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Jun 2, 2022 · A ’90s Clip Of Quentin Tarantino Explaining How ‘Top Gun’ Is Secretly A Movie About ‘A Man’s Struggle With His Own Homosexuality’ Has Resurfaced (And Makes Some Interesting Points) Jennifer...
- History of LGBTQ+ Representation in Military Films
- Us Football and Homoerotic Subtext
- Why Top Gun's Gay Subtext Persists
- Top Gun: Maverick Reawakening The Subtext
With the rise of the himbo in the late-70s, the next stage of The Ultimate Man was the action hero who was either active or former military. Former CIA, Mossad, or other special task force operatives that are non-military are quite common in today’s entertainment productions. But the 80s made this character background such a solid backstory that cu...
Since the military defines the ultimate man body, as far as Hollywood is concerned, then American football is the ultimate manly sport. Many Americans claim baseball as the ultimate sport, but measure a man by the team he roots for on Sunday while chugging a cheap beer. Indeed, American men brawl over whose team is better. That said, this sport, wh...
Anyone who denies the cultural impact of Top Gun or Tom Cruise on Hollywood and society at large would be misled. While Cruise isn’t going to win a humanitarian award anytime soon, his dedication to action film sequences is far beyond any others in Hollywood. Cruise joins the ranks of actors like Jackie Chan who do their own stunts. Even in this da...
Beach volleyball is the undeniably sexier version of regular volleyball. Toned and tanned bodies in bathing suits become sweaty over the layers of baby oil for a fun day in the sun. As much as football has homoerotic overtones, beach volleyball follows closely behind, short swim trunks and all. But the sequel that came almost 40 years later took th...
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May 25, 2022 · In the commentary on the physical releases of the film, Tony Scott said he found inspiration for the aesthetic of "Top Gun" in a book of black and white photographs by gay photographer Bruce...
May 18, 2021 · Tarantino’s monologue and the blatant homoerotic undertones of the film’s signature oiled-up beach volleyball game have long kept “Top Gun” at least tangentially related to gay cinema.
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May 27, 2022 · If you were a certain kind of teenage boy in 1986, the beach volleyball scene in Top Gun spoke directly to you. And what it said was: “You’re gay now. Good luck.” Let’s watch it.
I have the expert opinions, and break down the most homoerotic moments in Top Gun, discuss Quentin Tarantino and Roger Avary’s analysis, as well as the producer’s surprising response. ...more.
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May 27, 2022 · The Original Top Gun Was My Sweaty, Sexy Gay Salvation Iceman and Maverick jetted lifesaving homoeroticism past a generation of conservative parents. By Robert W. Fieseler
