Scream, Queen! My Nightmare on Elm Street

Name: Scream, Queen! My Nightmare on Elm Street
Genre: Documentary
Released: February 28, 2020
Duration: 99 min
Rating: 64
Cast: Cecil Baldwin, Clu Gulager, David Chaskin, Heather Langenkamp, Jack Sholder

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Scream, Queen! My Nightmare on Elm Street

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| Release Date: February 28, 2020 | Not Rated

Starring: Cecil Baldwin, Clu Gulager, David Chaskin, Heather Langenkamp, Jack Sholder, Jeffrey Marcus, JoAnn Willette, Joshua Grannell, Kim Myers, Louie g Maldonado, Mark Patton, Marshall Bell, Robert Englund, Robert Rusler

Summary: Scream Queen! My Nightmare on Elm Street sets the records straight about the controversial sequel to A Nightmare on Elm Street, which ended Mark Patton’s acting career, just as it was about to begin. Scream Queen follows Patton as he travels to horror conventions across the U.S. Each new city unwraps a chapter from his life that is metScream Queen! My Nightmare on Elm Street sets the records straight about the controversial sequel to A Nightmare on Elm Street, which ended Mark Patton’s acting career, just as it was about to begin. Scream Queen follows Patton as he travels to horror conventions across the U.S. Each new city unwraps a chapter from his life that is met with equal parts joyful and bittersweet detail, as he attempts to make peace with his past and embrace his legacy as cinema’s first male “scream queen.” Scream Queen also finds Patton confronting Freddy’s Revenge cast and crew for the first time, including co-stars Robert Rusler, Kim Myers and Clu Gulager, as well as Freddy Krueger himself, Robert Englund.… Expand

Director: Roman Chimienti and Tyler Jensen

Genre(s): Documentary

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 99 min

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Blake Goble

Jun 4, 2020

Patton tells a tighter, less well-heard, and necessary tale of being gay in an era where that could still destroy a career (which to be frank, is still an issue that should be better addressed…), nestled carefully within a re-read of an oft-maligned horror sequel. He’s a deeply appealing subject. Read full review

Dan Callahan

Feb 26, 2020

Directors Roman Chimienti and Tyler Jensen have packed the film with as much social context as possible, and they view as many sides of this story as they can in a fast-paced, engaging style. 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. Read full review

Frank Scheck

Feb 26, 2020

Scream, Queen! feels a bit self-indulgent at times, exploring so many tangents that it tends to lose focus. Nonetheless, it's a fascinating sociological examination of the circumstances surrounding a film that inadvertently became a camp classic. Read full review

Dennis Harvey

Feb 29, 2020

All this certainly constitutes an intriguing footnote to horror cinema history. But Roman Chimienti and Tyler Jensen’s film could’ve used more distance from its principal interviewee, a producer here. Read full review

Michael Ordoña

Feb 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. Read full review

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Belladonna1482

Jul 7, 2020

Brilliant documentary! Highly recommended. I came away with tears but of joy. I'm so happy Mr. Patton has chosen to share his experience with us.

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Rcavey92212

Mar 15, 2020

Chronicling the gayest horror movie ever made, Nightmare on elm street 2 Freddy's Revenge. The documentary centers around Mark Patton who at the time was not an out gay actor and how the reputation stalled his career. But even more than that the film chronicles the outlook of Hollywood onChronicling the gayest horror movie ever made, Nightmare on elm street 2 Freddy's Revenge. The documentary centers around Mark Patton who at the time was not an out gay actor and how the reputation stalled his career. But even more than that the film chronicles the outlook of Hollywood on it's gay artists and the effects of the industry people had to endure. Surprisingly the movie also investigates the Aids epidemic. Although it wasn't as fun as I thought it would be. I loved that the makers weren't afraid to go into the darker stuff. I wish it could have touched a little deeper with Patton himself. But the film does give me a new found appreciation for him and the struggle he went through. As a kid I never picked up on the in your face subtext. And if I'm being honest although I liked it I never counted this entry as one of my favorites. But over the past few years and understanding it more I definitely have a new love for it.

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rjmacready

Aug 8, 2020

An absolutely fascinating documentary about a (deliberately) forgotten chapter in Hollywood history. A strong cautionary tale for ALL who aspire to fame and/or fortune, irrespective of sexuality.

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