Did anyone else cry???


When I watched this, I was touched. I am not out yet and this taught me alot about sexuality and the effect it can have. That isnn't why I cried though. I cried because of the amazing story, and the brilliant acting. I was heart broken for Maggie and I just wanted to give her some sympathy. Erik was a strong character and he kept strong with the help of all his friends from the bar. I tried not to cry but, I couldn't hold it in any longer, I love this movie and I think any gay guy out there should see this movie and they will learn alot. Did anyone else cry during this movie? Congratulations to Todd Steven for being my favorite writer of this film and I also congratulate him on his upcoming sequel to Another Gay Movie... The sequel is called Another gay Sequel: Gays Gone Wild.
Now, did anyone else cry...??? Post below!

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Yes! I did...i was sobbing by the end. It gave me the courage if just momentarily to come out. But I still haven't.

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Me too, for a bit after I watched the movie I was ready to come out but, I lost my courage when I realized the consequences that might happen if I did.

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I cried when Eric walked in the house and saw his mum playing the Piano!!! I just knew what was going to happen and it broke my heart!!!

Watching the film just made me wish i "came out" in a differant way! but then again coming out these days is overrated!!!

Amazing film and im definatley going to make my friends watch it!!!

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yes,
and every gay movie i see,
be it lesbian or gay or bi makes me want to come out more and, even though i haven't, i loved this movie (and other movies of the genre) for making me as emotional as they do.

so yeah, i bawled my bloody eyes out. xDD

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GEEK.
That's what you called me.

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God, it's even worse watching it when you have ALREADY come out!

I made it to the telephone booth scene after he has sex with the guy and I started crying uncontrollably. Go figure, my boyfriend even told me Obama won presidency and I couldn't stop crying long enough to celebrate! I was like "Yay Obama *sob* he won *sob*"

Anyways, then at the end what his mom said was just like... so painful to hear because it's what my mom said, too. "What did I do wrong?"

Gah, just twist the knife counter-clockwise.

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GUYS (and girls for that matter). Please, do yourselves a big favor and come out, it's not that horrible. Life becomes a lot easier and it's also easier to distinguish people who really care about you and those who don't deserve to be your friends. I did it almost 4 years ago and I know it only made my life better.

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Yes, I cried a little, when Eric came out to her mother and they hugged. I think any gay guy who came out to her mother can relate. The words are different, but the feelings are the same.

Live long and prosper,

Tyb

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Im 17 too and i came out a couple of months ago when i was 16. Just to my mother and sister. Truth is most probabbly they already have suspicions like in my case and they wont take it as much as a shock. I didn't have to come out to anyone else since i had the approval of my mum but i started making friends who were like me and they helped me through the rest. I suggest coming out first to somebody who is gay/bi or lesbian first. Their the best people who can help.

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Willow and Tara made me come out
But yeah, a movie where it shows gay men as proud people is a beautiful thing, it helps a lot. a lot a lot.
The hardest thing is saying it for the first time but it gets easier - much easier as time goes on. i found it helped me from falling into a stereotype.

My teenage ansgt has a body count

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Hey kids! Come out, come out, wherever you are! If you really are gay, you'll come out eventually anyway, so don't prolong the agony. It's got to be a lot easier than it was in the 80s.

I came out in 1977. My friend/co-worker at a restaurant and I started going out. Everyone thought we were dating, but we were going to gay bars. He met his first boyfriend while working at Cedar Point -- where this movie was filmed. If it were in the 70s instead of the 80s, I'd think it was a story about him. But unlike Eric's friend Maggie, I was gay too.

This movie is spot-on, if you want to know what it was like to be gay in the 80s.

So much has changed in the past 30 years. I guess it will never get easier to tell your parents. But we live in a world now, where most friends and co-workers are going to be okay with it. You don't have to find the one book in your college library that's about gay lifestyles and secretively read it -- afraid to check it out. You don't have to order "Rubyfruit Jungle" from a special bookclub. Gay bars aren't the only place on Earth to meet other gay people. We have hiking groups and websites and email lists -- we're even on TV! What a difference.

To answer the Subject question: Yes -- this movie made me cry. Now I'm going to watch it again.

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I did - This movie could have been my life. I came out shortly after 1984 and I did experience most (or to be truthful, practically all) of the same events. I even had a sexy bf like Rod who 'enchanted' me - I was from a small town and naive. I also coloured my hair and became a fashionisto...And these attributes stayed with me.

The movie very realistically portrayed the climate and feelings of that time period. It WAS hard to be gay then, but at least it was becoming more 'fashionable' and then there was the whole 'bi-androgony' thing, too. It's much better today, I think. But, it's probably still hard to come out. My brother was gay and I remember not wanting to tell him because I didn't want him to be 'right' about me (we had a chat and he'd asked me if I was gay and, of course, back then, it was horrible so I emphatically denied it). So, I felt like a 'right tit' in the end when I finally did come out.

I'm sure my brother and his gay friends thought it was hilarious (as I'd spent a lot of time with them and sort of 'grew up' during my teen years around them).

Anyway, it's good to take a look at this film if you'd like to re-live your gay youth or if you're young today and would like to see how gays in the 80's paved the way to the freedom enjoyed by most of the gay community today.


'There’s a name for you ladies, but it’s not used - Outside a kennel! (Crystal Allen in The Women)'

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It did make me cry. What happened with Rod was so much like the boy that I first fell in love with and lost my virginity to. My heart broke for him. It just goes to show you that love is the same for everyone.

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