A River Made to Drown In was the first film released after Richard Chamberlain came out of the closet. The story is of an older gay man Thaddeus (Chamberlain) with a penchant for young gay hustlers who returns to spend his last days with one of his favorite boys. Allen (Michael Imperioli) has no idea that the return of Thaddeus, and his favor to find the young Jaime (James Duval), will force him to not only deal with his past life, but with his current feelings for Thaddeus.
Allen and Jamie serve as book ends to Thaddeus's very tortured life. By returning to die with Allen and committing suicide with Jamie at his side, Thaddeus hopes to leave the two great loves of his life to take care of each other after he is gone. Neither are ready for the responsibility and the film leaves you wondering what will become of them together and individually.
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