Movies That Made Us Gay

It's our first foray into Barbra territory and Matt Emert (@mattybrooks116) was our guide as we navigated our way through Yentl (1983). Not only our introduction to Babs on film but more importantly - Mandy Patinkin's heinie. Barbra herself starred, directed and produced this "film with music" about a Jewish girl who disguises herself as a boy to enter religious training.   Along the way Yentl mee...

Summer may be winding down but that didn't stop us from watching Summer School with our friend Jacob Carillo (@ralphmustachio). Fresh off the 1986 Sexiest Man Alive cover, Mark Harmon is here to prove why 33 years later he is still flooding the basements of CBS viewers across the nation.  Mr. Shoop is the man-child Remedial English teacher to a rag-tag group of juvenile delinquents that includes a...

Are we on Cops again?  Not this time - but we are joined by our most smartest friend of the pod Lauren Ogle (Keep It Weird) to watch the 1999 classic Drop Dead Gorgeous!  Get ready for all three of us to attempt to pull off a Minnesota accent and pretty much spend the entire episode quoting this movie.   We spend a lot of time gushing over how this movie is perfectly cast - we stan Kiki Dunst - an...

Scott and Pete welcome the lovely Carla Yacenda to discuss the Bette Midler, Lily Tomlin 1980's classic Big Business and we're all seeing double!   Highfalutin Rose and Sadie Shelton are scheming to strip mine Jupiter Hollow while hay-seeds Rose and Sadie Ratliff are on a crusade to save their town.   Hijinks ensue including mistaken identity, sexual espionage and a yodeling Bette Midler.   This m...

We invited the very funny Hiko Mitsuzuka to sit in with us as we continue our streak of babysitter themed movies and watched the 1987 sleepover mainstay Adventures in Babysitting!   We stan Elisabeth Shue super hard and it all started with her epic performance in this movie.   We analyze Penelope Anne Miller's influence on todays 80's retro fashion (is Brenda the proto-Barb?).   We pick up on some...

​We're right on top of that Rose! Scott and Pete sat down with the very funny #friendofthepod Mark Rosenberg (This Made Me Think of You - available on Amazon) and watched Don't Tell Mom The Babysitter's Dead! This movie has everything a little gay boy could ask for - tricking adults into thinking you're older, drag queens boosting a car and teenage Josh Charles (swoon). Sue Ellen (Christina Appleg...

Pete and Scott are joined by friend of the pod and the big bro they never had Dylan Hay-Chapman.   They watched Batman Forever (1995) and even though this movie is crazy queer the boys needed help from the straights to sort it all out.   They break down NIcole Kidman's questionable (at times) sultry American accent, dissect the evolution of Chris O'Donnell's Robin costume and gag over the draggy p...

Hello Dollies... this week Scott and Pete watched the 1999 comedy Dick and they can't get enough! They're transported back to the 70's through spot on costumes, period perfect set design and impeccable styling.  The only tell being late 90's era pencil thin eyebrows. Another in a long list of female buddy comedies that every gay teenage boy can latch on to amid the backdrop of political intrigue a...

Very Special friend of the podcast Chris Cirigliano (Very Special Television) joined the boys this week to watch Masters Of The Universe (1987).  Chris provides the first straight-dude point of view to show as we review this tale of a hyper-masculine beefcake from another world who drops out of the sky into 1980s Earth. This movie has everything; an oiled up Swede, a bio queen, and that girl from...

This week we're joined by the very funny Michael Morgan to talk about the extremely 90's sex comedy Threesome.  We take a deep dive into bisexual representation, the lasting appeal of Lara Flynn Boyle and the housing politics of the American educational system.  Get out your puka shell necklace and un-cancel Stephen Baldwin because we're taking a trip to 1994.  It feels like we only just started b...

Pete and Scott are joined by longtime friend and resident mom Moranne Klassen to talk about Baby Boom (1987) - the pearl of mid 80's baby-movie mania. We clock the first instances of chunky turtlenecks, rustic kitchens and WASPy diatribes that come to be touchstones in a long line of Diane Keaton/Nancy Myers collaborations.   We're also joined by a real live baby who adds a little bit of credibili...

Scott and Pete are joined by friend of the podcast Manny Valdez (@itchy_tasty) to discuss the groundbreaking horror classic Carrie (1978)!  The boys geek out over what superpower they would want (telekinesis - duh) and the parallels between poor scary-Carrie and poor(ly reviewed) Dark Phoenix.  We also get into the tour de force performance by one miss MTMUG superstar Nancy Allen.  Get into it. Th...

Hey weirdos!  Scott and Pete welcome Ashley Casseday (Keep It Weird) to talk about the mother of movies that made us gay - Death Becomes Her!  It's no secret why this masterpiece is beloved among gays everywhere.  We deep dive into this horror/scifi/melodrama starring the two Grandest Dames of cinema and we are gagged by the lewks, the quotes and the special effects galore.  It's episode 7 and the...

Scott and Pete are joined by the hilarious Millie De Chirico (Sordid Details) and there are major fangirl vibes.  Together these afficionados of pop culture knowledge tackle the 1987 nutso comedy Mannequin.  This ultra-80's, coke fueled (allegedly), fantasy has more gay connections than the Starbucks on the corner of Santa Monica and Robertson.  Join them as they attempt to play six degrees of Jam...

Scott and Pete are joined by Tim Murdock of Happy Horror TIMe! to talk about Poltergeist III! Venture into the realm of this super gay horror movie with them as Carole Anne moves into an ultra-modern high rise with her possibly hot Uncle Bruce (Tom Skerritt) and 80's power-b!#@h Aunt Pat (Nancy Allen).  We get a visit from everyones favorite magic little person Tangina (Zelda Rubenstein) and we ga...

Picture it, Westchester California, 1980.  A bunch of 7 year olds gather in a glamorous old movie theater to watch Olivia Newton John roller boogie with Gene Kelly on the silver screen and into the gay history books.  We're joined by friend of the podcast and our First very special guest Darren Elms to talk about the 1980 roller-disco musical epic Xanadu!  From the Holly Hobbie costumes, to new wa...

All closets are made of CEDAR!  We watched Overboard! Real life couple Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russel made us are serving up face, lewks and laughs in this 1987 classic!  We definitely watched our VHS copy of this movie until the ribbon broke.  Grab some caviar and a beer as we relive and join us for Episode 3 of Movies That Made Us Gay!! www.facebook.com/moviesthatmadeusgay/ www.instagram.com/movies...

It's Cookie Time!  We watched the 1989 girl-power extravaganza Troop Beverly Hills.  We discuss Shelley Long's underrated comic performance, the early adventures of future stars and of course gag over the avalanche of 80's fashion!  Grab a box of Wilderness Girl cookies, dust of your red-feather beret and get ready to learn the Freddie - its Episode 2 of Movies That Made Us Gay!! Thanks for listen...

It's the premier episode of Movies That Made Us Gay and we're bringing you the 90's classic Romy and Michele's High School Reunion.  We dive deep into the fashions, the character choices and the pure comedy of this beloved Valley girl buddy comedy.  Don't worry if you didn't attend your high school reunion (we didn't) because we're about to pack our bags and head back to Sagebrush High for a reuni...

Scott and Pete walk you through what you're going to hear in all the upcoming episodes of this very gay podcast.