A Flaming Freddy?

La Cage aux Folles; The Wizard of Oz; Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, and . . . A Nightmare On Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge?  Could this critically maligned horror sequel be the next must-see movie for film loving gays?

Apparently, there is a good deal of homoerotic subtext in Freddy's Revenge.  Robert Englund and screenwriter David Chaskin claim it was intentional, though director Jack Sholder claims to have been completely unaware.

In the interest of science, I recently re-watched Freddy's Revenge keeping a keen eye out for any possible homoerotic material.  I paid special attention to Freddy's famous one-liners.  Ever the quipster, if any homoerotic subtext were to be found, it would surely be in these pre-slaughter zingers.  What follows are still images complete with actual lines of dialogue pulled directly from A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge.

"Two tickets for Cats, please."

 

"I must get the name of your moisturizer."

"I just want a man to hold me."

Hmmm.  No sign of anything out of the ordinary there.  But the rumors had to come from somewhere.  I started the movie again from the beginning and watched closely.  Twenty minutes into the film my efforts paid off.  I now have irrefutable proof that Freddy's Revenge is indeed loaded with homosexual messages.  Just look at the name of the board game subtly inserted into the background of the still below.  And the director continues to feign ignorance!

Spoiler Spoilers Alert

Since this blog is frequented by both car enthusiasts and movie lovers, I thought I'd be the first to inform you of a hot new trend that's sweeping the auto industry, Spoiler Spoilers.  Have you ever been torn between jazzing up your Honda Civic hatchback and blurting out the twist endings of some of the world's most beloved movies?  Now you don't have to choose.  Ladies and gentlemen, I present, Spoiler Spoilers:

Separated at Birth, Lisa?

One cannot help but notice the striking similarities in the artwork for Tommy Wiseau's The Room and Dont Look Back, the seminal documentary about folk-rock legend Bob Dylan.  Is this merely a happy accident or is Wiseau, whose film came along nearly four decades after Dont Look Back, portraying himself to be an artistic force of the same magnitude?

As facts come to light, the likelihood that this is merely a coincidence seems less and less likely.  What is sure to be great news for Dylan fans also proves itself to be a compelling piece of the puzzle in the story between these resonant images.  A Special Edition of Dont Look Back, to be released on DVD and Blu-Ray, is re-packaged to include never-before-seen footage of seven unreleased Bob Dylan songs.  Distinguishing ears may hear more than a few echoes of these nearly lost Dylan gems in the dialogue spoken in The Room.  The seven never-before-heard Dylan songs are as follows:

Oh, Hi Mark

I Love You, Lisa

You're Tearing Me Apart, Lisa

Please Talk to Me Please.

She's a Sociopath (She Can't Love Anyone)

She's Such a Manipulative WITCH

I Definitely Have Breast Cancer

I Suppose It Eats Mardi Grass . . .

In Dario Argento's The Stendahl Syndrome (1995), Detective Anna Manni (Asia Argento) is brutally raped at the hands of a serial killer.  At the advice of her therapist, Detective Manni takes some time off from work to visit her family outside of the city.  While away, the art-appreciating Anna is struck by an idea.  Perhaps some therapeutic painting would help her deal with her trauma.  With the blessing of her therapist, Anna is off to the local art supply store.

Once home, Anna, who cannot be bothered to use a paintbrush, goes to work with fervor.

She paints with the urgency of one hoping to exorcise a demon.

Her creation is a screaming face crying tears of blood.

Anna steps back to contemplate that which has been brought forth from the darkest recesses of her psyche.  We see that for a painting smock, wardrobe has chosen for Anna a shirt that does not at all detract from the scene or spoil the tone of the movie in any way.

A "Moo Orleans" shirt, complete with a very cool cartoon cow.  I mean, come on, a cow wearing shades?  Who'da thunk it?