Scarecrow (1973) Queer Film (F)
The sexual assault is shocking. No movie has done more to conflate gay identity with pathology and violence than “Scarecrow”.
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Month: March 2026
Drum (1976) Queer Film (F)
John Colicos’ DeMarigny is a loathsome excuse for a human being who harbors queer desires.
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Valentino (1977) Queer Film (F)
Russell’s worst film, it cannot even be enjoyed as camp. The audience either walked out or slept their way through the movie.
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The Betsy (1978) Queer Film (F)
Loren Hardeman (Paul Ryan Rudd), the heir to Bethlehem Motors, is queer. Loren kills himself – it is Harold Robbins!
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A Different Story (1978) Queer Film (D)
That old you-can-switch-at-any-time scenario raises its ugly head. Interestingly, no photos of Foster with Curtain or King with Donat – their previous queer partners – appear in the stills library. Yet it is Foster’s spirited performance, especially in the earlier scenes when she IS a dyke, that gives this awful movie it’s only fleeting moments of pleasure, it only grounding in reality. She saves it from an F rating.
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