Movies That Made Us Gay

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113. Thelma & Louise with special guest Joshua Clement Aug 20, 2021

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"Well, darlin', look out, cause my hair is comin' down!" We watched Thelma & Louise (1991) with our friend and special Oscars correspondent Joshua Clement and we'd risk it all for a night with early 90's Brad Pitt any day. We really get into the lore behind the making of this quintessentially American movie. From on-set spontaneous country line-dancing, to the long road to casting Susan Sarandon and Geena Davis. Ultimately it had to be those two - but could you see Meryl and Goldie hitting the road and raising hell? Susan and Geena went on to receive dual Academy Award nominations for Best Actress but it was another Southern spitfire who took the gold that year… but that conversation is for another episode (perhaps over some fava beans). Oscar wins or no, Thelma & Louise will be remembered for stunning lead performances, a controversial ending and bestowing Brad Pitt's 8 pack abs unto humanity.

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112. View From the Top with special guest Brad Liberti Aug 13, 2021

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Do you dot your "I"'s with little hearts? Thats so cute. We watched View From the Top (2003) with our friend Brad Liberti and we're ready to fly the friendly skies. This light hearted comedy about a brassy gal who makes her way out of a tacky commuter airline and into the big leagues had a few stumbles on its way to First Class, International. It's Christmas 2001 release was put on hold after 9/11 and its subsequent re-writes and edits hurt the overall tone. It wants to be wackier than it is and other times the wackiness is out of place (Mike Myers' wandering eye!). And let's not forget - no one screams small-town trailer park gal more than Gwyneth Paltrow. The cast is really giving it their all and overall the movie is charming. But we're still trying to imagine the world in which a former flight attendant can become so famous as to become a mogul on the level of Oprah or Martha Stewart.

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111. Robin Hood with special guest Matt Baume Aug 06, 2021

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"He's so handsome, just like his rewards posters." We watched Robin Hood with the insightful Matt Baume (Matt Baume's Culture Cruise) and oo-de-lally that sly fox had us feeling some type of way. For a family animated film this movie had gay culture down to a science; a thin and boyishly handsome scamp spends his days with his large bear companion dabbling in cross dressing and social justice. The effeminate Prince John and his lisping consort Sir Hiss are the template for the queer coded Disney villain trope (oh we get into it). And let's face it - the busty Lady Cluck is a drag queen. This one was a lot of fun to break down, but we came to a consensus; If having a crush on an anthropomorphic fox is wrong - we don't wanna be right.

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110. My Best Friend's Wedding with special guest Blake Knight Jul 30, 2021

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She's got exactly four days to break up a wedding and steal the brides fella. We watched My Best Friend's Wedding (1997) with our friend Blake Knight and we suddenly have the urge to spontaneously break out into song. Hot off the heals of a gothic retread of "Frankenstein from the maid's point of view" and that musical Woody Allen movie, America's sweetheart Julia Roberts needed a hit - and boy did this movie deliver. On paper Julia is clearly the villain but she's just so stinkin' cute we give her a pass. Dermot Mulroney is adorable as the titular best friend and our girl Cammie Diaz just steals our hearts as the flighty fiancé we know we should root against, but we can't help but fall in love with. Rupert Everett rounds out the cast as the GBF (long before the term was ever coined). The first in a string of late 90's hits for Julia. If you haven't seen it yet - check out this charming rom-com.

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109. Jumpin' Jack Flash with special guest Ben Cheaves Jul 23, 2021

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I'm a little black woman, in a big silver box! We watched Jumpin' Jack Flash (1986) with our friend Ben Cheaves and we still can't understand a thing Mick Jagger is singing. Whoopi Goldberg as Terry Doolittle is iconic. Her apartment, her workspace and her wardrobe are all #GOALS. Suffice it to say - we still want to be Terry when we grow up. She hates her boss, she's quick with a comeback and she can hold her own against KGB goons - she's just like us! Now we just need to perfect our Diana Ross lip sync for our lives. The Cold War era espionage and pre-AIM instant messaging may date the movie but we don't care! After all the cloak and dagger shenanigans is Jonathan Pryce a bit of a boobie prize? Was young Jon Lovitz sort of a cutie? Did Terry get a reward for extraditing a government agent? Find out in this weeks episode of Movies That Made Us Gay!

