Movies That Made Us Gay

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133. Scream 2 with special guest Andy Ur Feb 04, 2022

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"That is so Moral Majority." We watched Scream 2 with our friend Andy Ur and Season 4 of Movies That Made Us Gay is here! It's still Scream Season and we're giving you a FULL episode of the second entry in this hallowed franchise. Sidney (Neve Campbell) and Randy (Jamie Kennedy) are now in college with a fresh crop of victims for a copycat killer(s?) to pick off one by one. Leaning WAY into the sequel-ness of it all - the body count is indeed bigger and the death scenes are in fact more elaborate (poor SMG). The "Stab" film within a film starring Heather Graham, Tori Spelling and Luke Wilson is *chef's kiss* and the now standard opening kill with Jada Pikett Smith and Omar Epps is still terrifying. Oh, and Randy's Film Theory discussion of sequels lives rent free in our brains. "There's no accounting for taste."

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132. Carol with special guest Jackson Cooper Dec 31, 2021

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"Just when you think it can't get any worse, you run out of cigarettes." We watched Carol (2015) with MTMUG Superstar Jackson Cooper and we'll take the train set! Cate Blanchett is giving us EVERYTHING as Carol the bored housewife/secret lesbian in 1950's New York. Rooney Mara's Therese is giving us wide-eyed innocence, even though she really knows exactly what she's doing. The costumes, the hair, the setting all reeled us in (we're once again "transported) but the melodrama, the old timey dialogue and the New England WASPy character names are just the icing on the cake. Let's also give it up for Grand High Lesbian Sarah Paulson as the best friend/ex lover she was born to play and Jake Lacey once again playing America's problematic boyfriend.

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Peter Lozano: Twitter/Instagram @peterlasagna

131. Hook wth special guest Joshua Clement Dec 24, 2021

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"So, Peter, you've become a pirate." We watched Hook (1991) with MTMUG Superstar Joshua Clement and we've lost our marbles. Steve Spielberg's 1991 continuation of Peter Pan gave us iconic performances and a couple of arguably draggy character pieces. Dame Maggie Smith in Granny Wendy Drag and Dustin Hoffman in Captain Hook High Drag are at the top of the list but Robin Williams and Dante Basco are giving them a run for the money. Robin's 30-something Peter Banning (Pan) goes from executive realness to cosplay queen while Dante as Rufio is serving Mother of the House of Lost Boys in full Road Warrior couture, complete with red Capezio dance shoes. Don't worry - we get to the one and only Julia Roberts giving us ginger Tinkerbell realness. Say it and mean it... "I believe in fairies!"

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Peter Lozano: Twitter/Instagram @peterlasagna

130. The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas with special guest Ben Cheaves Dec 17, 2021

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"It's always a business doing pleasure with you!" We watched The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (1982) with our friend Ben Cheaves and we need to pick up one of them Japanese sling shots. Dolly Parton and Mr. Burt Reynolds boot scoot and boogie their way across the screen in this country fried musical from the director of "9 to 5", Colin Higgins. Burt's sheriff drag and Dolly's saloon madame couture are pretty queer but you are not truly gay until you have seen a room full of 1980's male ballet dancers having a hoedown in a football locker room in nothing but jock straps and cowboy boots. The ladies of The Chicken Ranch are equally fabulous sporting looks as varied as classic country lady of the evening, disco diva and Pat Benatar realness. Truly a sight to behold. Move over "The Bodyguard" because this movie closes out with I Will Always Love You as sung by the original Dolly Parton herself. "It was the nicest little whorehouse you ever saw!"

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129. The Rules of Attraction with special guest Mike Toscano Dec 10, 2021

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"No one ever knows anyone. You're not ever gonna know me." We watched The Rules of Attraction (2002) with MTMUG Superstar Mike Toscano and we always knew it would be like this. We're taking another trip into Bret Easton Ellis territory with this slick entry from director Roger Avery. The cast is filled to the brim with beautiful up and comers and even one or two teen soap stars trying to break the mold. Released during the Golden Age of the Special Edition DVD - we talk about all FIVE commentary tracks and even the infamous deleted scene that was left off the DVD featuring Casper Van Dien taking on the role of American Psycho's Patrick Bateman (apparently Christian Bale was busy). Our teenage gay selves showed up for the college boys dancing in their underwear but our adult gay selves keep coming back for Swoosie Kurtz and Faye Dunaway popping pills over martinis. Rock and Roll.

