"I'm not afraid. It's the Wizard who should be afraid of me." We watched "Wicked" with our good Judy, Mitchell Anderson, and it was just as good as the first time we watched it! We knew we wanted to review this episode here on our show, and we thought there's no time like the present. Here we are, about halfway between the release of "Wicked" and her upcoming sequel, "Wicked: For Good," so we thought we'd take a look at what makes this movie work so darn well. Obviously, the casting of Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande is on point, but the supporting cast - Jonathan Bailey, Michelle Yeoh, Bowen Yang, and company - are all so wonderful, especially under the direction of Jon M. Chu. Allowing so many of them to ad-lib and keeping those gems in the final cut is a genius stroke! We promise to keep the singing to a minimum, but whether we keep that promise is to be seen. Yes, we have some hot takes on the movie itself, but we talk about what’s to come in "For Good,” our predictions on how that half of the story will be presented, as well as a couple of fun facts we dug up in our research. We may not be true theater gays at heart, but needless to say, we're "Wicked" gays now, and we will be acting as such. Alert your local all-night diner - we're coming in at 11 p.m. and causing an absolute scene like it's opening night of our high school musical! Thanks for listening and don't forget to subscribe, rate and review us on Apple Podcasts! <a href= "http://www.patreon.com/moviesthatmadeusgay">www.patreon.com/moviesthatmadeusgay</a> Facebook/Instagram: @moviesthatmadeusgay Bluesky: @MTMUGPod.bsky.social Scott Youngbauer: Twitter @oscarscott / Instagram @scottyoungballer Peter Lozano: Twitter/Instagram @peterlasagna

<description>&lt;p&gt;"I'm not afraid. It's the Wizard who should be afraid of me." We watched "Wicked" with our good Judy, Mitchell Anderson, and it was just as good as the first time we watched it! We knew we wanted to review this episode here on our show, and we thought there's no time like the present. Here we are, about halfway between the release of "Wicked" and her upcoming sequel, "Wicked: For Good," so we thought we'd take a look at what makes this movie work so darn well. Obviously, the casting of Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande is on point, but the supporting cast - Jonathan Bailey, Michelle Yeoh, Bowen Yang, and company - are all so wonderful, especially under the direction of Jon M. Chu. Allowing so many of them to ad-lib and keeping those gems in the final cut is a genius stroke! We promise to keep the singing to a minimum, but whether we keep that promise is to be seen. Yes, we have some hot takes on the movie itself, but we talk about what’s to come in "For Good,” our predictions on how that half of the story will be presented, as well as a couple of fun facts we dug up in our research. We may not be true theater gays at heart, but needless to say, we're "Wicked" gays now, and we will be acting as such. Alert your local all-night diner - we're coming in at 11 p.m. and causing an absolute scene like it's opening night of our high school musical!&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Thanks for listening and don't forget to subscribe, rate and review us on Apple Podcasts!&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href= "http://www.patreon.com/moviesthatmadeusgay"&gt;www.patreon.com/moviesthatmadeusgay&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Facebook/Instagram: @moviesthatmadeusgay&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Bluesky: @MTMUGPod.bsky.social&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Scott Youngbauer: Twitter @oscarscott / Instagram @scottyoungballer&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Peter Lozano: Twitter/Instagram @peterlasagna&lt;/p&gt;</description>

"I'm not afraid. It's the Wizard who should be afraid of me." We watched "Wicked" with our good Judy, Mitchell Anderson, and it was just as good as the first time we watched it! We knew we wanted to review this episode here on our show, and we thought...

