Movies That Made Us Gay

The Dream Master?   Sounds like a game show host to me.   We watched A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master with our pal Jacob Randall (Crime of Your Life) and we have matching luggage again.   Smack in the middle of a mini-trilogy within a 7 movie franchise (we don't count Freddy vs. Jason or the remake) Dream Master breathes new life into Elm Street with "fresh meat."   Legendary Lisa Wil...

Isn't that Devon Graham?   I think he's cute!   We watched Halloween (1978) with our friend and MTMUG all star Matt Emert and we hate a guy with a car and no sense of humor. This is the mother of all slasher movies (we see you Black Christmas ) and our guest Matt is an aficionado of all things Haddonfield.   This is a horror movie for people who LOVE the genre - we defy you to count the Psycho ref...

We watched Fright Night (1985) with our friends Kevin Jones & Chris Moore but you may know them as the Homos on Haunted Hill.   Apparently the filmmakers didn't include the glaring queerness on purpose but the cast alone betrays its homo tendencies.   Roddy McDowall, Amanda Bearse and future adult film star Stephen Geoffreys turn up the camp in this tale of a sexy vampire moving to the suburbs.  ...

If you like authentic blues you really gotta check out Blues Hammer.  We watched Ghost World (2001) and no we don't want a biscotti with that.  If you ever want a peek behind the veil of Scott and Pete's inner (and outer) monologue - look no further than this movie.  We too can't relate to 99% of humanity and mostly want to poison rude customers.  Since poisoning is out of the question, we simply...

NYC's Meat Packing District has a long way to go until Samantha Jones moves in. We watched Cruising (1980) with returning guest Mike Toscano and we're still clutching our pearls!   This infamous movie follows Al Pacino as a police officer who goes undercover in the gay leather & S&M scene in early 80's era New York City.   What we get is a snapshot of a gay subculture from a long-gone time, when a...

"We didn't need dialogue.   We had faces!" We watched Sunset Blvd (1950) with the very funny Dennis Griffin and we're ready for our close-up!   This Uber-meta film about the film industry gave the world one of the most glamorous, tragic and straight up bananas performances of the 20th Century in Gloria Swanson's portrayal of Norma Desmond.   William Holden is also giving us major beef-cake daddy v...

The year was 1998 and GOOP was a mere glimmer in her eye.   We watched Sliding Doors (1998) with returning favorite Joshua Clement and we're all booked for blonde highlights! This movie has everything: Gwyneth Paltrow accent work,   a makeover with a sassy new 'do, and a charmingly befuddled Englishman.   GP was in no less than 5 movies in '98 and this Sliding Doors holds up against some bangers....

It's like Jurassic Park but with Tornadoes.   We watched Twister (1996) with the awesome Jessica Granger and Amy Fox (ep 20 Never Been Kissed) and we always knew there was something about that Helen Hunt.   Gay boys and girls across the land can all agree, Hunt as storm chaser Dr. Jo Harding definitely turned us gay. From her utilitarian wardrobe, to her trusty pickup (an '82 Jeep HONCHO?!) we alw...

Do you like scary movies? We watched Scream (1996) with the always hilarious Tim Murdock (Happy Horror Time) and who says it has to be October to watch horror movies? The slasher that changed the genre forever, Scream embraced everything that was tired and cliche in horror and made it fresh for a new generation of horror fans... and gays everywhere rejoiced. Was quirky video store clerk Randy (Jam...

93 minutes of late 90's Ryan Phillippe wearing dolphin shorts and tube socks... where do we sign up?! We watched 54 (1998) with friend of the pod Blake Knight (A Gay in the Life) and you're not listening to this episode with that shirt on.   We take a deep dive into this semi-true story about the legendary 70's disco Studio 54.   Did club owner Steve Rubell (Mike Meyers) really have a "no-uggos" r...

It's a buddy, caper, heist, road movie made for, you know... ladies.   We watched Outrageous Fortune (1987) with our friend Greg Lightner and we agree - you boff Romeo over Hamlet any day. Bette Midler and Shelley Long play an Odd Couple at each other throats and apparently they kept it up behind the scenes as well.   We talk about the drama behind who got top billing and who spilled tea on Oprah...

This movie did for summer camps what Friday the 13th already did two years earlier. We watched Sleepaway Camp (1983) with the very funny Mike Toscano and we need an adult! What can we say?   This movie is wild. The characters in this movie are so rotted you're actually rooting for the killer by the end.   And oh, what an ending! Do yourself a favor and watch this movie.   Oh... you wanted a twist?...