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128. But I'm A Cheerleader with special guest Zoë Secrest Dec 03, 2021

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"Foreplay is for sissies! Real men go in, unload, and pull out!" We watched "But I'm a Cheerleader" with our friend Zoë Secrest, and like its heroine Megan (Natasha Lyonne) we might or might not have been eating tofu and had a giant Melissa Etheridge poster in our bedrooms growing up. A staple of queer cinema of the early 00s, we love this razor sharp and hilarious satire by writer/director Jamie Babbit Join us as we follow Megan as she falls down the rabbit hole of gay conversion camp at 'New Directions' lead by Cathy Moriarty and RuPaul Charles. We want to be best friends with lesbian icon Clea Duvall, and can agree that Moriarty screaming sexual positions over a megaphone is a mood.

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Peter Lozano: Twitter/Instagram @peterlasagna

127. The Ice Storm with special guest Stanley Jacobus Nov 26, 2021

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"Libbets? What sort of a name is Libbets?" We watched The Ice Storm (1997) with our friend Stanley Jacobus and I think it's time to refill our waterbeds. This family drama is full of killer performances - Joan Allen, Sigourney Weaver and Christina Ricci own this movie. The 1970's art direction and costume design truly transports us every time we watch. Sigourney Weaver's bountiful hair and gorgeous makeup is enough to keep us revisiting, but her icy (pun intended) performance is the real star here. We all agree Christina Ricci's little red riding hood knit poncho is wardrobe goals but at the end of the day we want to be Sigourney when we grow up.

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Scott Youngbauer: Twitter @oscarscott / Instagram @scottyoungballer

Peter Lozano: Twitter/Instagram @peterlasagna

126. Purple Rain (1984) with special guest Christian Turner Nov 19, 2021

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Dearly beloved... we watched Purple Rain (1984) with our friend Christian Turner and we need to purify ourselves in the waters or Lake Minnetonka. There never has been and never will be another like Prince Rogers Nelson and there is no other movie like Purple Rain. This movie is so bananas it has to be seen to be believed. Prince and The Revolution, Morris Day and The Time and Apollonia all play fictionalized versions of themselves in a fantasyland Minneapolis where nightclub acts reign supreme, leather and lace are worn freely (during the day) and people make their way TO Minnesota to make it in the biz. You may finish the movie with more questions than answers but watching nearly the entire Purple Rain album performed in a packed club full of 1984 Central Casting extras makes it all worth while.

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Peter Lozano: Twitter/Instagram @peterlasagna

125. Legend (1985) Directed by Ridley Scott Nov 12, 2021

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"What is light without dark?" We watched Legend (1985) directed by Ridley Scott and what we wouldn't give to run around the forest hugging woodland creatures and get wine drunk with fairies. This movie is HIGH fantasy and we are here for it. Baby Tom Cruise is prancing around without any pants, Mia Sara is serving high-fashion face, face, beauty, face and Tim Curry is giving us CAMP as gym-bunny muscle-queen Lord of Darkness. This movie is peak 80's fantasy up there with any Henson or Lucasfilm classic and definitely not to be missed.

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Scott Youngbauer: Twitter @oscarscott / Instagram @scottyoungballer

Peter Lozano: Twitter/Instagram @peterlasagna

124. Madonna: Truth or Dare with special guest Marlene Stang Nov 05, 2021

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"Why would you say something if it's off-camera? What point is there existing?" We watched Madonna: Truth or Dare with our friend Marlene Stang and anybody who says our show is "neat" has got to go. Part documentary, part concert film, part reality show, this revolutionary movie knocked our socks off and sparked a sexual awakening in an entire generation. The biggest pop star on Earth was incorporating dance moves from black gay clubs, using ethnically diverse flamboyantly homosexual dancers and beaming it into YOUR living room whether you liked it or not. Madonna famously says it is her job to push peoples buttons and push she did. Truth or Dare showcased gay people in such a matter of fact way you couldn't help but fall in love with these queens in her cavalcade of show biz shenanigans.

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