Why You Should Watch the Movie Straight Jacket, Hollywood's Lost Gay Rom-Com
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In 2004, I saw a movie that would occupy my thoughts for the next 20 years. It was called Straight Jacket, and it asked what would happen if Rock Hudson's life story was told as though it was a Rock Hudson film. I thought Straight Jacket was destined to become a queer camp classic, but instead it just ... vanished. And for two decades I wondered why -- but now we finally have some answers. This is the story of Straight Jacket: the struggle to get it made, why it mysteriously vanished, and how a mid-century gay romance is poised for a triumphant return.
Thanks to everyone who spoke to me for this video! You can find more about Carrie Preston at www.carriepres... and more about Jack Plotnick at jackplotnick.com
Watch longer excerpts of my interview with Carrie: • Straight Jacket star C...
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If you want to watch Straight Jacket, you can stream it for free in the US via Tubi: tubitv.com/movies/717291/straight-jacket (Look for the 2004 film, not the 1964 film)
Depending on your location, you may be able to view it through Kanopy with a public library card: www.kanopy.com/video/straight-jacket
And outside of the US, you can find more streaming links here: www.justwatch.com/us/movie/straight-jacket
Thank you so much for sharing the link and everything you know. I LOVE your videos ❤
❤️ your analysis and your content. Definitely want to see this one!
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I legit only found this movie because of Carrie Preston when I checked her filmography from the True Blood era.
Letting you know there's somone pretending to be you and saying they want to chat through "telegram".
Went ahead and reported them, but...yeah. boo to the spam trolls that use people's good names.
I worked for Blockbuster Video for 13 years and i remember 'rescuing' several small, independent titles like these when we were instructed to destroy them. I had a stack of copies of "Grand Theft Parsons" "I'm Not There" and "Danny Deckchair" because i knew they were titles that were going to be completely disappeared. Arbitrarily making art unavailable is not ok.
Thank you for doing that 💜
Gee, I wonder what would have happened if Blockbuster bought Netflix?
You're my hero ❤
I support this and help more people do. No media should be lost.
You are an amazing human
I have been looking for this movie for years since seeing it on Logo when I was an incredibly closeted teen and didn’t even know I was gay. By the time I came out and remembered it, I forgot the name and no search results yielded anything
I’m so glad you found it again after all these years!
I miss Logo. They always had good movies and shows. Even the commercials were gay friendly. Is it gone? Because I can't get it out here.
I'm sure I rented this when it came out. One of the Blockbuster stores I lived near had an entire LGBTQ section and I'm pretty sure it was on the main wall with the new releases
I also totally watched it on Logo way back in the day
It’s now streaming on Tubi 😉
There are LGBTQ archives in several countries. ONE Archives in Los Angeles, ArQuives in Toronto, QRAB in Gothenberg, Schwules Museum in Berlin, IHLIA in Amsterdam. If anyone has films or books (or other items) you think they might like, consider contacting them and asking. It's important to preserve LGBTQ culture.
Also (relatively) recently opened Queer Britain in the UK. There is the Cork LGBT Archive in Ireland, and a lesbian archive in Frankfurt, Germany (I think called LLL)
@@acediscovery In, Cork? We've come far!
I’m from Gothenburg and didn’t even know. Thank you for enlightening me🙌
Matt, I’ve been a Patreon supporter of yours since really early on. Back in the day when you dressed as a sailor and your videos were about 20 minutes tops! Just wanted to say thank you for all the many hours of entertainment, long may it continue. Oh and I loved your book too. E xx
Aw thanks so much, so glad to have you along for the ride! I might need to revisit that sailor vibe at some point.
Please Matt do the sailor again!!!
@@MattBaume We do love the sailor vibe. You definitely rocked it!
@@MattBaumeabsolutely!
@@MattBaumeabsolutely!
Incredibly I own both Straight Jacket and Girls Will Be Girls on DVD. I bought them used when a movie rental Video Avenue store closed in my town in the very late 2000s. I bought many DVDs of the LGBTQ section of the store, lucky me!
I should have done the same thing, but I lacked money to buy. Now my vcr sits gathering dust.
What a shame that the mismanagement by Regent ruined so much. Richard sounds so very philosophical about lot.
Thanks for another great video.
It nearly sounds like an OP.
Yeah that doesnt sound like mismanagement as much as a convenient excuse.
I'm only 5 minutes in and I already want to watch this movie😆
EDIT: I found it on Tubi! I know what I'm doing after I finish this video😊
It is so very good!
