Movies That Made Us Gay

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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!

  1. Young Guns with Millie De Chirico

    20h ago

    Young Guns with Millie De Chirico

    "It ain't easy having pals." We watched Young Guns (1988) with our good friend Millie De Chirico from the podcast "Dear Movies, I Love You", and we can give you six reasons why the West was so wild in the 1980s: it's our boys Emilio, Kiefer, Lou, Dermot, Casey, and Charlie. In a time where Western movies were in a dry patch, these young men helped breathe life into a dying genre. Photographed like a hair band music video, we're thankful there were power outlets in the Old West to plug in the hairdryers needed to blow out and feather these manes of 80s hair. We discuss our relationships with the six Brat Pack (and Brat Pack adjacent) cast; if any of us have actually seen the original "Young Guns" or just confuse it with "Young Guns 2"; and speculate what new young cast could possibly work in a Young Guns 3.  Thank you for listening, and don't forget to subscribe, rate, and review us on Apple Podcasts! www.patreon.com/moviesthatmadeusgay Facebook/Instagram: @moviesthatmadeusgay Bluesky: @MTMUGPod.bsky.social Scott Youngbauer: Twitter @oscarscott / Instagram @scottyoungballer Peter Lozano: Twitter/Instagram @peterlasagna Cover Art by Shaun Piela

    1h 44m
  2. A Very Brady Sequel with special guest Elizabeth Teets

    May 22

    A Very Brady Sequel with special guest Elizabeth Teets

    "That's funny. I've never heard of a George Glass at our school." We watched "A Very Brady Sequel" with Friend of the Pod, author Elizabeth Teets, and we wish we could be gay again. It took us a few (hundred) episodes to get to it, but here we are. This movie could be considered a "quickie" sequel, but it has spawned more memes and firmly embedded itself in pop culture in its own right - "Sure Jan" and "Nice try Jan" very well may have outshined the popularity of the movie itself. But this movie is more than just memes - the cast is really working like a well-oiled machine. Christine Taylor and Jennifer Elise Cox as Marcia and Jan Brady really steal this movie, and their dysfunctional sisterhood is hilariously perfect. Jan's otherness really speaks to us as queer people, and Marcia's mean-girl backhanded comments are just top-notch. Our returning cast is all stellar here as well, and the cameos from Zsa Zsa Gabor, Rosie O'Donnell, David Spade, and the return of RuPaul as Guidance Counselor Mrs. Cummings are superb. We watch for the catty Marcia/Jan jibes, we stay for Gary Cole/Tim Matheson battle of the hunky dads.  Thank you for listening, and don't forget to subscribe, rate, and review us on Apple Podcasts! www.patreon.com/moviesthatmadeusgay Facebook/Instagram: @moviesthatmadeusgay Bluesky: @MTMUGPod.bsky.social Scott Youngbauer: Twitter @oscarscott / Instagram @scottyoungballer Peter Lozano: Twitter/Instagram @peterlasagna Cover Art by Shaun Piela

    1h 45m
  3. The Hand That Rocks The Cradle with special guest Chris Gallo

    May 15

    The Hand That Rocks The Cradle with special guest Chris Gallo

    "I need a doctor. Know of any, Mrs. Mott?" We watched "The Hand That Rocks the Cradle" with our friend Chris Gallo, and you'll have to excuse us while we take down this wind chime. This movie is firing on all cylinders from jump, and we were caught off guard more than a couple of times with some of the twists and turns. Rebecca De Mornay slays (literally) as the revenge-seeking "nanny from hell" unleashed upon the unsuspecting Bartel family. Annabella Sciorra plays asthmatic new mom Claire Bartel with a nervous energy that we're still trying to reconcile, and Julianne Moore eats up every scene as '90s businesswoman Marlene Craven. Ernie Hudson is doing the best he can with a role that would never be in a film these days, and Matt McCoy is there as Claire's husband, but this film is really about the women. Maybe the scorned woman trope is well-worn territory, but De Mornay, Sciorra, and Moore are just so much fun to watch in this soapy psychological drama. We thought we'd seen everything at that movies until Rebecca De Mornay sashayed across that playground and showed that (child) bully who's boss. No notes.  Thank you for listening, and don't forget to subscribe, rate, and review us on Apple Podcasts! www.patreon.com/moviesthatmadeusgay Facebook/Instagram: @moviesthatmadeusgay Bluesky: @MTMUGPod.bsky.social Scott Youngbauer: Twitter @oscarscott / Instagram @scottyoungballer Peter Lozano: Twitter/Instagram @peterlasagna Cover Art by Shaun Piela

