DVD released about 1/2 century romance between two men

NOVEMBER 15, 2007
Contact: Stu Maddux (323) 397-2951 stumaddux@bobandjack.org
Photographs and trailer available at: http://bobandjack.org

DOCUMENTARY ABOUT HALF-CENTURY ROMANCE BETWEEN TWO MEN RELEASED ON DVD

Film highlights how the two gay men met in the military, how they confronted the troops in their unit and how they struggle today as an unmarried couple in their eighties.

(SILVER LAKE, CA) In 1952 an Army sergeant began going out with his commanding officer. Their romance grew until the rumors became anonymous tips to headquarters. They avoided court-martial by confronting their entire unit. That pivotal moment cemented Bob and Jack together for the rest of their lives. 52-years later they share how they've remained a couple: how one man left his wife and children, how together they moved to a small town and became a fixture in the community, and today how they survive in their eighties without the benefits of marriage.

Bob and Jack’s 52-Year Adventure, an award winning documentary about their relationship by filmmaker Stu Maddux, has just been released through the film's production company MAD STU Media, LLC available at Amazon.com and the film's website http://bobandjack.org.

"It's been just amazing. People trying to find lasting love or fighting for the right to marry seem to be so inspired by our story,” says Bob Claunch, now 82, from their home in Los Angeles, CA. " We didn’t have it easy but we didn’t give up.”

“That’s what makes the film a good message for young people too”, says partner Jack Reavley, 83. “We especially hope young gay men and women know that they can have a lasting relationship like we have despite the message out there that you can’t.”

Bob and Jack’s 52-Year Adventure has already screened at more than 30 international festivals to critical acclaim:

"It's a real life love story to rival "Casablanca." - Boston Globe
"...an extraordinary documentary not to be missed." -Gay and Lesbian Times

"Anyone in a relationship, gay or straight, will see something of themselves in these two lovely and still in-love men..." -AfterElton, LogoOnline.com

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"We certainly had great interest from smaller distributors" says, Stu Maddux the film's director and producer. "But we want to be in the front of production companies attempting self-distribution. The traditional distribution formulas are so lopsided that it's become much wiser in the long-term to hold onto an asset that is so evergreen in nature." ABOUT THE PRODUCERS

DVD BONUS ELEMENTS:
Feature run time: 42 minutes
Q@A session with Bob Claunch, Jack Reavley and director Stu Maddux
Archival Photo Gallery
Theatrical Trailer
2nd Extended Q&A session from film premiere

BONUS FILM: 1961 anti-gay educational film, "BOYS BEWARE"


RELEASE/STREET DATE: November 19, 2007
Retail price: $19.99
Rated: NR
Available at: Amazon.com and http://bobandjack.org/dvd.html

For complete reviews, photographs and trailer visit: http://bobandjack.org