280. Wicked with special guest Mitchell Anderson

"Unfinished business? I have no unfinished business. I have my treasure, my mansion, I have everything. I'm just perfect!” We watched “Casper” with the hilarious Michael Valvo and we’ve got a lot of unfinished business! Let’s face it, this movie was an awakening for a lot of people. We all either wanted to be best friends with or just wanted to be Christina Ricci in this movie. Christina was the epitome of ‘90s middle school coolness and as Kat Harvey she is cool goals, and Bill Pullman as her dad Dr. Harvey makes us feel some type of way, as always. Don’t worry, we haven’t forgotten about one Mr. Devon Sawa - the human incarnation of Casper that launched countless little girls and queer boys into an absolute tizzy. And yes, Cathy Moriarty as the one and only Carrigan Crittenden is the ornery, French-tipped, bleach-blonde, smoker-voiced vamp we all aspire to be. Even her ghost has acrylics!  Thanks for listening and don't forget to subscribe, rate and review us on Apple Podcasts! <a href= "http://www.patreon.com/moviesthatmadeusgay">www.patreon.com/moviesthatmadeusgay</a> Facebook/Instagram: @moviesthatmadeusgay Bluesky: @MTMUGPod.bsky.social Scott Youngbauer: Twitter @oscarscott / Instagram @scottyoungballer Peter Lozano: Twitter/Instagram @peterlasagna

<description>&lt;p&gt;"Unfinished business? I have no unfinished business. I have my treasure, my mansion, I have everything. I'm just perfect!” We watched “Casper” with the hilarious Michael Valvo and we’ve got a lot of unfinished business! Let’s face it, this movie was an awakening for a lot of people. We all either wanted to be best friends with or just wanted to be Christina Ricci in this movie. Christina was the epitome of ‘90s middle school coolness and as Kat Harvey she is cool goals, and Bill Pullman as her dad Dr. Harvey makes us feel some type of way, as always. Don’t worry, we haven’t forgotten about one Mr. Devon Sawa - the human incarnation of Casper that launched countless little girls and queer boys into an absolute tizzy. And yes, Cathy Moriarty as the one and only Carrigan Crittenden is the ornery, French-tipped, bleach-blonde, smoker-voiced vamp we all aspire to be. Even her ghost has acrylics!&lt;span class="Apple-converted-space"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Thanks for listening and don't forget to subscribe, rate and review us on Apple Podcasts!&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href= "http://www.patreon.com/moviesthatmadeusgay"&gt;www.patreon.com/moviesthatmadeusgay&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Facebook/Instagram: @moviesthatmadeusgay&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Bluesky: @MTMUGPod.bsky.social&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Scott Youngbauer: Twitter @oscarscott / Instagram @scottyoungballer&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Peter Lozano: Twitter/Instagram @peterlasagna&lt;/p&gt;</description>

"Unfinished business? I have no unfinished business. I have my treasure, my mansion, I have everything. I'm just perfect!” We watched “Casper” with the hilarious Michael Valvo and we’ve got a lot of unfinished business! Let’s face it, this...

279. Casper with special guest Michael Valvo

“I’ll tell you a secret. Something they don't teach you in your temple. The Gods envy us. They envy us because we're mortal, because any moment might be our last.” We watched Wolfgang Peterson’s sword and sandal epic ‘Troy’ with our friend Chris Cirigliano. Based on Homer’s the Iliad , this summer blockbuster had many turning their nose up at its historical inaccuracies and poor adaptation of the epic poem. There are no Gods, or Mount Olympus to be found here, but what it does have is a beefed-up Brad Pitt with bleach-blonde highlights. We talk about the wave of historical epics to follow Gladiator and if Troy exactly holds up as being one of the better ones. Would adding more camp or fantastical elements have helped its material? And more importantly, what are we to make of its ‘no homo’ approach to cutting out the Achilles and Patroclus relationship? According to what we see portrayed here, history will say they were good friends. At a butt-numbing 196 minutes, it’s one of the longest movies ever reviewed for the podcast.  Thanks for listening and don't forget to subscribe, rate and review us on Apple Podcasts! <a href= "http://www.patreon.com/moviesthatmadeusgay">www.patreon.com/moviesthatmadeusgay</a> Facebook/Instagram: @moviesthatmadeusgay Bluesky: @MTMUGPod.bsky.social Scott Youngbauer: Twitter @oscarscott / Instagram @scottyoungballer Peter Lozano: Twitter/Instagram @peterlasagna