Good ole Tubi.
Other than some ads, the issue with Tubi is some movies are on there for as little time as a single month.
Same.
Edit: Now, also about to watch "Girls Will Be Girls".
Omg thank you.
Can't find it 😢😢😢😢😢
I bought the DVD on faith after loving GIRLS WILL BE GIRLS. it exceeded my expectations. Glad youre introducing it to a wider audience.
I have so much respect and affection for Richard Day and Jack Plotnick for their work in both "Girls Will Be Girls" and "Straight Jacket". Both hilarious favorites of ours. I remember we drove to Portland, Oregon to see "Straight Jacket" at the time (since nothing gay comes to our little conservative town). Loved it, and so appreciate the effort that went into both! Still holding out hopes to someday see the "Girls Will Be Girls" sequel, which I think would have even more of an audience these days with the rise of drag and the word of mouth on the original. I know I'd be buying multiple copies for friends. Thank you both! ....and a big thanks to Carrie Preston for her hilarious performance, especially that GREAT song.
its not often that i actually listen to a creator when they say 'stop this right now if you dont want spoilers!' but i actually did cause you made it sound so great, and oh how worth it it was to take that pause and watch the movie! such a shame its been left to obscurity, it really does have every quality of something that should be so many times bigger than it is. i hope it gets the love it deserves sooner rather than later
I saw a review for the dvd of Straight Jacket that said the plot was too far fetched and i was like, it’s 99% actual queer history. The 1% invention was too much?
And let me guess, the plot of Die Hard is gritty kitchen sink realism.
I liked Carry Preston in it. I just saw her in The Holdovers.
That's such a powerful message in the movie's ending. The words are perfect and still resonate today. It's mad to think this was in the early 2000's when we all considered ourselves more enlightened and comfortable with this kind of narrative. Two steps forward, one step back.
I fell in love with Straight-Jacket when I saw it at Outfest in 2004, then bought the DVD, and have seen it umpteen times since then. Thank you for the back story and for letting those unfamiliar with it that it's now available to screen. I've had the pleasure of seeing/reviewing Matt Letscher's stage performances multiple times but have never gotten to tell him how much I loved this movie. I did, on the other hand, meet Carrie Preston and Michael Emerson a few years back in a theater lobby and share my love for Straight-Jacket with them. Thank you Matt for this video and better still, for letting me know about the treasure trove that is Kanopy! I just signed up with my LAPL card!
I always find this type of film stressful, but my closetted husband likes them. I don't understand how he doesn't find them heartwrenching. I tried watching Fellow Travellers, but i was in tears almost every episode. It's a very important truth to tell, but for me, too close to home.
❤❤ understandable.
@@mattybrunolucaszeneresalas9072means his husband is prob not out to his family or maybe coworkers. U cant pick up context clues? Assume? The important truth meaning that these situations are tough on lgbt ppl.
@@mattybrunolucaszeneresalas9072 to state the obvious we're both men. To state the less obvious he's from an anti-LGBT country
@@TazPessle perdão, achei que você era mulher. Felicidades para vocês
@@TazPessle kids today have no respect or tact.
Oh, I remember _Straight-Jacket_ quite well, from back in the days when Netflix was just a DVD service.. It was a fun way to pass a couple of hours, and an interesting introduction to Carrie Preston years before she played Arlene on _True Blood_ and almost as over-the-top.
She was perfect for that part in True Blood, which was possibly one of the all-time best-cast shows I can think of with regard to its source material. I'm excited to see more of her work. 😊
I had begun to think I hallucinated the existence of "Friends and Family" after having caught it by accident late night on cable once ages ago. Thank you for verifying it exists.
Also, I absolutely ADORE Straight Jacket since I first saw it long ago. It's a real gem.
Thank you for what you do here. Liked and shared
26:50 - "We mean you no harm." Such a powerful statement. Still SO true of the continuing 'witch hunts' that go on today. The paranoid crowd who have been scared into fearing certain groups as some kind of threat, when they are no such thing. Both sides are NOT equal. One side intends to harm the other (because of this mis-placed fear), and the other side simply wants to live their lives in peace as themselves. Best of luck to all those who have ever, are currently, and will in the future- fight the good fight for equality and freedom for ALL.
Speaking of appropriate titillation, nice showcasing of your guns during the promo, Matt! ;-)
Haha thank you, viewers can have a little bare arm as a treat
Holy crap, *straight jacket* is such a good pun
Kinda makes me wonder how I, a lass from a small town in Wales, has owned this on DVD for well over a decade. I wish I could remember where I bought it.
