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PODCAST

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

01:42:06

137. Terminator 2: Judgment Day with special guest...

Movies That Made Us Gay ·

2022/03/04

"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

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01:13:39

136. Jawbreaker with special guest Thomas Dekker

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2022/02/25

"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

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01:38:20

135. Pretty Woman with special guest Chris Rosson

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2022/02/18

“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

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01:51:06

134. Romeo + Juliet with special guest Espie Quintero

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2022/02/11

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

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01:32:50

133. Scream 2 with special guest Andy Ur

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2022/02/04

“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

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01:50:55

132. Carol with special guest Jackson Cooper

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2021/12/31

"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

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01:47:46

131. Hook wth special guest Joshua Clement

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2021/12/24

"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

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01:19:04

130. The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas with special...

Movies That Made Us Gay ·

2021/12/17

“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

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01:39:12

129. The Rules of Attraction with special guest Mike...

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2021/12/10

“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

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01:29:10

128. But I'm A Cheerleader with special guest Zoë...

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2021/12/03

“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

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01:38:59

127. The Ice Storm with special guest Stanley Jacobus

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2021/11/26

"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

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01:44:05

126. Purple Rain (1984) with special guest Christian...

Movies That Made Us Gay ·

2021/11/19

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,

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01:38:11

125. Legend (1985) Directed by Ridley Scott

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2021/11/12

“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

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01:45:00

124. Madonna: Truth or Dare with special guest...

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2021/11/05

“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

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01:55:51

123. Rosemary's Baby with special guest Muffy Bolding

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2021/10/29

"Witches... All of them witches!" We watched Rosemary's Baby (1968) with our friend the very funny Muffy Bolding and this is no dream - this is really happening! We're not saying we'd make a deal with the devil but a Pre-War 3 bedroom in The Bramford on Central Park West is nothing to scoff at. We always pictured ourselves as Rosemary Woodhouse (Mia Farrow); a wisp of a girl with the mod haircut and babydoll wardrobe. Then reality sets in and we realize we're more like Minnie Castevet, played by

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01:34:20

122. Friday the 13th Part 2 with special guests...

Movies That Made Us Gay ·

2021/10/22

"These kids smoke better dope than I do." We watched Friday the 13th Part 2 with our friends Jackson Cooper and Pickens Barringer and the body count continues! Clocking in at a brisk 87 minutes (shorter than the length of this episode!) this quickie sequel cranks up the scares, the gore and the casual nudity - not to mention the wall-to-wall cute boys. Pretty-boy Scott (Russel Todd), sensitive Mark (Tom McBride), oversexed Jeff (Bill Randolph), even prankster Ted (Stuart Charno) can all hit it six

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01:46:11

121. Misery (1990) Directed by Rob Reiner

Movies That Made Us Gay ·

2021/10/15

"I'm gonna get my Liberace records!" We watched Misery (1990) and we still feel all oogie. From master horror author Stephen King, Misery give us absolute lunatic Annie Wilkes brought to us in an Academy Award winning performance by Kathy Bates. The ultimate super-fan, Wilkes takes obsession to new heights when she holds romance novelist Paul Sheldon (James Caan) hostage after a near fatal car accident. This movie is so well acted we even buy Sonny Corleone as a romance novelist! Do we all have a

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01:46:22

120. Sleepy Hollow with special guest Billy Roach

Movies That Made Us Gay ·

2021/10/08

How’s your head? We watched Sleepy Hollow (1999) with our friend and MTMUG Superstar Billy Roach and tonight the horseman comes for you! This movie is peak Tim Burton - we’re talking dramatic American-Gothic scenery, Johnny Depp putting on a silly voice, and Lisa Marie scaring the ever loving heck out of us. Not to mention Miranda Richardson in a drag-worthy dual role and Christina Ricci looking like a living Margaret Keen painting. It’s funny, scary, definitely campy and at times a straight up

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01:47:17

119. Donnie Darko with special guest Michael Morgan

Movies That Made Us Gay ·

2021/10/01

"Donnie Darko. What the hell kind of name is that? It's like some sort of superhero or something." We watched Donnie Darko with MTMUG Superstar Michael Morgan and we have serious doubts about your commitment to Sparkle Motion! It's our first Jake Gyllenhaal review and this movie does not disappoint. Remember when the gays would constantly claim Jake as one of our own? We just couldn't resist that doe-eyed stare. Donnie Darko really put Jake on the mainstream radar. First of all can we talk about

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01:31:02

118. Sleeping Beauty with special guest Devin Lotfi

Movies That Made Us Gay ·

2021/09/24

"You're living in the past, this is the 14th century." We watched Sleeping Beauty (1959) with our friend Devin Lotfi (I Don't Want To Hear That! Podcast) and we could use some beauty sleep. The last of the Disney Classic fairy tales - until The Little Mermaid was released 30 years later. Nothing comes close to Eleanor Audley's ICONIC performance as Maleficent. We all can agree the Mistress of Evil has got some style! I mean who hasn't let their petty side come out after realizing you weren't invited

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