<description>&lt;p&gt;“I’ll tell you a secret. Something they don't teach you in your temple. The Gods envy us. They envy us because we're mortal, because any moment might be our last.” We watched Wolfgang Peterson’s sword and sandal epic ‘Troy’ with our friend Chris Cirigliano. Based on Homer’s the Iliad , this summer blockbuster had many turning their nose up at its historical inaccuracies and poor adaptation of the epic poem. There are no Gods, or Mount Olympus to be found here, but what it does have is a beefed-up Brad Pitt with bleach-blonde highlights. We talk about the wave of historical epics to follow Gladiator and if Troy exactly holds up as being one of the better ones. Would adding more camp or fantastical elements have helped its material? And more importantly, what are we to make of its ‘no homo’ approach to cutting out the Achilles and Patroclus relationship? According to what we see portrayed here, history will say they were good friends. At a butt-numbing 196 minutes, it’s one of the longest movies ever reviewed for the podcast. &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Thanks for listening and don't forget to subscribe, rate and review us on Apple Podcasts!&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href= "http://www.patreon.com/moviesthatmadeusgay"&gt;www.patreon.com/moviesthatmadeusgay&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Facebook/Instagram: @moviesthatmadeusgay&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Bluesky: @MTMUGPod.bsky.social&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Scott Youngbauer: Twitter @oscarscott / Instagram @scottyoungballer&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Peter Lozano: Twitter/Instagram @peterlasagna&lt;/p&gt;</description>

“I’ll tell you a secret. Something they don't teach you in your temple. The Gods envy us. They envy us because we're mortal, because any moment might be our last.” We watched Wolfgang Peterson’s sword and sandal epic ‘Troy’ with our friend...

278. Troy with special guest Chris Cirigliano

“There's nothing wrong with Ellen. It's just that she loves too much.” We watched “Leave Her to Heaven” with our friend Emily Ollero Jones from the podcast “Female Driven,” and we’re still trying to figure out a way to get Gene Tierney that Oscar. This Technicolor psychological thriller really has everything: melodrama, film noir, allusions to Greek mythology, and most importantly… that face! Not a soul can clock. Gene Tierney is really serving it up throughout this movie, and we just have one thing to say - congratulations on that face. Gene’s femme fatale portrayal of Ellen sets the standard for Black Widows for years to come. Let’s face it - Ellen Berent Harland threw herself down the stairs so Amy Dunne could, well… “Gone Girl” herself. So many “women’s pictures” owe a great debt to “Leave Her to Heaven.” Would we have Divine’s impeccably decorated Baltimore home in “Polyester” without it? Thanks for listening and don't forget to subscribe, rate and review us on Apple Podcasts! <a href= "http://www.patreon.com/moviesthatmadeusgay">www.patreon.com/moviesthatmadeusgay</a> Facebook/Instagram: @moviesthatmadeusgay Bluesky: @MTMUGPod.bsky.social Scott Youngbauer: Twitter @oscarscott / Instagram @scottyoungballer Peter Lozano: Twitter/Instagram Peterlasagna

<description>&lt;p&gt;“There's nothing wrong with Ellen. It's just that she loves too much.” We watched “Leave Her to Heaven” with our friend Emily Ollero Jones from the podcast “Female Driven,” and we’re still trying to figure out a way to get Gene Tierney that Oscar. This Technicolor psychological thriller really has everything: melodrama, film noir, allusions to Greek mythology, and most importantly… that face! Not a soul can clock. Gene Tierney is really serving it up throughout this movie, and we just have one thing to say - congratulations on that face. Gene’s femme fatale portrayal of Ellen sets the standard for Black Widows for years to come. Let’s face it - Ellen Berent Harland threw herself down the stairs so Amy Dunne could, well… “Gone Girl” herself. So many “women’s pictures” owe a great debt to “Leave Her to Heaven.” Would we have Divine’s impeccably decorated Baltimore home in “Polyester” without it?&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Thanks for listening and don't forget to subscribe, rate and review us on Apple Podcasts!&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href= "http://www.patreon.com/moviesthatmadeusgay"&gt;www.patreon.com/moviesthatmadeusgay&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Facebook/Instagram: @moviesthatmadeusgay&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Bluesky: @MTMUGPod.bsky.social&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Scott Youngbauer: Twitter @oscarscott / Instagram @scottyoungballer&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Peter Lozano: Twitter/Instagram &lt;strong&gt;Pete&lt;/strong&gt;rlasagna&lt;/p&gt;</description>