You really need to see Fellow Travelers! It starts in the 50s and ends in the 80s and touches on a lot of these topics
He's already working on a video essay on it
I love your positive tone, your depth of research and genuine love for your subject.
You have this classic TV doc vibe to you that I can't get enough of
cozy pride vibes
OMG. I HAVE BEEN LOOKING FOR THIS MOVIE SINCE LIKE 2009!!! I saw the last 45 minutes of it on Logo one summer and LOVED it but because I missed most of it I never caught the title card. When I would try and describe it to people no one knew what I was talking about and every time I typed my vague teenage description into Google nothing came up. The last time I looked for it was in November!! Honestly, until this video, I was kind of convinced I had made it up. On my way to watch it right now! ❤
Jack Plotnick seems like such a wonderful person. I've been seeing him on my screens for years but the way he speaks about this movie and what it means to him - it's so moving.
Also, wow! Just realized Carrie was in The Holdovers!! She is adorable!
And “Grace & Frankie”. She played Coyote’s birth mother.
"He lifts weights constantly" joke is even better with the squat rack behind the creator in the zoom call.
That idea of a queer media company, minus the fraudsters, was a good idea
OMGOMGOMG I absolutely LOVE Beautiful Boxer. I found it through Netflix back when they did physical discs. What an incredible movie, and I love that the subject of the film actually makes a cameo in the film that makes me tear up just thinking about! Thank you for mentioning such an incredible film!
And now I need to find Straight Jacket to watch and add to the collection. :)
I am so excited to see both Girls Will Be Girls AND Straight-Jacket.
Such a bummer that this happened to so many films at that time because if corporate shenanigans. It really was an important time for these to be seen. Im glad they're out there now, but what could have been...
I watched the movie. It was very good! It has a personal touch throughout the film and a clever sense of humor.
Just wanted to say, I just discovered your channel the other day. Randomly saw your video about rock hudson... which led me to tab hunter, anthony perkins, kevin conroy and more.
I don't know if I've ever said something is life changing and meant it. But this channel truly is. They've made me learn to appreciate the history of my people and overall just makes me want to do better. Thank you
What a beautiful tribute. Well said! 👍😊
I LOVE THIS MOVIE! I first saw it in my late teens, after I had already come out, more or less. I had no idea it was written by the same man who did Girls Will Be Girls, which I saw earlier, when I was still in the closet and we got it by mistake from Blockbuster. It was a big hit in my house! Also loved the Donald Strachey series!! Never saw Friends and Family, though. I'm going to start looking for it right away! Thanks for this episode and for everything you do!
I remembering ordering this movie from Netflix years ago, and after my initial watch, I was a little on the fence about it. I admit I wasn't as familiar with the story of Rock Hudson then as I am now, and the comical elements of the story at first didn't sit well with me, but I gave it another watch, and now it has become one of my favorite LGBT films. The story is so heartwarming, and the cast is superb. I recommend this film to anyone who loves camp with a lot of heart.
Matt,when I saw the thumbnail for "Straitjacket" I did not know that there was two films by the same name... I accidentally watched the Joan Crawford film. That was a mistake😮🤮 I will never go down that rabbit hole again. 😒
I love the "straight jacket" film you discussed ...I thought it was charming & clever. When you mentioned "girls will be girls " you mentioned Miss Coco Peru ❤was a cast member ...I went on a deep dive to find that film ...I ended up subscribing TUBI and now I have a huge TUBI queue . Thanks, Matt 😊😃
What an amazing-and crushing-story. I’m happy that at least for Straight Jacket and those involved in its creation, there is a happy ending. I can’t wait to watch it. Thanks for covering this, Matt!
I watched Straight Jacket last year on Amazon and thought it was a lot of fun. I'm also a HUGE fan of the Donald Strachey movies, and I didn't realize they'd had that history of being buried. I stumbled on them randomly on Amazon a few years back and fell in love. The series of detective novels they're based on also has a fascinating history, having been written by a gay man and published starting in the 70s (pre-AIDS crisis). It's fascinating to read those novels with that perspective, knowing that they were written in real-time as LGBT history was unfolding over the last half of the 20th century. And the movies (that update the setting to the 2000s) are a lot of fun as well, and are reflective of the LGBT culture of their era as well. Great stuff!
