Leather Jacket Love Story (1998)
18-year-old aspiring poet Kyle hopes to find inspiration by moving to the arty Silver Lake neighborhood of LA, and maybe love too. On day one, he finds a funky coffee shop, where he hopes to do some writing, but instead meets an older hunk.
- Date of release
- 1998-02-20
- TMDB
- 5.4 / 10 (14)
- Runtime
- 1h 25m
- Genres
- Comedy, Drama, Romance
- Director
- David DeCoteau
Casting
- Sean Tataryn — Kyle
- Christopher Bradley — Mike
- Geoff Moody — Ian
- Héctor Mercado — Sam
- Stephen J. McCarthy — Madge
- Erin Krystle — Charella
- Craig Olsen — Amanda
- Mink Stole — Martine
- Nicholas Worth — Jack
- William Butler — Julian
- Worthie Meacham — Waitress
- Arlene Golonka — Mom
Interesting facts
Leather Jacket Love Story is a 1997 film directed by David DeCoteau. The film tells the story of poet Kyle who wants to find true love with Mike, a handsome, aggressive older man who Kyle met on a one-night stand. Mink Stole from Hairspray and Serial Mom fame plays Martine, and civil rights activist Morris Kight plays a cameo of himself. It is the first film by DeCoteau which falls outside of speculative fiction genres.
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