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Movies That Made Us Gay

This is the podcast where we watch a movie from our past that had a lasting impression on our little gay lives. If we had no business watching it - we stole our parents VHS copy and watched under the cover of night. If a diva gave a rousing speech - we memorized it and lip-synced it at a talent show. Join Scott and Pete each week for a look back at the Movies That Made Us Gay!

tv & film film reviews

All Episodes

01:45:27

194. The Virgin Suicides with special guest Espie...

Movies That Made Us Gay ·

2023/06/02

"Obviously, Doctor, you've never been a thirteen year old girl." We watched The Virgin Suicides (1999) with our friend Espie Quintero and we all want to live in a world directed by Sofia Coppola. We can't help but fall in love with the gauzy soft-focus, the spot-on '70s soundtrack and the ethereal songs by Air punctuating every scene. Something about the way the sunlight trickles through the trees and even the suburban French provincial decorating schemes makes us want to inhabit this world. We

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01:40:31

193. Legally Blonde with special guest Wolfgang La Vie

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2023/05/26

“You got into Harvard Law? What, like it’s hard?” We’re talking about 2000s comedy classic Legally Blonde with our friend Wolfgang La Vie, and whoever said orange is the new pink is seriously disturbed. This role sealed the deal, making Reese Witherspoon the titan of the industry she still is today. Reese’s Elle Woods is a true feminist icon, and this movie holds up some twenty years after its release. We discuss the evolution of Amanda Brown’s novel turned script. Going from a raunchy college

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01:36:27

192: Selena with special guest Gabe Munoz

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2023/05/19

"Anything for Selenas!" Break out the rhinestone bedazzled bustier bras, because we get into the biopic Selena (1997) with our friend and singer/songwriter Gabe Munoz. We talk about the Mexican American icon Selena Quintanilla and her legacy to Tejano and pop music, who died at the young age of 23, when she was on the rise to breakthrough to the mainstream. We get into the moviestar making performance of Jennifer Lopez who stepped into role of Selena. Controversal casting aside, a Puerte Rican

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01:27:10

Bonus Episode: RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars 8

Movies That Made Us Gay ·

2023/05/15

It's a very special bonus episode on our mainfeed! It's a free preview of our current Patreon content where we recap the current season of RuPaul's Drag Race: All Stars 8. For all other episodes join our Patreon content and get the five dollars and above level for the recaps. Thanks for listening and don't forget to subscribe, rate and review us on Apple Podcasts! www.patreon.com/moviesthatmadeusgay Facebook/Instagram: @moviesthatmadeusgay Twitter: @MTMUGPod Scott Youngbauer: Twitter @oscarscott /

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02:02:05

191: Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory with special...

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2023/05/12

“Hold your breath, make a wish, count to three”, because we got to the 1971 classic Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory with our bestie Jared Anderson. Arguably one of the weirdest children’s movies ever made, and one we still can’t shake off. When Charlie Bucket gets the coveted Golden Ticket to tour a mysterious candy maker’s factory insanity ensues when the ticket winners start getting taken out like the cast of Midsommer. This movie almost destroyed Scott and Jared’s friendship, over a bitchy

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01:46:46

190. Party Monster with special guest Jesse Krempel

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2023/05/05

"Well, congratulations on getting out of the very dangerous world of haberdashery!" It's a Disco Bloodbath on the pod this week as we double featured both Party Monster movies with our friend Jesse Krempel host of the podcast Cult Cinema Circle. The documentary, or shall we say "Shockumentary" from 1998, and the 2003 film starring Macaulay Culkin, Seth Green, Chloë Sevigny, Wilmer Valderrama, and Dylan McDermott. Michael Alig's saga of the murder in clubland always fascinated us as young gays, and

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01:37:09

189. Mamma Mia! with special guest Jorge Molina

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2023/04/28

You know that thing, when you’re getting married on the remote Mediterranean island you may or may not have grown up on and you invite three of your mom's former lovers on the off chance one of them will be your biological father so he can walk you down the aisle, and it’s all set to the musical stylings of Scandinavian super group Abba? We watched Mamma Mia! (2008) with our friend Jorge Molina and we have no choice but to Stan our Mamma Meryl. This marks our FIFTH Meryl movie and boy did we pick a

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01:54:01

188. Bring It On with special guest Braden Davis

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2023/04/21

"This is not a democracy, it's a cheerocracy. I'm sorry but I'm overruling you." We watched Bring It On (2000) and you better believe it's already been broughten! Who could have predicted this bubbly cheerleader movie would stand the test of time, keep a grip on gay culture and spawn no less than SIX (direct to DVD) sequels? The fact that Bring It On knows exactly what kind of movie it is only adds to its charm. Do you remember where you were when you realized Torrance Shipman (Kirsten Dunst) and

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01:38:07

187. The Wiz with special guest Christian Turner

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2023/04/14

We ease on down the road this week and watched the Wiz (1978) with our friend Christian Turner. How exactly did heavy hitting director Sidney Lumet (12 Angry Men, Dog Day Afternoon) manage to direct this Wizard of Oz reimagining with an all-black cast, based on the Tony winning musical, is beyond us but we're all here for it. We're also here to remind you of the banger songs on this soundtrack. Released to a mixed reception, it has since found a cult following with audiences thanks to its television

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01:34:21

186. Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990) Directed by Joe...

