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Tarantino About Homosexual Subtext in ‘’Top Gun’

Posted on by Jeppe Kleijngeld

Sid: You want subversion on a massive level. You know what one of the greatest fucking scripts ever written in the history of Hollywood is? ‘Top Gun’.

Duane: Oh, come on.

Sid: ‘Top Gun’ is fucking great. What is ‘Top Gun’? You think it’s a story about a bunch of fighter pilots.

Duane: It’s about a bunch of guys waving their dicks around.

Sid: It is a story about a man’s struggle with his own homosexuality. It is! That is what ‘Top Gun’ is about, man. You’ve got Maverick, all right? He’s on the edge, man. He’s right on the fucking line, all right? And you’ve got Iceman, and all his crew. They’re gay, they represent the gay man, all right? And they’re saying, go, go the gay way, go the gay way. He could go both ways.

Duane: What about Kelly McGillis?

Sid: Kelly McGillis, she’s heterosexuality. She’s saying: no, no, no, no, no, no, go the normal way, play by the rules, go the normal way. They’re saying no, go the gay way, be the gay way, go for the gay way, all right? That is what’s going on throughout that whole movie… He goes to her house, all right? It looks like they’re going to have sex, you know, they’re just kind of sitting back, he’s takin’ a shower and everything. They don’t have sex. He gets on the motorcycle, drives away. She’s like, “What the fuck, what the fuck is going on here?” Next scene, next scene you see her, she’s in the elevator, she is dressed like a guy. She’s got the cap on, she’s got the aviator glasses, she’s wearing the same jacket that the Iceman wears. She is, okay, this is how I gotta get this guy, this guy’s going towards the gay way, I gotta bring him back, I gotta bring him back from the gay way, so I’ll do that through subterfuge, I’m gonna dress like a man. All right? That is how she approaches it. Okay, now let me just ask you – I’m gonna digress for two seconds here. I met this girl Amy here, she’s like floating around here and everything. Now, she just got divorced, right? All right, but the REAL ending of the movie is when they fight the MIGs at the end, all right? Because he has passed over into the gay way. They are this gay fighting fucking force, all right? And they’re beating the Russians, the gays are beating the Russians. And it’s over, and they fucking land, and Iceman’s been trying to get Maverick the entire time, and finally, he’s got him, all right? And what is the last fucking line that they have together? They’re all hugging and kissing and happy with each other, and Ice comes up to Maverick, and he says, “Man, you can ride my tail, anytime!” And what does Maverick say? “You can ride mine!”

From: Sleep with Me (1994)

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Dungeon Classics #30: The Wild Bunch

Posted on by Jeppe Kleijngeld

FilmDungeon’s Chief Editor JK sorts through the Dungeon’s DVD-collection to look for old cult favorites….

The Wild Bunch (1969, USA)

Director: Sam Peckinpah
Cast: William Holden, Ernest Borgnine, Robert Ryan
Running Time: 145 mins.

Pike Bishop (William Holden) is an aging outlaw who runs a gang called the Wild Bunch in the new American West of 1913, a time of trains and automobiles in which they no longer seem to fit. They get ambushed during their latest score and flee to Mexico, while being hunted by bounty hunters led by one of their former gang members (Robert Ryan). Once in Mexico, they agree to rob a train and steal weapons for a corrupt general after which Pike plans to retire. But if you think the Wild Bunch will disappear quietly into the night, you’re in for a very noisy surprise! The Wild Bunch was controversial at the time for the graphic violence on display and immoral characters in the lead. This was new indeed and clearly an inspiration for filmmakers like Quentin Tarantino. The movie looks and feels very gritty and raw, and the bloody bullet festival in slow motion at the end is a masterful sequence: one of the all-time greatest scenes in cinema history! Fun trivia: actor Robert Ryan was constantly whining to director Peckinpah that he wanted first billing. The director punished him by listing him third on several horses’ asses.

Who Are You in Reservoir Dogs?

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Mr. Pink – Level headed guy. Usually cool and collected. When there’s a conflict you’d rather stay out of it. You don’t tip unless it’s really special.

You say: “Where’s the commode in this dungeon? I gotta take a squirt.”


Mr. Brown – Pop culture expert with very original interpretations of the meaning of pop songs.

You say: “Ok, let me tell ya what ‘Like a Virgin’ is about. It’s all about this cooze who is a regular fuck machine. I’m talking, morning, day, night, afternoon, dick, dick, dick, dick, dick, dick, dick, dick, dick.”


Mr. Orange – Balls of steel. You have to be crazy to go undercover.

You say: “Don’t pussy out on me now. They don’t know. They don’t know shit. You’re not gonna get hurt… You’re fucking Barretta. They believe every word ‘cause you’re super cool.”


Mr White – You have strong opinions and don’t keep them to yourself. You speak out even if that means you have to go head-to-head with somebody.

You say: “What you’re supposed to do is act like a fuckin’ professional. A psychopath ain’t a professional. You can’t work with a psychopath. You don’t know what those sick assholes are gonna do next.”


Mr. Blue – A professional criminal. You do what you’re told and don’t make a fuss.

You say: “What’s special? Take you in the back and suck your dick?”


Mr. Blonde – You’re a pure psychopath. You enjoy torturing police officers while listening to sixties pop classics on the radio. You always keep a razor in your boot.

You say: “You kids shouldn’t play so rough. Somebody’s gonna start crying”


Nice Guy Eddie – Loyal to your old man. You like to crack jokes about prison rape and black men getting their dicks glued to their bellies.

You say: “Dad, I’m sorry, but I don’t know what the hell’s happening.”


Joe Cabot – The Boss. You’re a big, bald, bad motherfucker. You look like the Thing in The Fantastic Four.

You say: “Chew? Toby Chew?”

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Double Bill #04: Jackie Brown & Out of Sight

Posted on by Jeppe Kleijngeld

Both based on novels by the famous crime author Elmore Leonard and made roughly around the same time (Jackie Brown by Quentin Tarantino in 1997 and Out of Sight by Steven Soderbergh in 1998), the movies have a lot in common. They are both light hearted crime stories with not so much violence, especially compared to Tarantino’s other movies. They also both feature a romantic story about a love that doesn’t entirely come to fruition. Stewardess Jackie Brown (Pam Grier) tries to bond with bond bailsman Max Cherry (Robert Forster), but despite him being in awe of her, he doesn’t go for it for somewhat mysterious reasons. US Marshal Karen Sisco (Jennifer Lopez) and convicted bank robber Jack Foley (George Clooney) fall in love after he holds her hostage in the trunk of a car after a jailbreak, but because of their chosen professions, they cannot be together. Both movies also revolve around a big score (a half a million in cash and five million worth of uncut diamonds) that several parties try to get their hands on. And in both cases, the relative ‘good guys’ prevail and the badder (and stupider) ones meet their demise. As can be expected from the fantastic writer Leonard, the characters are top notch and the dialogues are both smart and funny. One character crosses over from one story to the next; Ray Nicolette, and Tarantino and Soderbergh cleverly casted the same actor for the role: Michael Keaton. Out of Sight also features quite a few actors from Pulp Fiction, which was one of the defining movies of the era: Ving Rhames, Paul Calderon and – in a surprise appearance at the end: Samuel L. Jackson. The better movie of the two? Jackie Brown for the brilliant screen adaptation by Tarantino and the unforgettable performances of Samuel L. Jackson and Robert De Niro as stupid criminal duo Ordell Robie and Louis Gara. Not to forget a superb Grier and Forster! But both movies are great and together form an ideal double feature.