Girls will be girls has a great ending I just loved. Redemption and being reborn. I can't wait to watch straight jacket!
i watched straight-jacket right after seeing your rock hudson post-video stream last month! i was very curious about its production, so this is a great follow-up. it felt refreshing how a movie depicted communism being important to a main character, and how anti-communist paranoia was similar to the paranoia of the lavender scare. its history of originally being a stage play makes a lot of sense, and for me explains a lot of the specific kind of charm it has. :)
i really appreciate sally's part of the story and the effort that went into making sure she wasn't the common "ignored wife of a gay man" trope. her part in the courtroom scene with the Old Movie Accent was great. the delivery of lines like the "big honking queer" one made it just a really enjoyable movie that uses silliness well, but also has a lot of heart and significance. it's terrible to hear about the way it was sent into obscurity along with so many other movies, but i am very glad it is accessible today.
this was great, i am looking forward to watching the longer interview videos and checking out the other movies you listed in the description !
editing to add that it was lovely to see the people involved continue to be passionate about this movie, and that i was delighted by the use of cgi and green screens. i just really like it. i also really enjoy michael emerson's performances in everything i've seen him in (it is also my opinion that his joker from the dark knight returns is the best joker voice, regardless of the story being what it is), so it was a great surprise to see him in straight-jacket and incidentally realise that he and co-star carrie preston are married.
I got the DVD of this a good few years ago and really enjoyed it. Find the conflict between the two sides of these people's lives an interesting thing to explore.
Dear Matt, thank you so much for educating us time and time again on queer culture and history. There has not been a single video where I haven't cried my eyes out. This one is no exception, showing us such a fitting ending to a funny movie. I will be watching this one and sharing it with my friends. Keep up the good work!
Thank you so much for making this video. Straight Jacket was so completely delightful to watch, and I appreciate that you posted where to watch it for free.
The deep dive on how the project developed and the creative process gave me a real understanding on why it's so special. Just marvelous all the way around!
You got a Hello Fresh sponsorship, congrats! Girls will be girls is one of my favorite films! And you featured Jacks funniest line, I’ve had more babies pulled out of me than a burning orphanage. lol. I will search for this film, thanks for all you do. I prob saw you at that dvd store on Castro or Market or 18th street back in the glory days
Beautiful! I love these pockets of lost queer media. Always excited to learn more about the community that fought tooth and nail for the future generations.
Ooh I can't wait to watch it! I was so happy when you said Richard was given his movie back!
Happy New Year Matt 💜 Thank you for bringing us all these wonderful and important stories. I hope Mr Day knows how much we love and appreciate him as well.
Thank you for this film. Here in the UK I'd not heard of Straight Jacket but have now bought a copy of the DVD. Very funny script.
The inside jokes about the closeted celebrities of that time are great, I had to stop the film many times and rewind so I could get the inside jokes, see how many you can catch. I need to watch this film again to understand everything being said
Straight Jacket is a FABULOUS comedy with a powerful message. It is brilliantly written, the cast is perfect. How many times have we watched Straight Jacket..cannot remember, however, a lot, and we will watch it again, and again.
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I bonded over GWBG with my main squeeze 9 years ago. I am excited to experience Straight Jacket thank you again
You are one of my favourite content creators. And youre the only one I can listen/watch when I have a headache/migraine.
I cannot believe I've never heard of this film before!
I can't wait to see it! I also can't wait until Elsbeth starts! I love Carrie Preston and that character!
Omg I am obsessed with your channel and story telling skills. You are so refreshing to watch and learn from!
This is a film i search for as research for a script I was writing two years ago, I’m so glad to hear that it’s now possible to watch it!!!! Thank you so much for sharing, I’m excited to have this new list of queer cinema to watch 💜
Thanks so much for highlighting Richard Day’s film work.
Went from this video into watching Straight jacket faster than light and I'm in love with it
I wonder if I'm the only straight guy who watches these videos because they're so well executed and the subjects are so interesting. Matt, you do some great work.
I love straight jacket. I keep telling myself to buy it. I love the story and I love the way that they shot it using 50s style cinematography.
Cannot believe I've never seen Straight Jacket, but now I understand why. Thank you, I'm off to find it now. So many people in the cast that I love. I'm a little shook and a bit angry. Your channel is a good work Matt. Be proud of all the work you put in to bring us back for a favored walk down memory lane or opening our eyes to so many things that slipped through the cracks or were covered over. Again, thank you.