    2h 8m
  4. Scooby Doo directed by Raja Gosnell

    May 8

    Scooby Doo directed by Raja Gosnell

    "Hold on, man. We don't go anywhere with 'scary', 'spooky', 'haunted', or 'forbidden' in the title." We watched "Scooby-Doo" from 2002, directed by Raja Gosnell, and we could use a Scooby Snack right about now… whatever that is. We're guest-free this week, and we're talking everything Scooby-Doo related, from the original 1969 series "Scooby Doo, Where Are You!" up through this millennial classic. What the live-action movie got right (the casting), and what could use some… work (the early 'aughts CGI). This cast is nothing short of chef's-kiss perfection with real-life couple Sarah Michelle Gellar and Freddie Prinze Jr. as Daphne and Fred, Linda Cardellini as queer legend Velma, and the superb Matthew Lillard hitting it out of the park as Shaggy. The Scooby gang are a bunch of queerdos, and we love it. Are they one big polycule? Possibly. Are they friend goals - absolutely. We'd risk it all to ride around in a van solving mysteries with our dog and our super groovy friend group any day.  Thank you for listening, and don't forget to subscribe, rate, and review us on Apple Podcasts! www.patreon.com/moviesthatmadeusgay Facebook/Instagram: @moviesthatmadeusgay Bluesky: @MTMUGPod.bsky.social Scott Youngbauer: Twitter @oscarscott / Instagram @scottyoungballer Peter Lozano: Twitter/Instagram @peterlasagna Cover Art by Shaun Piela

    1h 56m
  5. Hercules directed by Ron Clements and John Musker

    May 1

    Hercules directed by Ron Clements and John Musker

    "Thanks for everything, Herc. It's been a real slice." We're back talking about Disney animated features this week, and watched the 90s classic Hercules (1997). Released smack dab in the middle of the Disney Renaissance, it's a movie that is a gold mine for the theme of our show. A coming-of-age story about an outsider on his journey to twink to twunk, a sassy lady with a high ponytail, a big-chested Greek God daddy, and most importantly Hades as the bitchy old queen. No wonder it was easy for us as children to gravitate towards everything on screen going on here. Topics discussed are the Supermanification of the Greek Gods, its pitch-perfect voiceover cast, a deep dive on the Meg fashion doll, and McDonald's iconic plates.   Thank you for listening, and don't forget to subscribe, rate, and review us on Apple Podcasts! www.patreon.com/moviesthatmadeusgay Facebook/Instagram: @moviesthatmadeusgay Bluesky: @MTMUGPod.bsky.social Scott Youngbauer: Twitter @oscarscott / Instagram @scottyoungballer Peter Lozano: Twitter/Instagram @peterlasagna Cover Art by Shaun Piela

    1h 43m
  6. Eyes of Laura Mars with special guest Garrett Mitchell

    Apr 24

    Eyes of Laura Mars with special guest Garrett Mitchell

    "Am I hallucinating *all* of this? You tell me it's all a dream." We get to the ultra-disco noir fever dream Eyes of Laura Mars with our resident Faye Dunaway expert and friend, Garrett Mitchell, this week. It's been a while since we've covered Miss Dunaway on the podcast, but she's truly one of the most iconic leading ladies of the 1970s, that all peaked with Irvin Kershner's thriller set in the backdrop of a gritty NYC in the fashion world. This movie might not be along the lines of 70s classics, but we're here to say it's a heck of a ride. With a story by John Carpenter and produced by Jon Peters, who bought the story with the idea of it being a star vehicle for his then-girlfriend Barbra Streisand at the time before it went to Dunaway, the film follows Laura Mars,  a fierce fashion photographer, as she develops an ability to see through the eyes of a killer. We talk about Faye's insane levels on display, René Auberjonois as some fun queer representation, Tommy Lee Jones's unibrow, and a secretly sexy Brad Dourif.   Thank you for listening, and don't forget to subscribe, rate, and review us on Apple Podcasts! www.patreon.com/moviesthatmadeusgay Facebook/Instagram: @moviesthatmadeusgay Bluesky: @MTMUGPod.bsky.social Scott Youngbauer: Twitter @oscarscott / Instagram @scottyoungballer Peter Lozano: Twitter/Instagram @peterlasagna Cover Art by Shaun Piela

