Adding to the sometimes less-than-polished feel of this first directorial feature for both helmers are occasional tabloid-TV-style elements, including sporadic narration by Cecil Baldwin that has the tone of an informercial announcer. But even more than that the film chronicles the outlook of Hollywood on it's gay artists and the effects of the industry people had to endure. aside from me.

“[I] feel a little weird about that, honestly. Sign up for our Email Newsletters here. Watching this doc will be worth it for you, too, so if you have a chance to watch it, please, do yourself a favor and jump at it like I did. That film continued the Elm Street franchise, but this film added an even deeper layer of Gay subtext to the film.
Many viewers will come to this documentary looking for the first thing, but the second topic is so involving and fascinating that it overshadows the other parts of the movie, RELATED: Why Wes Craven Had Regrets About A Nightmare On Elm Street's Ending. Cinemark Come on dude, this movie ruined your life? The documentary Scream, Queen! Sign up for our Email Newsletters here. Frank Scheck The legacy of the "gayest horror film ever" is probed in a doc dominated by its principal interviewee to the brink of vanity project-dom. If you have any interest in horror, societal issues or how Hollywood deals with the LGBTQ world this is the film you need to see.

Nonetheless, it's a fascinating sociological examination of the circumstances surrounding a film that inadvertently became a camp classic. I am a huge horror fan and have been since I was quite young.

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First, there is the simple fact that it’s a sequel to Wes Craven’s 1984 classic. Scream, Queen! It's been 35 years for God's sake". What I'm saying is that it's for everyone. At the time of its release, the sequel was successful enough to continue the new franchise, but fans had mixed-to-negative feelings about the movie itself due to its overt homoerotic content and infidelity to established canon rules. I loved that the makers weren't afraid to go into the darker stuff. Composer: Alexander Taylor. He knew who he loved, but he … Scream, Queen! All the latest gaming news, game reviews and trailers. My Nightmare on Elm Street is now streaming on Shudder. That lasted until 2010, when he agreed to participate in a 2010 documentary, Never Sleep Again, about the Nightmare on Elm Street series. He had been cast as the leading man in “A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge,” the sequel to 1984’s blockbuster slasher hit written and directed by Wes Craven. But “Scream, Queen!” seldom strays beyond Patton’s view, and that leaves little room for acknowledgement of anything beyond how the film impacted him.
By opting to have your ticket verified for this movie, you are allowing us to check the email address associated with your Rotten Tomatoes account against an email address associated with a Fandango ticket purchase for the same movie. His personal life was even worse; Murphy, his partner, died of AIDS in 1988, and Patton was diagnosed as HIV-positive and came down with tuberculosis. It's also not widely known that he's HIV Positive or, that after disappearing for twenty years, he had no idea Nightmare on Elm Street 2 gained a cult following. The entire film feels almost like a cinematic climax where Patton confronts the people who made Nightmare on Elm Street 2 -- in particular, its director and writer -- and gets them to admit they deliberately made the movie homoerotic. Also notable was Patton's derriere-shaking solo dance, and his high-pitched scream that sounded particularly girlish. | This 10-digit number is your confirmation number. Just confirm how you got your ticket. Surprisingly the movie also investigates the Aids epidemic. Boston News Anchor Fired Over Harley Quinn Cameo in Adam Sandler's Hubie Halloween, Scream, Queen! ‘Scream, Queen! While the documentary focuses on Patton, whose wounded air of emotional vulnerability provides much pathos to the proceedings, it also includes comments from director Sholder, who at one point brusquely tells Patton that he needs to "let it go," and several of his co-stars, including Englund, who admits that he was aware of the homoerotic elements while shooting the movie. The documentary Scream, Queen! My Nightmare on Elm Street delves into the queer legacy of A Nightmare on Elm Street 2. Don’t worry, it won’t take long. Coming Soon, Regal KEEP READING: Sexy Freddy Krueger Sashays Into RuPaul's Drag Race's Season 12 Premiere. For someone who hates Freddy 2, he sure spends a lot of time at showings and making money at horror con shows and doing appearances. Scream Queen! Patton was cast in Freddy's Revenge, which, apparently unbeknownst to its director Jack Sholder, was infused with homoerotic subtext by screenwriter David Chaskin. My Nightmare on Elm Street (2019) User Reviews Review this title 19 Reviews. Cinemark Which is why I never really admitted to it. The insight into Patton's history is fascinating. I met Mark at a convention a few years back, he's a great guy and I don't blame him because the media can be very cruel. 8:40 AM PST 2/26/2020 and the Terms and Policies, Production: The End Productions The information has been circulating for years but we finally hear the truth in this excellent documentary that gives insight into A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge. If you're a member of the LGBTQA community, this film is probably essential. Verified reviews are considered more trustworthy by fellow moviegoers. Scream, Queen! For Patton, it was a dream come true. Awards Actor Mark Patton shares his story of being a closeted gay man while starring in "A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge," a film that he began to suspect had homoerotic subtext. “Scream, Queen!” takes its double-meaning title from the classic horror trope of the scream queen or final girl, a term used to describe the last woman to survive long enough to confront the killer in a slasher film. I watched this with my daughter earlier this year and she sat there wide eyed becoming informed on reality. If you're a fan of Freddy Krueger, this film is essential.

who gets possessed by Freddy Krueger. Lifelong lover of comics, anime, and weird films. He left Hollywood and moved to Mexico, opening a small souvenir shop and essentially going into hiding.