Matt, I can't thank you enough for introducing me to this! I'd never heard of it, but wanting to watch more full-length films in the new year of 2024 (and not just reactions / essays / podcasts / sketches / short films) I looked it up and watched it in full yesterday while snowed-in (just 4 days after you posted the video, while it was fresh in my mind and intriguing), and it was fucking adorable! I was squeeing / aww-ing / giggling / tearing up several times, I can't stand it!
Even taking the 50's Hollywood film history / gay culture history / communist fearmongering history / and creator's personal history completely out of it (though those elements do add very much, obviously), the character growth and relationships, and story and atmosphere and comedy are all amazing! Fantastic, even! So many of my favorite tropes, but with plenty of nuance and great messages. Rick's words about halfway through were so true, that art can be so much more than cute. But the cute romance is still very much loved and appreciated!
I'm always deeply grateful when introduced to a lesser-known gem, and this is no exception. I'll be rewatching my favorite scenes on a loop while snowed-in for the 2nd day, guaranteed! ;)
Thank you so much for highlighting this movie. I rented the DVD from Netflix forever ago, and then couldn't find it anywhere. LOVED THIS MOVIE!!!!
Straight Jacket is a fantastic gay rom-com. Luckily I bought it on DVD when it first came out and I’ve watched it a few times since and it always brings a smile to my face.
Love your podcasts..I'm watching Straight Jacket free on Tubi....❤
Your platform is such a great way of exposing Straight Jacket to the masses. This is start of acquainting them, they just need to click!
"because it had straight ppl in it and everybody's fine with that now" had me! I know due to context it was meant differently, but this had John Waters vibes;o)
Discovered Straight Jacket trough Girls will be girls through Trick and it's a blast! The musical no. Two kinds of love (also av. on Ut) reminded me so much of Little Shop of Horrors.
And was going to mention Friends & Family, which gave a new twist to La cage aux folles^^ Will look up the other Regent films, cause I suspect to find more of my hidden gems. Ha, Sordid Lives (with our late Leslie Jordan), The mostly unfabulous social life of Ethan Green and even Ja zuster, nee zuster (list on Indie Wire), love them.
How about Get your stuff, 9 dead gay guys or Nigel Finch's Stonewall '95 (flawed, but fab)?
Thx Matt!
I can't wait to watch this!! Thanks for mentioning Kanopy too so I actually can 😁
I believe I rented this from Netflix when it was first out. Loved it. Tried to find it a couple of years back but no luck. Good to see it's available again.
Woo! Grats on the hello fresh revenue! Good to see your hard work rewarded, you deserve all of it and more, Matt!
It’s kinda funny but I mainly know Matt Letscher as Burton from The New Adventures of Old Christine. Anytime after that show when I would see him in something else I would check IMBD to make sure I’m right. Well every time I’d check his IMDb I would scroll it for a hot second to check what else he was on and I always saw Straightjacket listed. I tried to find it a few times since it looked interesting but I never could so I just gave up. Now knowing the behind the scenes my heart just breaks for that film! It got the raw end of a bad deal and that just sucks! But now that I know I can watch it I’m definitely going to today finally after years of wanting too lol! Thanks Matt as always for an amazing video!
yes!!! when you mentioned this movie in a previous video i knew it was right up my alley and desperately tried to hunt it down. i can't WAIT to watch it and show it to all my friends
Love the video and I'm so glad that people are discovering this film. I bought it ages ago on Amazon (on DVD) and I'm glad to have it among my Gay film collection. Although, I really wish you could have asked Richard about the status of Girls Will Be Girls 2. I've heard that it was filmed and he was financing it independently. Rumor has it that it's finished but personal health issues and money have prevented him from completing the edit so that it can be released. I know we would all love to revisit Evie and the gang ASAP!
Thanks for the link! The film looks like a real romp with many truths about that time period in Hollywood.
Love your work!
Thoroughly researched and well-presented as usual. Kudos!
I love your work Matt. You've never made a bad video. But now i have to ask: what's with that dog? What a good dog! Yay for dogs. Yay!
Haha thank you, that's Ollie -- a helpful kitchen pal!
O-M-G I need a list of all these films. And you mentioning the Castro. AND....such news about Out and the Advocate. WOW. I remember that era. Thank you, Matt. This is so special. I can't wait to watch this film, and these other films. And shout out to Carrie Preston. I loved her in True Blood. And thank you Richard Day! Excited to watch your work.
Omg, I loooove Carrie! This movie looks so fun, too.
Wow, what a saga! Thanks Matt for your in depth reporting on Straight Jacket and bless Richard Day for persevering!
Fantastic, now we have a date movie for tomorrow. Thank you for everything you do.
