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Scream, Queen! My Nightmare on Elm Street

2018

Roman Chimienti, Tyler Jensen

Documentary, Self: Mark Patton

6.7

122

Documentary. Horror Examines the infamous homoerotic subtext and the special place the film holds in the Nightmare franchise as well as the gay film canon. Partly in thanks to evolving social mores, "Nightmare on Elm Street 2" - which was considered controversial at the time of its release - is now being looked back upon with a new appreciation and fondness by horror aficionados and fans of the series.

	Media	Author	Review
		Trace Thurman Bloody Disgusting	"Simultaneously heartwarming and heartbreaking, this is still a wonderful documentary (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"
		Jude Dry IndieWire	"It is this candor, humor, and ability to rise from the ashes like a flaming phoenix, that make Mark Patton such a compelling and worthy documentary subject."
		Anya Stanley Dread Central	"[It] is a practice in catharsis, processing one gay man’s trauma and incorporating it into the bigger cultural picture (...) Mark Patton’s story is both heartbreaking and uplifting.(…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"
		Dennis Harvey Variety	"[It] 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"
		Frank Scheck The Hollywood Reporter	"A fascinating sociological examination of the circumstances surrounding a film that inadvertently became a camp classic. The documentary also proves inspiring"
		Andrew Parker The Gate	"If you have a love for all things 80s horror, 'Scream, Queen! My Nightmare on Elm Street' is required viewing. If you don’t, Patton’s life and career are fascinating enough on their own (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"
		Peter Martin Screen Anarchy	"While the first half of the film is of special interest to fans, the second half of the film really brings home fundamental truths that are still being addressed in the film industry today"

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