“There's nothing wrong with Ellen. It's just that she loves too much.” We watched “Leave Her to Heaven” with our friend Emily Ollero Jones from the podcast “Female Driven,” and we’re still trying to figure out a way to get Gene Tierney...

277. Leave Her to Heaven with special guest Emily Ollero Jones from the Female Driven Podcast

"Du Jour means seat belts. Du Jour means crash positions!" We get to an early 00s cult classic in kitten ears, "Josie and the Pussycats", this week with our friend Jessica Granger. Critics didn't really know what to do with this razor-sharp satire of the music industry and consumerism when it came out back in 2001, but we're here to say this movie still holds up. We discuss all three of our Pussycats: Rachael Leigh Cook, Tara Reid, and Rosario Dawson, early aughts MTV and the stranglehold TRL had on the youth.  Not to mention the duo of villains played by the iconic Alan Cumming and Parker Posey, as well as its banger of a soundtrack with some major street cred behind some of the songs.  Thanks for listening and don't forget to subscribe, rate and review us on Apple Podcasts! <a href= "http://www.patreon.com/moviesthatmadeusgay">www.patreon.com/moviesthatmadeusgay</a> Facebook/Instagram: @moviesthatmadeusgay Bluesky: @MTMUGPod.bsky.social Scott Youngbauer: Twitter @oscarscott / Instagram @scottyoungballer Peter Lozano: Twitter/Instagram Peterlasagna

<description>&lt;p&gt;"Du Jour means seat belts. Du Jour means crash positions!" We get to an early 00s cult classic in kitten ears, "Josie and the Pussycats", this week with our friend Jessica Granger. Critics didn't really know what to do with this razor-sharp satire of the music industry and consumerism when it came out back in 2001, but we're here to say this movie still holds up. We discuss all three of our Pussycats: Rachael Leigh Cook, Tara Reid, and Rosario Dawson, early aughts MTV and the stranglehold TRL had on the youth.  Not to mention the duo of villains played by the iconic Alan Cumming and Parker Posey, as well as its banger of a soundtrack with some major street cred behind some of the songs. &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Thanks for listening and don't forget to subscribe, rate and review us on Apple Podcasts!&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href= "http://www.patreon.com/moviesthatmadeusgay"&gt;www.patreon.com/moviesthatmadeusgay&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Facebook/Instagram: @moviesthatmadeusgay&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Bluesky: @MTMUGPod.bsky.social&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Scott Youngbauer: Twitter @oscarscott / Instagram @scottyoungballer&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Peter Lozano: Twitter/Instagram &lt;strong&gt;Pete&lt;/strong&gt;rlasagna&lt;/p&gt;</description>

"Du Jour means seat belts. Du Jour means crash positions!" We get to an early 00s cult classic in kitten ears, "Josie and the Pussycats", this week with our friend Jessica Granger. Critics didn't really know what to do with this razor-sharp satire of...

276. Josie and the Pussycats with special guest Jessica Granger

This is the podcast where we watch a movie from our past that had a lasting impression on our little gay lives.  If we had no business watching it - we stole our parents VHS copy and watched under the cover of night.  If a diva gave a rousing speech - we memorized it and lip-synced it at a talent show.  Join Scott and Pete each week for a look back at the Movies That Made Us Gay!

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