Movies That Made Us Gay

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153. Mulholland Drive with special guest Zoë Secret Jul 01, 2022

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Silencio! We watched Mulholland Drive (2001) with our friend Zoë Secrest and we're still pretty confused. This Hollywood dreamscape from director David Lynch has everything - parking lot hags, amnesiacs in shake-and-go wigs, and Justin Theroux in tinted glasses. We discuss "the secret of Mulholland Drive" and attempt to dissect the mystery behind this puzzlebox of a film. Spoiler alert - we still probably haven't solved it. Do you have to watch the movie before you enjoy this episode - we won't hold it against you, but don't hold our cuckoo theories as cold hard facts. That's what IMDB trivia is for.

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152. In & Out with special guest Chris Gallo Jun 24, 2022

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"Does anybody here know how many times I had to watch 'Funny Lady'?" We watched In & Out (1997) with our friend Chris (@golden_girls_posters) and Hot damn, what a faboulous window treatment... wait that was a trick! We still have questions about the premise, but you can't beat this cast with a stick. Kevin Kline nails it as an in the closet (?) high school teacher who gets outed by a famous former student. Somehow his mincing and general gayness isnt quite as offensive as a certain soon-to-be-former talk show host and we were still loling at the physical humor. Joan Cusack once again steals every scene she's in and absolutely deserves her Best Supporting Actress Oscar nomination. I still think Debbie Reynolds dressed as Thelma Harper is a hate crime especially in a movie as gay as this but it was 1997. Times and attitudes have changed but thanks to some knock out comedic performances this movie doesn't need to get cancelled... yet.

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151. Nowhere with special guest Seth Shubin Jun 17, 2022

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"L.A is like… nowhere. Everyone who lives here is lost." We put some gas in the VCR this week to talk about the Gregg Araki film Nowhere with guest Seth Shubin @jerkofalltrades. Described in the marketing as "90210 was on Acid" this cast is a who's who of up and coming Hollywood. With early appearances by Ryan Phillippe, Heather Graham, Scott Caan, Mena Suvari, Denise Richards, as well as Araki staple James Duval, Nowhere is one of the hidden gems of the 90s. We talk about the once again genius castings of his films (Christina Applegate, Guillermo Diaz, Kathleen Robertson), the more insane celebrity cameos, and terrific soundtrack that's still a staple of our car CD player. Get your date to Jujyfrui's party, (I thought YOU were going with Tomas?), and take the ride with us to Araki's teenage apocalypse.

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150. The Doom Generation with special guest Rudy Bleu Jun 10, 2022

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We made it to episode 150, and we finally got to the long awaited "Heterosexual Movie by Gregg Araki", The Doom Generation with our friend Rudy Bleu. The anti-Clueless, this movie was every alternative young person's bible. Following two troubled teen lovers (James Duval and Rose McGowan) who pick up a mysterious drifter named Xavier (Jonathan Schaech) and run wild through the slums of the San Fernando Valley. The Doom Generation is quintessential 90s viewings. We talk about the sexual charge of Jonathan Schaech's eyebrows, James Duval's puppy dog delivery, the wild celebrity cameos by the likes of Eve Plumb, Amanda Bearse, Heidi Fleiss, and how iconic Rose McGowan is in that black bob. Grab some Doritos, and queue of your favorite industral track. It's the Doom Generation!

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149. Weird Science with special guest Dylan Hay Chapman Jun 03, 2022

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What do you little maniacs want to do first? We're not just talking candle wax on the nipples or witchcraft, or chip, dips, chain n whips, we're talking about the renegade John Hughes movie "Weird Science" (1985) with our favorite straight brother Dylan Hay-Chapman. Kelly LaBrock is insanely fierce as Lisa, the Marry Poppins for teenage boys. The gays want to be her, and the straights well you know… We talk about all the iconique Lisa costume changes, '80s bad boy cuties Robert Downey Jr and Robert Rusler, a scene stealing Bill Paxton, and the two teenage boys (Anthony Michael Hall, and Ilan Mitchell-Smith) at the center of one of the horniest teen movies ever made.

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148. Alien with special guest Drew Stanley May 27, 2022

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In space no one call hear you scream yas queen! We watched the science fiction monolith 'Alien' directed by Ridley Scott on the podcast, and if you're not empowered by feminist icon Ellen Ripley (Sigourney Weaver) we'll blow you out of the airlock. With guest Drew Stanley @nameverb we talk about Ripley, the rest of the Nostromo Crew (humm Daddy Tom Skerritt), and yes the titular Alien aka Xenoporph queen herself. We get into what makes the Alien film series so sexually subversive, and why Ellen Ripley belongs in the Pantheon of ass kicking women action stars.

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147. Working Girl with special guest Moranne Klassen May 20, 2022

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We finally got the Mike Nichols feminist classic "Working Girl", and like its lead heroine Tess we have got a head for business, and a bod for sin We are joined by our good friend, and fellow working girl Moranne Klassen @mokee to discuss the overall influences and empowerment the film delivered to a 1980s audience. A career making lead performance by Melanie Griffith, a truly inspiring song by Carly Simon, scene stealing Oscar nominated performances by Sigourney Weaver, and Joan Cusack: Working Girl has it all. Imagine the Aquanet budget alone! Leeeeet the Riiiiiver Ruuuuuun!

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146. Chicago with special guest Pickens Barringer May 13, 2022

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"Slick your hair and wear your buckle shoes… And all that jazz." We watched the 2002 Rob Marshall directed musical 'Chicago' with our buddy Pickens Barringer, and all a sudden we are overcome with belting THAT JAZZZ while dancing to Bob Fosse choreo. Twenty years later it's still one of the best stage to screen musicals ever. We talk about the casting perfection going on here. That Oscar was in the clear for Catherine Zeta Jones in the first number alone. Everything going on here is seamlessly staged by Marshell, and we talk about the multiverse of Roxie and Velma casting possiblities. We adore these two husband killing broads, and nod in agreement that 'They had it comin', because that's Chicago!

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145. Auntie Mame with special guest Darren Elms May 06, 2022

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"Life is a banquet and most poor suckers are starving to death!" We watched Auntie Mame (1958) with our friend Darren Elms and someone get us a Dr. Pepper! There's just something about a glamorous woman of a certain age that gay boys just gravitate towards. We all want to be as fabulous as Auntie Mame someday, even though we may be more like Agnes Gooch. Rosalind Russel's iconic performance as Mame is truly living life like a gay man, or a drag queen. Either way she is everything we strive to be and more, while we're all just little Patrick Dennis or poor Agnes Gooch just trying to keep up.

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144. Reality Bites (1994) Directed by Ben Stiller Apr 29, 2022

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"It's like MTV but with an edge." We watched Reality Bites (1994) directed by Ben Stiller and we're gonna go grab a couple of Big Gulps. We're back with the winner of our Janeane Garofalo mini challenge and we're jumping in the way-back machine to take a trip to the 90's! Generation X, irony-loving, thrift store-shopping, 70's sitcom-quoting slackers abound in this comic coming of age story. Recent college grad Lelaina (Winona Ryder) and her pals are trying to navigate life, love and work in the real world. Constant pop culture references and wall to wall nostalgia really paved the way for sitcom writing for years to come. Snappy dialogue, great clothes, cute boys and not to mention a killer soundtrack keep us coming back to re-live the 90's.

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