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Scream, Queen! My Nightmare on Elm Street (2019) on Netflix

NR20191h 39mDocumentaryHorror

The lead of A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge was closeted while making the 1985 sequel. He revisits the film, its homoerotic subtext and the acting career it ended.

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  • Rotten Tomatoes100%

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A documentary about the second film in the Nightmare on Elm Street series and about the actor at its center. Released in 1985, Freddy's Revenge became known for its homoerotic themes and subject material. Its lead was closeted while it was made, and his acting career ended just as it was beginning. In the years since, horror fans and audiences in gay film culture have revisited the sequel with new appreciation and fondness. He and cast members from the production discuss the making of the film, its reputation and the fan conventions where it is still celebrated.

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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Scream, Queen! My Nightmare on Elm Street (2019)

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  • Freddy's Revenge gained a reputation for homoerotic themes and subject material, which affected Mark Patton, who was closeted during the film's production.

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