#Melinda Dillon

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Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)

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Celebrity Melons

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Close Encounters Of The Third Kind (1977)

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Melinda Dillon, Slap Shot, 1977

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Melinda Dillon, Peter Billingsley & Ian Petrella on the set of A Christmas Story (1983)

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297 - To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar

Why not derail an originally planned episode to close pride season with a beloved queer 90s film with three praised performances? In 1995, To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar spun a tale of three drag queens on a road trip that get stranded in middle America. Its headliners were two macho movie stars in Patrick Swayze and Wesley Snipes and one emerging theatre actor in John Leguizamo, resulting in Globe nominations for Swayze and Leguizamo. One of a few of the 90s drag centric movie hits, To Wong Foo was ignored by the Academy for both its performances and its costumes, a category won by The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert the previous year.

This episode, we unpack how the film has stood the test of time in the queer canon and the performances from these straight performers. We also discuss the film's divine female ensemble, how the film holds up to contemporary expectations for queer cinema, and title punctuation.

Topics also include favorite outfits from Snipes' Noxeema Jackson, the drag road trip movie tradition, and 1995 Best Supporting Actor.

The 1995 Academy Awards

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W A T C H I N G

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A Christmas Story (1983) Dir. Bob Clark

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Double Bill Number Fourteen:

The Coffee Table (2022) + A Christmas Story (1983)

whatthehelliswrongwithhim writes: “hello dave. I just finished the coffee table (2022) and thought it would make a fun double feature with a christmas story (1983): they’re both movies where a guy buys a weirdly sexy piece of furniture that his wife hates. keep up the good work man”

Hi! Thank you for the great suggestion and the kind words! I actually really really want to see “The Coffee Table”, but haven’t been able to find it anywhere, hopefully it will be available here in Norway soon. I think I saw “A Christmas Story” when I was a kid, but maybe it’s due for a rewatch this Christmas season.

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Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Italian lobby Card (fotobusta), 1977

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Remembering Melinda Dillon on her birthday #botd

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Close Encounters Of The Third Kind (1977)

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CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND 1977

He says the sun came out last night. He says it sang to him.