After living in Hollywood for a few years,
identical twins Gary and Larry Lane decide to try and make their screenwriting
dreams a reality by driving cross country in an RV to present their script to
the actress they wrote it for, Dolly Parton.
While a small part of the film is about the men and the movie they want to
make, the bulk of the story is actually about the battle that Gary and Larry
went through trying to be accepted by their conservative North Carolina family
once they came out as gay. They spend a lot of time on camera sharing their story,
detailing the way their family – particularly their mother – disowned them once
they told the truth. It’s a story that’s both fresh and familiar; you’ve heard
it before, especially if you or anybody you know has experienced the same thing,
but the brothers have a healthy attitude about the people who wronged them that
is missing from most of the stories that came before. They’re not angry. They
know it’s their mom’s own upbringing and environment that is working against
them, and not the lady they love.
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