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Oct 30, 2019 · “Nightmare 2” has since become a cult classic, often called the gayest horror film ever made. Horror has always used genre tropes to explore societal ills, repressed identities, and otherness.
Feb 29, 2020 · Lead Mark Patton was a closeted gay actor who considered the film’s ambivalent sexual agenda publicly “outed” him. Documentary “Scream, Queen!” examines his complicated relationship ...
- Dennis Harvey
ABOUT THE FILM. LONG SYNOPSIS. At the time of release, The Advocate dubbed 1985’s A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge the gayest horror film ever made. For the film’s closeted young star, Mark Patton, such a tag was a stark reminder about the homophobia rampant in Hollywood at the time—and the painful experience he had making the high-profile film and living through the ...
Sep 19, 2019 · September 19, 2019 2:00 pm. JULIAN BERNSEIN. Released in 1985 as the much-anticipated sequel to the wildly popular “ A Nightmare on Elm Street,” “A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s ...
- Jude Dry
Jun 20, 2020 · The documentary, directed by Roman Chimienti and Tyler Jensen, celebrates ‘the gayest horror movie ever made’, A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge; or more specifically the movie’s lead – the first EVER Final Boy, Jesse Walsh – played by Mark Patton. It analyzes the movie’s perceived homoerotic subtext and tells Mark Patton’s story: the impact the movie had on his ...
- Frankie Torok
Apr 5, 2019 · Summary. In 1985, Mark Patton starred in what later generations would dub “the gayest horror movie ever made,” A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge.
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Oct 26, 2017 · My Nightmare on Elm Street’ Trailer: The Dark Truth Behind the Gayest Horror Film Ever Made. A new documentary sheds light on the real story behind "Freddy's Revenge," and it may be darker than ...