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Gay subjects in movies??
smellykellyjay:
"Celluloid Closet" is a good movie to watch to see gay subjects in movies up to the late 80s/early 90s. It's a documentary that shows the progress -- or lack of it -- in how gays have been portrayed in movies. This link lists the movies featured in the film, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Celluloid_Closet.
As for homo undercurrents, "Top Gun" is gayer than Paris in spring. And maybe it's just me, but I thought the scene between Matt Dillon and Kevin Bacon in "Wild Things" was pretty homoerotic. Considering the twists and turns in that movie, I expected them to get it on at any moment. The fact that Kevin Bacon showed his half-tumescent pecker in the scene may have something to do with it.
It's not a movie, but on "Melrose Place"'s sixth season, there was a story with Kyle (Rob Estes) and his old Marine buddy Nick (Scott Plank) that was pretty homoerotic. Even though Kyle was the resident hetero stud, Nick really hated Kyle's wife, and both guys got very emotional with each other. They both got teary when Nick left town. On the same show in the the first couple of seasons, Michael and Matt seemed to have an odd relationship, and I've read that Doug Savant (Matt) wanted to really play up the fact that Matt was in love with Michael.
opinionista:
--- Quote from: smellykellyjay on February 11, 2008, 03:19:01 am ---As for homo undercurrents, "Top Gun" is gayer than Paris in spring. And maybe it's just me, but I thought the scene between Matt Dillon and Kevin Bacon in "Wild Things" was pretty homoerotic. Considering the twists and turns in that movie, I expected them to get it on at any moment. The fact that Kevin Bacon showed his half-tumescent pecker in the scene may have something to do with it.
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I saw Top Gun a long time ago and frankly I don't have much recollection of it, except that there was zero chemistry between Tom Cruise and Kelly McGillis. However, I don't recall perceiving any homo undercurrents anywhere in the movie, so now I'm renting it since your comment made me curious!
MaineWriter:
I just read something about Top Gun and someone commented on the shirtless volleyball games and that there were one too many shower scenes. LOL
I watched The Celluloid Closet just a few weeks ago. It's very good but a little bit out of date (it was made in 1995). Still, it is worth watching.
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TOoP/Bruce:
--- Quote from: opinionista on February 11, 2008, 05:59:59 am ---I saw Top Gun a long time ago and frankly I don't have much recollection of it, except that there was zero chemistry between Tom Cruise and Kelly McGillis. However, I don't recall perceiving any homo undercurrents anywhere in the movie, so now I'm renting it since your comment made me curious!
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The director of "Top Gun" is Tony Scott (brother to Ridley Scott), who is openly gay. who was widely rumored at he time to be gay.
[Edited to correct for factual content. I've confused rumor with fact on this point. My apologies.]
The widely told story of "Top Gun" is that after Tony Scott turned in his "final" cut, the studio wanted to add a couple of scenes to underscore the "heterosexuality" of Tom Cruise's character. (The studio execs were reportedly aghast that with the all the shirtlessness and locker room scenes, the film looked like a gay softcore.) Kelly McGillis had already cut her hair for another movie, ("Witness" perhaps?) and so the added scenes were the elevator scene (she wears a hat), and the bedroom scene at the end (the gauzy fabric isn't just for romance, it's to keep you from figuring out that the hair she is wearing isn't entirely her own).
oilgun:
--- Quote from: TOoP/Bruce on February 11, 2008, 09:12:37 am ---The director of "Top Gun" is Tony Scott (brother to Ridley Scott), who is openly gay.
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Doe his wife know? ;D
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