Movies That Made Us Gay

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143. Labyrinth with special guest Jared Anderson Apr 15, 2022

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"Turn Back, Sarah. Turn back before it's too late." We watched Labyrinth (1986) with our good-Judy Jared Anderson and we wish the Goblin King would come and take you away… right now. Sixteen-year-old Sarah (Jennifer Connelley) faces off against Jareth the Goblin King (David Bowie) and a generation's sexual awakening began. Bowie is giving androgynous ren-faire realness and Connelley is giving ethereal drama-kid/teen model. And you can trust and believe we get into that cod-piece. Is it icky that the Goblin King is so actively seducing this young girl? A little, but it's all fantasy and (spoiler alert) Sarah finds her way back to her kick ass bedroom in her dad and stepmoms sweet Victorian house in Portland. The puppet work by Jim Henson's Creature Shop will transport you to another world, the costumes will make you want to head over to Party City right now, and the MUSIC! Don't get us started on the soundtrack by David Bowie. It's FIRE. Grab a cold mug of mead, break out your tights and lets get theatrical! Say it with us… "You have no power over me!"

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142. Welcome Home Roxy Carmichael with special guest Michael Morgan Apr 08, 2022

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"That was a thirty-two dollar sweater, missy, and you dyed it black, didn't you?" We watched Welcome Home Roxy Carmichael (1990) with the always outrageous Michael Morgan and I could use an Almond Roca. Gen-X Queen Winona Ryder is at it again, this time playing strange and unusual all-black-wearing loner Dinkey Bossetti. Dinky is obsessed with the cute boy in her class, feeding stray animals and the town legend, the mysterious Roxy Carmichael. We never picked up on the Sapphic under (and over) tones in this movie until this watching, but man - this movie is gay! From the Melissa Etheridge soundtrack, the over-sexed townies waking up to post coital brunch, and don't get us started on the guidance counselor. Are the fleeting images of Roxy in her L.A. manse all in Dinky's head? And if they are - why is she always naked?! And most importantly, we answer the age old question - is Jeff Daniels hot? Spoiler alert - the answer is yes.

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141. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Apr 01, 2022

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"I'm glad to be here with you Samwise Gamgee. Here at the end of all things." We watched The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King all by our damn selves and we're ready for second breakfast. OK let's be real, these movies aren't exactly passing the Bechtel Test but when the ladies are finally trotted out they're serving fragrance commercial Eleganza and we're loving every fleeting minute of it. Orlando Bloom as Legolas the Elf ignited many a sexual awakening and the Hobbits are really giving us a lot to work with in this episode. Did Frodo and Sam get gay Hobbit married on the side of that mountain? We like to think so. Once circuit-gay Gollum gets thrown into the volcano and destroys the Ring Frodo goes through his emo phase, Sam marries a lady-Hobbit and they both act like their mountain-top wedding never happened. A likely story.

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140. To Die For with special guest Ashley Casseday Mar 25, 2022

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"What's the point of doing anything worthwhile if nobody's watching? And if people are watching, it makes you a better person." We watched To Die For (1995) with our good bestie Ashley from Keep It Weird Podcast!! It's Oscar season and we are here for our Nic! Enough time has passed that we can honestly say Nicole Kidman was ROBBED of an Oscar nomination for her bat-S crazy performance in this film. Joaquin Phoenix is serving teenage dirtbag who doesn't know any better but bless him, he's so cute. Suzanne Stone is officially the best stage name on earth and she had a dream of being on TV but if Matt Dillon wanted to run an Italian restaurant and we could stay home and be a kept wife… props to ya momma. Nicole steals the movie with this performance and we love every minute of it.

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139. Star Trek with Seán Ferrick Mar 18, 2022

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We talk ALL things Star Trek with ultimate Trek encyclopedia Seán Ferrick (TrekCulture) and we're boldly going… you know the rest. Why are queer people so drawn to Star Trek? That's like asking why gays love horror - no one knows! Well some people know. Star Trek promised us a vision of the future free from poverty, sexism and prejudice (just don't look too deep into the origins of the Klingons) and us gays long for a place where we can just be ourselves right? Star Trek also promises us a future filled with metallic non-stretch fabrics, pointy sideburns and catsuits for everyone! This episode we take a deep dive into the Star Trek The Next Generation episode "The Outcast" from 1992 which takes a veiled look at homosexuality and gender when Riker (Jonathan Frakes) falls for a member of a non-binary alien species (played by a cis-female actor). We talk about what lured us into Star Trek, what we still love about the franchise all these years later and how we would make a living in the Star Trek universe. Guinan has gotta need a bar back right? In the Trek universe the men are macho, the women are fabulous and the gays can't get enough of it. Live long, and prosper!

