Movies That Made Us Gay

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173. Mary Poppins with special guest Daniel Franzese Nov 18, 2022

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"Winds in the east, mist coming in. Like somethin' a brewin' and 'bout to begin." We watched Mary Poppins (1964) with extra special guest Daniel Franzese and we're ready to join an all chimney sweep dance crew. This movie is a classic, and we're not here to dissect a classic - we're here to sing songs, question parenting skills and thirst over Dick Van Dyke. Listen if we were raising a family in Edwardian London I'm sure I'd use all my resources to hire a governess/nanny to watch the kids so I could march with the suffragettes. Let's be real, we'd probably be old crones selling seeds for tuppence a bag instead of wealthy bankers but either way we'd still write poems about wanting a beautiful nanny to make our beds. And if you're wondering if we immediately watched the classic Simpsons episode that parodies this movie - yes. Yes we did. Come along children. You know the words.

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172. Ghost with special guest Joshua Clement Nov 11, 2022

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"Molly you in danger girl." We watched the blockbuster romantic fantasy film Ghost directed by Jerry Zucker with our friend Joshua Clement, and all the sudden we feel the urge to take up pottery as a hobby. Ghost made over 500 million dollars in its theatrical run, and was one of the highest grossing romances of the 90s. After 32 years what's not to still love here. It has our forever movie hunk Patrick Swayze, prime Demi Moore as the most beautiful cryer in cinema history, Tony Goldwyn as one of the hottest villians ever, and let's not forget Whoopi Goldberg's Academy Award winning performance as Oda Mae Brown. We still quote, "Damn baby! What did you do to your hair?" and "Do you wanna kiss my butt", on the reg. We talk about what was in the water of the movies of the year 1990 (Pretty Woman, Field of Dreams, Dances With Wolves Goodfellas, Misery), the intimidating supporting actress catagory Whoopi was up against, and everyone's favorite Hollywood power couple Bruce and Demi. This movie may not have been meant for gay children in the 90s, but we're here to tell you this movie had a lasting effect on us. Stay away from the shadow demons, and bring your Demi pixie cut reference photo to your Regis it's Ghost!

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171. Hedwig and the Angry Inch with special guest Amber Shaw Nov 04, 2022

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"When it comes to huge openings, a lot of people think of me." We watched Hedwig and the Angry Inch with our friend Amber Shaw and we're ready for a car wash! We talk about our introduction to this queer classic through the stage production, various versions of the soundtrack and the still-rockin' after 20 years movie. John Cameron Mitchell's snappy dialogue is hilarious and the music by Stephen Trask is face-melting rock and roll that can bring you to tears. We also have to talk about the Glamour - my goodness, the glamour! The wigs, the makeup, the costumes! Any drag queen worth her wig glue owes a debt to Hedwig just like Hedwig owes a bit of her look to certain legends of drag *cough* Jackie Beat *cough cough*. Pour yourself a vermouth on the rocks, grab your wig in a box and get ready for some Eastern bloc Rock!

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170. A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors with special guests Tim Murdock and Matt Emert Oct 28, 2022

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"In my dreams I'm beautiful... and Baaad." We watched A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987) with our friends Tim Murdock and Matt Emert from the podcast Happy Horror Time and we need to get some sleep - Ándale! We covered "the gay one"(NOES2) and "the MTV one" (NOES4) and now we're here to talk about the critically aclaimed one. The start of the "dream trilogy" brings back Freddy's original Final Girl Nancy Thompson (Heather Langenkamp) as a hot-shot grad student who studies dreams. Kristen Parker (Patricia Arquette) and her fellow troubled teens are the last of the Elm Street Kids and are fighting for their lives (literally) as Freddy is taking them down one by one. We get some radical 80's dream-logic sequences featuring punk rock chicks, D&D wizardry and bodacious nurses - all set to a hair metal soundtrack lead by Dokken and their title track Dream Warriors (which still slaps). The first in the Nightmare "Dream trilogy" is by far the best and quite possibly the most quotable of the entire franchise. "Welcome to prime time, bitch!"

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169. Ed Wood with special guest Jackson Cooper Oct 21, 2022

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"It's not a monster movie. It's a supernatural thriller." We watched Ed Wood (1994) with our friend and MTUG SuperStar Jackson Cooper and we don't need coverage - the first take was perfect! Ed Wood is often hailed as the worst director of all time and we're here to tell you - "Glen or Glenda" and "Plan 9 From Outer Space" are pretty terrible, but his story is fascinating. Johnny Depp plays Wood as optimistic, a little naive but driven in his quest to make the perfect movie. He doesnt let a little thing like knowing how to direct get in his way. Martin Laundau gives a hilarious and Oscar winning performance as Bela Lugosi and the rest of the cast really shines. We love the Lisa Marie years of Tim Burton's repertoire and she does not disappoint as Vampira aka Maila Nurmi. Burton really captures the rural look and feel of Hollywood in the 50's and if you're like us, the fun of this movie is heading to Youtube to compare the footage to Ed Wood's actual movies - most of which are in the public domain and fully available to stream leagally and for free. 1950's B movies are camp fun and Ed's cross dressing storyline is handled delicately and holds up well for a movie from the 90's about the 50's. You can't get anymore queer than Vampira's BDSM waistline, Ed Wood directing in angora and a room full of cross dressers.

