Scream, Queen! My Nightmare on Elm Street

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Scream, Queen! My Nightmare on Elm Street

2020

1h 39m

Documentary

LGBTQ+

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Actor Mark Patton shares his story of being a closeted gay man while starring in "A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge," a film that he began to suspect had homoerotic subtext.

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Critics Consensus

Scream, Queen! My Nightmare on Elm Street compassionately draws on an actor's personal journey to offer a compelling and illuminating reexamination of the franchise's first sequel.

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Tim Cogshell

FilmWeek (LAist)

02/29/2020

Fascinating film... Very, very interesting stuff.

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Michael Ordoña

Los Angeles Times

02/27/2020

Perhaps the slickly made documentary overstates the cultural impact of a little-seen and widely disliked film. However, it earns points for scraping at the surface of something rarely discussed in film fandom - homosexuality in horror.

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Dan Callahan

TheWrap

02/26/2020

There are interviews with academics and drag queens and fans of the horror genre, and this gives the movie a wide-ranging perspective that helps us better understand the moving personal story at its core.

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Rob Gonsalves

Rob's Movie Vault

08/24/2022

B

As for the documentary itself, it’s probably more instructive for those who haven’t read a zillion thinkpieces about "Nightmare 2" as “the first gay horror film” ("Nosferatu" begs to differ).

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Jason Shawhan

Nashville Scene

09/10/2021

This is a different and essential kind of documentary.

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C.H. Newell

Father Son Holy Gore

07/07/2021

5/5

The doc expertly examines the initially negative reception to the first Elm Street sequel's queerness, plus how that affected Mark Patton as a gay man and an actor.

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Ludster

@TheLudster100 Feb 27

Elm Street 2 is a very unique entry to the legacy. This doc is a look into that uniqueness. Nightmare fans will love this.

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Raul A

@RT24189443 Sep 3

This is a one of a kind presentation. Less about horror more about soul. Fundamental viewing. Hail!

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Melissa L

@Agent99 10/24/2024

Great documentary about Mark Patton, the star of Nightmare On Elm Street 2. I recommend it.

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Jay H

@RT70414899 02/06/2024

Heartbreaking and moving.

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PridePosterStudios

@RT04271525 09/21/2023

Freddy Kreuger is an ally

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Brad P

@Bradster69 01/20/2021

Mark Patton Sets the Record Straight in ‘Scream, Queen! My Nightmare on Elm Street'

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Roman Chimienti

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Tyler Jensen

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Cecil Baldwin

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Mark Patton

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Synopsis

Actor Mark Patton shares his story of being a closeted gay man while starring in "A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge," a film that he began to suspect had homoerotic subtext.

Director: Roman Chimienti, Tyler Jensen
Producer: Roman Chimienti, Mark Patton
Production Co: The End Productions
Genre: Documentary, LGBTQ+
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Feb 27, 2020, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 3, 2020
Runtime: 1h 39m

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