This caused animosity between Chaskin and Patton over the years, as Patton went on record saying that Chaskin called his performance "too gay. Chaskin reportedly commented that Patton and his performance were to blame, as there was no intentional gay content in the film. Sholder and Chaskin both fielded numerous accusations about the subtext, and denied them effusively. Horror movies have always served as a vehicle for emotional exploration, political commentary, as well as analyzing our relationship with mortality and the unknown. Patton wasn't out at the time and didn't want such a blatantly queer film to point fingers in his direction. Horror movies as we know them today would not exist if it weren’t for the creative expressions of queer people, and queer storytelling. However, Patton knew he wouldn't be taken seriously in these types of films.īeyond that, the film's release in 1985 was at the height of the AIDS epidemic in the United States, which caused a lot of stigma surrounding gay men and subsequent gay panic was on the rise. These changes made Patton nervous as to the future of his career because, as was seen with Johnny Depp's career being launched by the first film, he had similar aspirations of becoming a big star. Patton has said in various interviews that scenes were added during filming which seemed to accentuate this blatant subtext, such as one where he was in bed with white, phallic candles dripping wax all over his body.
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