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168. The Craft with special guest Matthew Ownby Oct 14, 2022

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"We are the weirdos, mister." We call on the four corners with TCM Slumberground's Matthew Ownby, and watched the Craft. As youngins we had this movie checked out more than Justin Theroux during grey sweatpants season. Why do all young gays want to be witches? How do these teenage girls keep getting away with all these dress code violations? Why is Robin Tunney wearing a wig? We unpack all these questions, and much more as we discuss this cult classic. This coven remains just as memorable now as they were when we first watched. As the "bad" witch Nancy, Fairuza Balk slays. And Robin Tunney's "Good Witch" Sarah is our forever witchy goal. We can't forget MTMUG favorites Rachel True, and Neve Cambell who fill out this stacked 90s cast. Hit play on your favorite Connie Francis song on Nancy's mom's jukebox, the witching hour is about to begin.

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Scott Youngbauer: Twitter @oscarscott / Instagram @scottyoungballer

Peter Lozano: Twitter/Instagram @peterlasagna

167. Night of the Comet with special guest Rudy Bleu Oct 07, 2022

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It's the apocalypse, and lets go to the mall! We watched Night of the Comet with returning guest Rudy Bleu. When a mysterious comet whipes out most of the life on Earth two valley girls Reggie and Sam find Los Angeles all to themsleves. In this clever blend of horror, sci-fi, comedy these sisters kick butt, ride motorcyles, play videogames, take over an abandoned radio station, shoot uzis, and then hit the mall. Night of the Comet truly checks all the boxes for cult films, and it's why it's one of our favorites. We wouldn't have Buffy Summers if it weren't for Catherine Mary Stewart, and Kelli Maroney. We discuss our apocalypse playlists, where we'd go if we had LA all to ourselves, and hot department store stock boys who might or might not be zombies.

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166. Lifeguard with special guest Love Connie Sep 30, 2022

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What do you say to 90 minutes of primo late-'70s Sam Elliot parading around in short-shorts and being an all-around macho stud? We say "Gimme, gimme, gimme!" We watched Lifeguard (1976) with the amazing Love Connie and we're trying to grow out our mustaches by sheer will power. Sam Elliot plays career lifeguard Rick and he's our hero. He's got a swinging bachelor pad, a sweet car and pretty much lives the life of a gay man... only you know, with women. If you're not familiar with Sam Elliot's earlier work - you're welcome. This movie is so horny we need a moment to collect ourselves. We talk with Connie about seeing this movie way too young and Sam making us all feel some type of way, and Connie spills the tea on her time on set of the iconique comedy Legally Blonde! Speedos, mustaches and Bend 'n Snap origin stories - oh my!

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Peter Lozano: Twitter/Instagram @peterlasagna

165. Y tu mamá también with special guest Sandra Espinoza Sep 23, 2022

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"Life is like the surf, so give yourself away like the sea." We watched Y tu mamá también (2001) with our friend Sandra Espinoza and we're packing the station wagon for a roadtrip to Boca del Cielo. Time is a hell of a concept and man did it do a number on us when we re-watched this classic of Mexican cinema. As young lads first introduced to this film, we were struck by the beauty of its cast, its locations and its story, but as aged queens of the 2020's we've really changed who we identify with. Of course as teens coming to grips with our queerness we sided with the beautiful Julio (Gael García Bernal) and Tenoch (Diego Luna) and their spontaneous beach trip. Now that we're grown - it's fully team Luisa (Maribel Verdú) who feels like she's babysitting without getting paid. Masterfully directed by Alfonso Cuarón and shot by Emmanuel "Chivo" Lubezki - it captures the beauty of Mexico in a way not often seen in American movies. No yellow filter to be found - just 2 boys, a girl, a lot of tequila and colorful translations of Mexican slang. No mames guey!

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Peter Lozano: Twitter/Instagram @peterlasagna

164. Beautiful Thing with special guest Jesse Krempel Sep 16, 2022

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"It's not natural, is it? A girl at her age being into Mama Cass." We watched the 1996 British film Beautiful Thing with Jesse Krempel from Cult Cinema Circle. As one of the most beloved "gay" movies from the 1990s, Beautiful Thing always feels a little more special than a traditonal "coming out" story. Set around a tower block South-London apartment building we follow Jamie (Glen Berry) and his neighbor Ste (Scott Neal) as they navigate their budding sexuality, and feelings for each other. We love this sweet movie (filled with the hits of Cass Elliot), as well as its supporting cast of characters. First there Jamie's mum Sandra (played with a spit-fire panache by Linda Henry), and her hot hippy boyfriend Tony (Ben Daniels). And we can't forget Tameka Empson scene stealing performance as Leah! We talk about first gay bar adventures, sneaking looks at gay magazines at newstands, and why this movie rises above most mediocre coming-of-age gay movies that would follow it.

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Peter Lozano: Twitter/Instagram @peterlasagna