closing scenes of the movie.
• The film's background score was composed by John Lunn.