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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

01:24:41

157. Who Framed Roger Rabbit with special guest Dax...

Movies That Made Us Gay ·

2022/07/29

"I'm not bad. I'm just drawn that way." We watch Who Framed Roger Rabbit with the Queen of all nerds herself, Dax Exclamationpoint and things are about to get real nerdy up in here. This movie was the original Multiverse of Madness for kids in the '80s and '90s. We collectively lost our tiny minds when we saw the titans of Disney and Warner Brothers together on screen for the first time! Jessica Rabbit, voiced to perfection by the amazing Kathleen Turner, may have been a sexual awakening for a

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01:35:06

156. Commando with special guests Ben Cheaves and...

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2022/07/22

Let’s Party! We watched one of the gayest action movies to come out of the 1980s Commando with our TCM friends Ben Cheaves and Millie De Chirico. Y’all this movie is insane, and doesn’t get nearly enough credit for making Arnold Schwarzenegger the movie star he is today. Arnold plays an ex-special ops soldier living in the woods with his daughter played by Samantha from Who’s the Boss, Alyssa Milano. When his daughter is kidnapped by an evil dictator played by Dan Hedaya he must use his Captain

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01:30:13

155. The Royal Tenenbaums with special guest Donovan...

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2022/07/15

"I always wanted to be a Tenenbaum, you know?" We watched The Royal Tenenbaums (2001) with our friend Donovan Marcotte and we're all of us especially *not* a genius. This "quirky" family dramedy is peak Wes Anderson and quote possibly his best film. Fight us. We all laugh a little too nervously as Gene Hackman's Royal Tenenbaum eviscerates with words everyone in his path - even his children and ex wife (too real?). Are every hipster couple in their Margot and Richie Halloween costumes missing the

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01:41:04

154. Terms of Endearment with special guest Darren Stein

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2022/07/08

“Give my daughter the shot!” We watched the James L. Brooks movie Terms of Endearment with the writer/director of Jawbreaker Darren Stein, and we are here to remind you that it’s one of the best films to come out of the 1980s. This movie’s biggest fans are in the gay community, and can anyone read a queen to filth like Aurora Greenway? “You are not special enough to overcome a bad marriage.” And nobody would have played her better than the cinematic treasure that is Shirley MacLaine, and she has the

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01:32:33

153. Mulholland Drive with special guest Zoë Secret

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2022/07/01

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

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01:38:41

152. In & Out with special guest Chris Gallo

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2022/06/24

"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

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01:30:37

151. Nowhere with special guest Seth Shubin

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2022/06/17

“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

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01:36:05

150. The Doom Generation with special guest Rudy Bleu

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2022/06/10

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

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01:40:27

149. Weird Science with special guest Dylan Hay Chapman

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2022/06/03

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

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01:31:42

148. Alien with special guest Drew Stanley

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2022/05/27

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

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01:55:17

147. Working Girl with special guest Moranne Klassen

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2022/05/20

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

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01:22:35

146. Chicago with special guest Pickens Barringer

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2022/05/13

“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

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01:24:40

145. Auntie Mame with special guest Darren Elms

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2022/05/06

"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

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01:34:54

144. Reality Bites (1994) Directed by Ben Stiller

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2022/04/29

“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

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01:42:39

143. Labyrinth with special guest Jared Anderson

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2022/04/15

“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

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01:22:25

142. Welcome Home Roxy Carmichael with special guest...

Movies That Made Us Gay ·

2022/04/08

“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)

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01:44:17

141. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

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2022/04/01

"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

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01:34:27

140. To Die For with special guest Ashley Casseday

Movies That Made Us Gay ·

2022/03/25

“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

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01:38:22

139. Star Trek with Seán Ferrick

Movies That Made Us Gay ·

2022/03/18

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

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01:34:31

138. Thirteen with special guest Donovan Marcotte

Movies That Made Us Gay ·

2022/03/11

“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

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