Top Gun is Gay

300 is gay

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In light of the sweaty man-epic that is 300, a movie who’s amazing violence is eclipsed only by its homoeroticism, I have decided to revisit another milestone of the “so macho it’s gay” cinema. I am, of course, referring to Tony Scott’s Top Gun. Now the homoerotic subtext of Top Gun has been well documented, most notably in a monologue written by director Roger Avary, later co-opted by the hammy Quentin Tarantino for the film Sleep With Me. A quick search online produced THIS more serious expansion on the theory, which includes a handy list o’ gay quotes, my favorite being, “I want somebody’s butt, I want it now, I’ve had it! God dammit! I want some BUTTS!!!” And if that isn’t enough to convince you…

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One Response to Top Gun is Gay

  1. Pingback: Top Gun is STILL Totally Gay: Now with more flying dildo rockets | thejamminjabber

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