138. Thirteen with special guest Donovan Marcotte Mar 11, 2022

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"Mothers, lock up your sons!" We watched Thirteen (2003) with our friend Donovan Marcotte and we're still clutching our pearls. Your wanna feel like a granny, out of touch with the kids these days? Watch this movie. Catherine Hardwicke directed this groundbreaking indie from a script she co-wrote with then teenage Nikki Reed (The Twilight Saga). Evan Rachel Wood and Reed play best friends wrapped up in the unparalleled drama of teenage friendship - where every decision you made was life or death. And some of these outfits are to die for. We're talking early Avril Lavigne levels of safety pins, cutouts and stripes. Holly Hunter knocks it out of the park (per usual) as Wood's put upon mom and Jeremy Sisto is dreamy as ever. We must be getting old - we're rooting for the parents and just want to shake these girls and tell em to SNAP OUT OF IT!

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137. Terminator 2: Judgment Day with special guest Lucas Hazlitt Mar 04, 2022

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"I need your clothes, your boots and your motorcycle." We watched Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) with the very funny Lucas Hazlett and man do we love this movie. It's a known fact that we Stan Jim Cameron, but this episode goes deep into why. The man knows how to write a screenplay. T2 is the sequel to a low budget scifi indie and it has gone down as one of the most influential movies of the 90s. Aside from being a SOLID script - the copious amount of buns, the two daddy's vying for the attention of the kid, the Village People aesthetic - it all ads up to a gay boys dreams. Throw in Linda Hamilton butching is up - we can't give this movie enough love. Oh and we get into some really critical thinking about the time travel in this one! Hasta la vista babies!

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136. Jawbreaker with special guest Thomas Dekker Feb 25, 2022

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"Never send a rose unless dyed black as a warning." We watched Jawbreaker (1999) with the fablous Thomas Dekker and we killed the teen dream. Deal with it. Darren Stein wrote and directed this candy colored fantasy and we are all the gayer for it. Rose McGowan absolutely devours every line she delivers (and there are some doozys) with Rebecca Gayheart and Julie Benz giving us prototype mean girls. Judy Greer kills it as Fern Mayo/Vylette and the supporting cast of Pam Grier, Carol Kane, Jeff Conaway (and a couple of "Carrie" cameos) are *chefs kiss*. Jawbreaker is inconic and if you ever said Rose McGowan was your crush - you're gay now. We don't make the rules. "Lifes a bitch, then you die."

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135. Pretty Woman with special guest Chris Rosson Feb 18, 2022

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"Well color me happy! There's a sofa in here for two!" We watched Pretty Woman (1990) with our friend Chris Rosson and we want the fairy tale. Julia Roberts and Laura San Giacomo are friendship goals. OK so they're both sex workers and Kit De Luca (San Giacomo) may or may not be a junkie with zero to no money management skills. But they got each other. And Vivian Ward (Roberts) is the original "hooker with a heart of gold." Richard Gere plays Edward Lewis a little tightly wound but hey it was the 90's and he had some sort of vague high pressure job. It's still hard to believe that Disney had their fingerprints anywhere near this movie, but the script is charming and director Garry Marshall turned what could have been a dark cautionary tale into one of the most memorable rom-coms of the 90s. "Welcome to Hollywood. What's your dream?" Thanks for listening and don't forget to subscribe, rate and review us on Apple Podcasts!

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134. Romeo + Juliet with special guest Espie Quintero Feb 11, 2022

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Two houses, both alike in dignity, in fair Verona, where we lay our scene. We watched William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet (1996) with our friend Espie Quintero and "A Plague on both your houses!" Aesthetically gifted Australian director Baz Luhrmann gifted unto the 1990's this perfect chocolate box of a movie for "The MTV generation." We were just learning about this wunderkind actor Leonardo DiCaprio when this movie exploded into theaters (and our loins) and the rest is history. Romeo and Juliet was standard reading in high school and 90's teens rejoiced when we found out it was getting "updated" with the dreamboat from "The Basketball Diaries" and Angela Chase herself - Claire Danes from "My So-Called Life!" Our little queer hearts (and our loins) burst. The cast absolutely crushes it, the soundtrack is killer and the costumes still make us swoon. This movie is nearly untouched by time and we are so stoked to be talking about it.

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