I saw it years ago, don't remember how. Really enjoyed it. Look forward to seeing it again. I hope it can be streamed again in Europe.
@Hit-Me-Up-MattBaume OK
Thank you for introducing the rest of us to such a cool film, and I will definitely try and find this film on a streaming service.
I’d never heard of it and I really thought I knew about most Lgbt cinema of this period. They sell it on dvd here in europe. It sounds good. I’ve ordered it right away.
I just found Straight Jacket on DVD on ebay - I bought it "straight" away 🙂 Thank you Matt for your content. You have a new subscriber. *hugs* from Australia
My library has Kanopy, so I'm definitely watching this. Thanks for sharing the film's story and getting it some much-needed visibility!
Edit: darn it, not available for my library.
... this is one I'd never heard of, until now - thanks for putting it on my radar !!
I started looking for the movie before even finishing this video and found I can access it through canopy. Love our local library
I love your work, and am going to check this movie out and show it to all of my friends. Thank you and Richard, and the cast.
Thank you for posting the link! I was looking for it on line and couldn't find it.
I have this on DVD. I love it.
Particularly the one shot scene to facilitate the shadow marriage.
Quality acting with no cut-aways.
You won't see movies made this way very often, if at all anymore.
The scene is long and dialogue-heavy, so the achievement is impressive.
I'll bet plenty of modern actors could not pull it off.
Plus? It's a hilarious movie:)
Might be fun to do a video on "Spin City," specifically Carter and Stuarts friendship. Their antagonistic beginnings to the close friendship they have by the end is arguably the best part of the show, and probably the only reason people kept watching after Michael J. Fox left.
Chef Matt !!!! Love that different aspect of you
I love this! Thank you so much for introducing me to this film and genre. Thanks for all your hard work on these videos.
What a fascinating story, I'm so glad the movie finally got released. It truly sounds like something special. Hopefully it will also be available outside of the US somehow.
It was interesting to see the Donald Strachey mystery movies on that list of movies that got burried for a long time. I came across those by accident a few years ago and wondered why I had never heard of them before.
Thank you for an excellent video once again! ❤
I was surprised to see the Donald Strachey movies on the list, because I first watched them on Amazon must be at least a decade ago. They're excellent movies.
Great Video Matt and omg Carrie Preston as a blonde! I wonder if this is the movie her and Michael Emerson from Lost, who’s her husband in real life met.
As far back as I can remember, I have been gay while accepting and being somewhat out in 1977. Over the years, I’ve seen a number of non-mainstream gay themed movies but never heard of this one. I am intrigued and must see it. Thanks for supplying the info to view it. 🎉❤❤
Wow. I had no idea that this film existed and, until the last few years, what a mess Regent was. I’ve worked on many-a-film projects including my own shorts, and all I can say is that it pains me. So not only was this Richard Day’s film…it was also the actors, the lighting department, the sound department, the editor, the costume designer, the music department, the script supervisor, the casting, the set decorator(s), the…..you get the point. A lot of people have sacrificed blood, sweat, tears, relationships, personal time and so much more to make this movie and please take a moment to appreciate those of who’ve made entertainment possible. They deserve it.
Matt, I’m so sorry I’ve not been able to be a Patreon supporter as of late and I hope I can get back there soon because I love each and every video you’ve put out.
Very well done Matt Baume. Thank you for the 29:00 skip option to skip to in case we didn't want any spoilers. I do want to watch "Straight Jacket" one of these days. 🙂
Hello, that was brilliant. Thank you Matt I have been collecting queer film since the 90s and I remember when this movie came out on DVD I bought it right away and all those other movies that you showed that were in that moratorium. I’ve seen all of those too I have a large collection of GLBTQ, film, documentaries, etc. anyway, I just wanted to say thank you for putting this together. It was extremely brilliant and so interesting to see the backstory.
Matt, thank you for reminding me of this fantastic movie. I have it on DVD that I bought at the same time as Girls Will Be Girls, and it is most definitely due cult status.. I love watching your content, and you always, but always keep me engaged and interested. You really are one of the best on YT. Peterx
Thanks for sharing! People would be amazed how many great (and some not so great, but well produced) movies languish in Hollywood Purgatory never to be seen or heard from again.
Thank you for making me aware of this movie. And thank you to alerting me to the existence of the series gay detective (one of mg favorite genres) moves starring one of my childhood heartthrobs, Chad Allen ❤
Ideally all of these lost movies get discovered via a lot of these smaller streaming services.