    1h 38m
  7. Rope with special guest Jackson Cooper

    Apr 17

    Rope with special guest Jackson Cooper

    "You're quite a good chicken strangler as I recall." We watched "Rope" directed by Alfred Hitchcock, with our dear friend Jackson Cooper, and yes - it's the gay one. Hitchcock is obsessed with characters committing the "perfect murder" and who better to attempt it in this go-round than two messy gays on the verge of "squabbling" over this opportunity? Based on the famous true-crime Leopold and Loeb case of the 1920s, Rope is giving us classic Hitchcock high tension, suspense, and intrigue but without any instance of a classic "Hitchcock Blonde." What we get instead are two handsome Nietzsche-obsessed Ivy League men with a false sense of superiority and a not-so-subtle same-sex relationship. Let's be real - Brandon (John Dall) and Phillip (Farley Granger) bicker like an old married couple and their strange dom/sub dance only gets weirder when their old Headmaster (Jimmy Stewart) comes in and throws a monkey wrench into their plot and their co-dependent spats. All the homoeroticism may have flown under the radar for the audience in the late 1940s but the gays always knew. Maybe the evil/psycho/murderous homosexual is a tired trope but Farley Granger and John Dall are just so darn cute and watching this film through a queer lens is a ton of fun, which helps since this material is pretty dark. Aside from the un-aliving in the first scene, it's Scenes From a Gay Marriage and we love it.  Thank you for listening, and don't forget to subscribe, rate, and review us on Apple Podcasts! www.patreon.com/moviesthatmadeusgay Facebook/Instagram: @moviesthatmadeusgay Bluesky: @MTMUGPod.bsky.social Scott Youngbauer: Twitter @oscarscott / Instagram @scottyoungballer Peter Lozano: Twitter/Instagram @peterlasagna Cover Art by Shaun Piela

    2h 5m
  8. Pippi Longstocking with special guest Jason Yocum

    Apr 10

    Pippi Longstocking with special guest Jason Yocum

    "I'm Pippilotta Delicatessa Windowshade Longstocking, daughter of Captain Efraim Longstocking-Pippi for short—at your service." We watched TWO adaptations of Astrid Lindgren's classic novels, "The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking" (1988) and the original Swedish "Pippi Longstocking" (1969), and we're seriously considering becoming exotic pet owners. Pippi Longstocking is the original "Quirky Girl" (sorry, Mayim Bialik), and we're all just chasing her level of coolness to this very day. She dressed like a weirdo, lived in a mansion with a pet monkey, her own horse, and a giant bag of gold— oh, and she could also lift grown men off the ground with her bare hands. The two versions of Pippi are definitely filled with nostalgia, but which version do you choose? It seems that the divide between Millennials, Elder Millennials, and the elusive Xennial can be drawn between the 1988 "New Adventures" starring Tami Erin and the 1969 "original" starring Inger Nilsson. Erin embodies the character for an entire generation, with her acrobatics and attitude, but those of us (ahem) senior members of the Pippi fan club are drawn to Nilsson and her company's more childish take on the characters. Can we forgive Pippi for being such a brat because Inger Nilsson is just a little kid, whereas Tami Erin gives the character a bit more tween sassy energy? Whichever Pippi you grew up with, we can all agree, we would have given up all our best toys just to be Pippi, even for just a day.  Thank you for listening, and don't forget to subscribe, rate, and review us on Apple Podcasts! www.patreon.com/moviesthatmadeusgay   Facebook/Instagram: @moviesthatmadeusgay Bluesky: @MTMUGPod.bsky.social Scott Youngbauer: Twitter @oscarscott / Instagram @scottyoungballer Peter Lozano: Twitter/Instagram @peterlasagna Cover Art by Shaun Piela

    2h 5m
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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!

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    2019 - 2026
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