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5 days ago · In Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy, screenwriter David Chaskin concedes the gay subtext was both deliberate and his doing, though it came at the expense of Patton’s wellbeing.
Jun 21, 2024 · Screenwriter David Chaskin and star Mark Patton deliberately snuck in a striking if somewhat haphazard metaphor about repressed homosexuality.
- Josh Bell
Jun 10, 2024 · The gay subtext of the Elm Street sequel, which was purposefully woven into the script by screenwriter David Chaskin, began to be noticed by fans and critics shortly after the film’s release.
- Chrissy Stockton
Jun 12, 2024 · Gay screenwriter David Chaskin spent years denying the homoerotic “subtext” of his movie, but eventually owned up to it decades later. Fright Night (1985)
- Jordan Crucchiola
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Jun 17, 2024 · The sequel film has themes of homoeroticism, which in recent years has been confirmed as an intentional choice by Freddy's Revenge writer, David Chaskin. These themes were included as a means of commentary on various responses towards homosexuality.
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3 days ago · This was all assumed to have been unintentional camp, but the stars (Patton and Robert Englund) as well as writer David Chaskin have all made clear in the years since that they, at least, knew exactly what they were doing, and the queer subtext was definitely the point.
3 days ago · This was all assumed to have been unintentional camp, but the stars (Patton and Robert Englund) as well as writer David Chaskin have all made clear in the years since that they, at least, knew...