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108. Can't Stop the Music with special guest Jackson Cooper Jul 16, 2021

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It's like Spice World for the Village People. We watched Can't Stop the Music (1980) with our friend Jackson Cooper and we want to stay at the YMCA! Producer Allan Carr was at the top of his game after the success of Grease (1978) and the next story bursting forth was the pseudo-biography of disco's greatest novelty act - the Village People. This movie takes place in a theme park version of Manhattan where go-go boys roam the streets in a full Native American headdress, a man can roller skate down 5th avenue without being actively murdered and a leatherman can belt out "Danny Boy" standing on a piano and not be the weirdest thing in the room. The filmmakers missed the mark when they predicted disco to be the sound the 80's would be remembered for, but they wisely called multi-million dollar marketing campaigns backed by big-milk. Can't Stop the Music tops our list of "best worst movies" for its utter watchability - not to mention he full frontal male nudity in a PG movie. Come for Steve Guttenberg looking like a whole a$s snack, stay for the Village People serving the whole meal!

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107. Psycho (1998) Directed by Gus Van Sant Jul 09, 2021

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A boy's best friend is his mother. We watched Psycho (1998) directed by Gus Van Sant no we won't apologize. Hot on the heels of the success of Good Will Hunting, Gus Van Sant was given a blank check by Hollywood and he took a gamble on a shot for shot remake of the 1960 Alfred Hitchcock classic Psycho. Ravaged by critics and fellow filmmakers, this version of Psycho has a long and sordid history - and we are here to tell you... its not THAT bad! In fact we enjoy the dang thing. Anne Heche is giving us a dizzy Marion Crane who makes one wrong decision after another. Viggo Mortnesen is serving himbo-daddy realness. Julianne Moore creates a character FAR beyond what was presented on the page and Vince Vaughn delivers a solid Norman Bates. This movie is pretty queer and we are here to tell you - give it a chance!

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106. Matilda with special guest Petey Gibson Jul 02, 2021

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You chose books - I chose looks. We watched Matilda (1996) with the very funny Petey Gibson and we've loved this movie since we were old enough to xerox. Almost every kid feels like an outsider at some point in their lives - queer kids in particular. Matilda showed us it was ok to be a little different - but we're still holding out for our powers. Maybe director Danny De Vito didnt intend for this movie to have so many queer themes, but we're latching on to them all; chosen family, being surrounded by drag queens who hate children and going to extremes for vintage dolls. We still have anxiety about getting thrown in the chokey and we're unashamed to say we got a little misty at more than a couple scenes. "You can do it Brucey!" Maybe we were just happy to watch someone eat so much cake.

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105. Mean Girls with special guest Tyler Schuelke Jun 25, 2021

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I want to lose three pounds. We watched Mean Girls (2004) with our friend Tyler Schuelke (Ep 40, Saved) and we're not like a regular podcast… we're a cool podcast. We tried our hardest not to sit there and just quote the movie for 90 minutes and we nearly succeeded. The script by Tina Fey from Rosalind Wiseman's "Queen Bees and Wannabes" is damn near perfect and the performances have help up all these years later. This movie has spawned countless memes and pretty much defined a generation. There are a couple of problematic moments (and we're not talking about Regina George's wig) but hey we live and we learn. This movie is so fetch, it's 17 years later and we're still trying to make fetch happen.

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104. I Know What You Did Last Summer with special guest Lex Apro Jun 18, 2021

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What are you waiting for HUH?! We watched I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997) with our friend Lex Apro and we're taking it to the grave! Suffice it to say we STAN Jennifer Love Hewitt from her days serenading us with her fellow Kids Incorporated to her attempts at pop stardom and her renaissance in hour-long network dramas. But it was her time as a late 90's scream queen that we hold closest to our hearts. Our pal "Love" is joined by some power-house early aughts STARS - Sarah Michelle Gellar, Freddie Prinze Jr and Ryan Phillippe. Let's just say we were obsessed with this entire cast then, and the four of them have aged like fine friggin wine. It's time for a reunion!

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