My own brother a vampire… you wait until mom finds out!   We watched The Lost Boys (1987) with one of our favorite straights Billy Roach.   This movie is so 80's we can't stand it. From insane glam rock inspired fashion and hair to the absolutely slammin soundtrack - this movie is a time capsule of the hard rockin MTV 80's.   It's also got so many cute boys in the cast we lost count.   We get real...

She's not just a great set of boobs... she's also an incredible pair of legs. And when all is said and done, she only asks to be remembered by two simple words... any two as long as they're simple.   We watched Elvira, Mistress of the Dark with friend of the show Ben Cheaves and you can call us... tonight.   This movie has become a touchstone for gays across the land.   We talk Elvira's ability to...

Somebody get me some brown rice, vegetables and a bottle of Evian!   We watched Showgirls (1995) with special guest Dan Renzi (The Real World, The Challenge) and all we want is a burger, fries and a soda.   People proclaim Showgirls to be the "best worst movie" but our friend Dan is here to tell you you're half wrong.   We hash out why Showgirls is actually a solid piece of cinema in spite of and...

It only took us a year but we finally got our act together.  We started recording Back To The Beach (1987) on a lovely Palm Springs vacation when disaster stuck and half of the episode got lost in the mysterious "cloud."  We dusted off this artifact from MTMUG past and shined it up like a new penny - for you!  This beach movie throwback to the 60's by way of the 80's is so darn charming, funny and...

We're not saying we wouldn't immediately bathe and shave an un-frozen caveman we found in our backyard - but if the end result was anywhere near early-90's Brendan Fraser, break out the shears!  We watched Encino Man (1992) with MTMUG All Star Ashley Casseday from Keep It Weird (with an extra special guest appearance by Handsome Joe) and we're all Crazy for Fra-zee!  Much like gay icon Missy Misde...

1999 churned out banger after banger and we're bringing you another entry.   The winner of our Brendan Fraser lurv poll is The Mummy and we're diggin' this action comedy crowd pleaser.   Beside's Brendan's dreamy face and bangin' bod, this movie has tons of gay touchstones.   Rachel Weisz is serving face and Patricia Velasquez is snatching trophies in the body beautiful category.   The trio of hun...

Like when Charlies Angels went on the Love Boat - it's time for a Crossover!!   We watched The Witches of Eastwick (1987) with Erika Villalba and Paul Caiola from That Aged Well and we agree on one thing - everyone needs to frolic through a mansion at least once in their life. We talk wigs, wardrobe and wicked witchery as we make our way through this George Miller directed 80's classic.   Cher is...

It's Episode 50 so we though long and hard about what movies really had a hand in making us gay -  and this one really hit the mark.  We watched Batman & Robin (1997) with special return Bat-Guest Dylan Hay-Chapman (Episode 13. Batman Forever). From Chris O'Donnell in the new and improved Nightwing suit to Uma Thurman serving up some Eleganza Extravaganza drag excellence, to Bruce and Dick trading...

Suddenly Seymour, we're here to provide you some hot takes on Little Shop of Horrors with Mitch Ralston!   We go somewhere that's green as we take a deep dive into the off-off Broadway origins of this mid-80's classic.   Ellen Greene is an icon and Rick Moranis is mad 2020 as Audrey and Seymour.   We spend the entire run of this episode screaming/singing the lyrics written by Howard Ashman (The Li...

Our ever-growing list of 90's movies continues - we watched Go (1999) with #friendofthepod Hiko Mitsuzuka (Ep 15, Adventures in Babysitting) and we would like to talk to you about Confederated Products. This movie is quite possibly the personification of the 90's as a decade.   An extended rave, a roundtable conversation about tantric sex and a soundtrack featuring banger after banger by the likes...

We're heading back to the 70's by way of the 90's and it's a Sunshine Day!   We watched The Brady Bunch movie from 1995 and don't want to believe this movie is old enough to rent a car!   We get real deep into our love for this iconic family in all their forms - from the original sitcom, to the Brady Bunch Variety Hour, The Brady Brides, A Very Brady Christmas and beyond.   It's clear that we are...

The 90's was a wild time - when movies could get away with a teen character played by an actual 17 year old, who bones down with her best friends dad.   We watched Poison Ivy (1992) with 3 time MTMUG guest Michael Morgan and we are still clutching our pearls.   Our forever homegirl Drew Barrymore plays the mysterious nympho Ivy to Sara Gilbert's mousy Sylvie.   These two misunderstood teens from o...

If our roommate in a Manhattan pre-war rent controlled apartment tried to kick us out we can't promise we wouldn't go a little crazy ourselves.   We watched Single White Female (1992) with friend of the pod Jose Galvez (Very Special Television) and we're all considering changing our name to Hedra.   This early 90's noir tackles the real problems of being a single gal in the city - sexism at work,...