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2023/04/07

I hope you remembered not to feed your mogwai after midnight, or get them wet, because we're talking about Gremlins 2: The New Batch this week! Joe Dante turned up the dial to 11 when he directed his follow up to the Amblin 80s classic film. Both are standbyes of our childhood, but there's something about the New Batch we're still fasinated with. We talk about every Gremlin type this movie introduce us to (Batman Gremlin, Midatlantic accent Gremlin, Phantom of the Opera Gremlin, Electric Gremlin,

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01:32:49

185. She-Devil with H. Alan Scott aka Sadie Pines

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2023/03/31

“Mary Fisher lived in a palace by the sea.” We watched She-Devil (1989) with the hilarious H. Alan Scott aka Sadie Pines and… is that a gummy bear in your hair? The masses may have been sleeping on this camp classic for the past 35 years but, as usual, the gays know whats up. She-Devil was Meryl Streep’s first real entry into comedy and her portrayal of the Jackie Collins-esque Mary Fisher is pure camp. Roseanne Barr, fresh off the first season of her hit sitcom, is the titular She-Devil but time

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01:45:40

184. Polyester with special guest Drew Droege

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2023/03/24

"I look into my future and all I see is a long, dark hallway... and no exits." We watched Polyester (1981) with the hilarious Drew Droege and we're ready to eat an entire cake in one sitting. The legendary John Waters takes us on a melodramatic trip through the suburbs by way of the famous "Women's Pictures" directed by Douglas Sirk. We take a peek behind the velvet curtains and French Provincial decor of the 'burbs with Divine, who gives a stellar performance as Francine Fishpaw, the put upon wife

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01:25:41

183. Flash Gordon with special guest Seán Ferrick

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2023/03/17

"Flash, Flash, I love you, but we only have fourteen hours to save the Earth!" We invited over Trek Culture's Seán Ferrick back on the podcast to watch the camp extraveganza Flash Gordon (1980). Like the renegade cousin strung out on psychedelics to George Lucas's more successful Star Wars Flash, Gordon is one of our favorite cult classics to come out of the early 1980s. Nobody knew how to put on a show like Italian movie mogul Dino De Laurentiis, and Flash Gordon has it all. Playgirl coverboy Sam

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01:32:18

182. Annie with special guest Brad Liberti

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2023/03/10

Leapin’ Lizards! We watched Annie (1982) with our friend Brad Liberti and I think we’re gonna like it here! Whether you like it or not, this movie holds a place in our collective consciousness. The story of the little orphan girl who made it out of the slums and into the mansion of a misanthropic oligarch is deeply entrenched in our early movie watching memories. Some of us fantasized about being Annie and going off to live in an estate the size of the Mall of America with a staff peppered with

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01:02:37

Bonus Episode: Oscar 2023 with special guest Harper...

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2023/03/08

The Oscars are Sunday, and we sat down after our Black Swan recording to talk about this year's nominees with friend of the pod Harper Thomson. Does Everything Everywhere All At Once have the major categories in the bag? Is Austin Butler secretly the front runner in the photo finish Best Actor race? Who exactly is going to win supporting actress here? Will Angela Bassett win for an MCU movie? Or will Jamie Lee Curtis or Kerry Condon swoop in after their SAG and BAFTA wins? We talk about all these,

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01:32:55

181. Black Swan with Harper from Hawkeyes Podcast

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2023/03/03

"What happened to my sweet girl?" "She's gone!" We watched Black Swan (2010) with our friend Harper, cohost of Hawkeyes Podcast and you'll have to excuse us, we have a lipstick mirror message to wipe off. We're closing out our mini Oscar series with the one that gave Natalie Portman her Best Actress win. Sure she's on the verge of tears the entire movie but you can't deny Natatlie and costar Mila Kunis put in the work to make this movie happen. Director Darren Aronofsky got some stellar performances

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01:43:22

180. The Devil Wears Prada with special guest Paul...

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2023/02/24

"By all means move at a glacial pace. You know how that thrills me." We watched The Devil Wears Prada (2006) with our friend Paul from That Aged Well podcast and we need 10 or 15 skirts from Calvin Klein. Rigt NOW. We're not here to weigh the likeability of one miss Anne Hathaway. (We're her for her. Deal with it.) We are here to discuss Miranda Priestly as she is expertly inhabited by the incomparable Meryl Streep. Miranda may be the boss from hell but let's be real, we would all throw our

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01:51:43

179. Brokeback Mountain with special guest Drew Stanley

Movies That Made Us Gay ·

2023/02/16

"You know friend, this is a god damn bitch of an unsatifsactory situation." In honor of MTMUG season five we talk about the tragic gay couple to end all gay couples, Brokeback Mountain! I wish we knew how to quit Ang Lee's dramatic masterpiece that made an indent in mainstream queer cinema back in 2005. Brokeback Mountain nominated both of its leads Heath Ledger, and our Jakey Poo for Oscars. They convincingly play these roles for the 20-year span of Ennis Del Mar and Jack Twist relationship

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01:55:45

Season 4 Finale: Listener Mailbag Episode

Movies That Made Us Gay ·

2022/12/30

Season 4 is coming to a close and we couldn't have gotten this far without our listeners! We asked you to ask us anything and you didn't disappoint. We go deep into the origins of the show as well as the origins of Scott & Pete. No we didn't fall into matching vats of toxic waste only to emerge hideously deformed and twisted into the wicked podcast hosts you listen to today. It was industrial waste. We also got some amazing "FMK" (f#ck, marry, kill) suggestions and as it turns out, our listeners

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01:40:12

178. The Family Stone with special guest Jackson Cooper

Movies That Made Us Gay ·

2022/12/23

"What's so good about you guys?" We watched The Family Stone (2005) with our friend Jackson Cooper and listeners, you owe us one. Nothing says "sentimental holiday classic" like judgemental, mean-spirited WASPs terrorizing Sarah Jessica Parker for 90 minutes. Being the odd-man-out at a family gathering can be intimidating - like starting at a new job where everyone as been working there for years, you feel like a new character added middway through a long-running sitcom. It can be even harder when

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