I Made Gay Men Watch "I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry"
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- Опубликовано: 10 июн 2024
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I made gay men watch every straight man’s favorite Adam Sandler movie “I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry,” it was a life changing experience.
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0:00 - Intro
1:08 - Backstory
4:40 - Reaction
32:23 - Conclusion 
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For as negative as this video came off, I wanna clarify that I don’t “hate” this movie and it did actually have a positive effect on some people at the time. By making this movie Adam Sandler Trojan horse’d a lot of people in 2007 into seeing gay people in a more positive light and a lot of comments below back me up on that. If I could re-do this video I’d talk about that more and show that side of the story. This video was earlier in this series and I was still working out the details on how to present movies like this. I may revisit it in the future cause as it stands now it’s an incomplete picture
Nahh no way people are mad about criticising a homophobic movie because it could have been more homophobic? Like what
@@LHZOZ777 They are but some of them had a point tbh and I’ve found evidence since then that shows this movie actually made some people at the time less homophobic in its own weird little way
@@EvasiveOne that's interesting, I'd definitely love to hear more about that side of the story as you said. I don't think you deserve any criticism for the video as it stands right now though
I am eagerly awaiting the Dark Evasive arc
I am happy it had a positive affect on the public's viewing of gay relationships, but genuinely don't sweat it. If it's homophobic or problematic (which it is) don't feel bad to call that out. Both things can be true at the same time. A lot of the jokes in here are insensitive to not only gay people, but women, people who are obese, etc. Adam Sandler had a history of movies like this- and that's coming from someone who can also see the humor in a lot of them. I always see his movies objectifying women or making fun of a minority- so I don't doubt that there are some ill-thought out jokes in here too. As always, its good to appreciate what the art gives us- but i really think its okay to criticize it for its shortcomings. And there are many. I love your videos and always love seeing what everyone in them has to say! Just hoping you don't feel too bad about some of the responses. They can have their opinions too but genuinely there are some icky jokes.
its honestly so crazy how the original version of the script sounds more like a romantic dramady akin to Falsettos. and instead we got This.
The fact that this movie actually had potential to be good makes it even more disappointing tbh
@@Lovefortea448they idol'ed it
Yeah can we find the original script somewhere?
@@tamarbeker1701I think as far as we know the original script is lost media
petition for a do-over with the original script
The ONLY slay gay "empowerment" in this nightmarish barrage of Adam Sandler's truly putrid permission slip to be gay is when the gay kid did a death drop split/nutpunch on the child bully and tapdanced to celebrate the pain he caused.
That scene lives rent free in my brain
Literally perfection
truly, the only moment worth anything in the whole dumpster fire.
I laughed for a good three minutes at the bully's crying 😂😂
I mean, maybe with a fully realized perspective. From the straight "Sandler" perspective, it was an exaggerated joke for how he envisioned an effeminate, gay boy to engage in physical confrontations (ie. he cant picture gay men fighting well). Its the EXACT reason why we will still be decades away from ever featuring a gay man (let alone effeminate gay man), as the leading star of an action movie
Can’t believe Adam Sandler invented and ended homophobia all in the same movie
"I used the -stones- homophobes to destroy the -stones- homophobes." - Adam "Thanos" Sandler
Thats not even possible. Many people is homophobic and older people have used that term before it became main stream.
There is a part in Bojack Horseman where Jessica Biel (she plays herself) is talking to her husband and says something like, "I'm about to be in a very important gay rights movie called I know pronounce you Chuck and Larry" and I think I laughed at that line more than I would have at the actual movie.
I completely forgot about that line and now I’m disappointed I didn’t include it
So the movie is much more memorable. LMAO self own
Unbelievable! Un-Jessica-Biel-lievable!
@@Uncle_Ruckus_ did you comprehend what you responded to?
@@guaranteedtopwn you didnt comprehend. A few people did what you failed at look how many thumb ups I got
As bad as it is, I was absolutely baffled that asexuals were mentioned. Like, that never happens and for a STRAIGHT movie to mention it exists? Crazy.
YEAH SAME as an asexual myself it took me out lmao. Wild
My cynical ass is sure they were just putting prefixes in front of sexual since we get that bi tri quad bit or it’s just bc of plants but maybe it would be nice to believe we’re seen
If any of y'all want a nice extra boost of validation, I'm currently reading Monsters In The Closet by Harry M Benshoff, a film dissertation written in 1996 and published 1997. In the introduction it mentions asexuals.
So if any asshole online claims asexuality is a new Tumblr sexuality invented in 2017, there's proof right there.
Asexuals aren't new.
same
@@CiCodiCadno As an ace, that makes me so happy! Thanks for sharing.
fun fact: the concept of homophobia was invented in July, 20th, 2007 the exact day and year I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry premiered
Why did this come out on my birthday😢
19 days after my birth 💀
@@amberwingtundrawing776HAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHA
Um I think you mean that was the day homophobia ENDED. ☝️🤓
@@legallyawarcriminal4524It started and ended within 1hr. Adam Sandler invented Pride Parades just to promote the movie. Adam Sandler gave Marsha P Johnson a brick and told her to throw it at cops...she didn't but Adam leaked info that she, in fact, did.
Ok but the kid doing the splits, punching his bully in the balls, and then tap dancing over his his writhing body on the floor is a fucking icon.
straight up my favourite part. I no longer care to know if the kid is gay, he's iconic.
@@NikkiBudders same. I hope he’s well. Its always something that’s super homophobic that features one of the best gay moments istg.
Kid grew up to be Johnny Cage
@@miraculousabridged2857 he fuckin would. Add a tap dance emote to Johnny Cage in MK you cowards!
@@somethingsuperbland8829in MK 11 Johnny’s Friendship is a tap dancing number
“That’s homophobic,” and
“That’s even more gay,” both being uttered by gay men watching the same movie clip filled me with true joy.
"That's foreplay"
The Venn diagram between homophobic men and gay men is circle inside a bigger circle
The Venn diagram between homophobic men and gay men is a circle inside a bigger circle
I know we're all waiting for the day Eva brings in actual cowboys to watch "Brokeback Mountain"
Horses do kinda send you to the lgbtqia+ realm. We have a long case study of this called my little pony.
Omg this needs to happen like yesterday! 😂
@@neverendinglute3125and Ket
I love the idea that the important part of Brokeback Mountain was it’s representation of cowboys
@@strawberryqueen0382 I think Brokeback Mountain may even have been the first movie to ever feature cowboys.
“I lured four gay men to my house with a free screening of Call Me By Your Name,” I’m glad you understand the gays so well
That movie is so much better than this one
I've never watched it but i heard so many gays hating the movie, also in my friend group. many tiktokers fumed about it bc here yet again two straight actors playing gay roles. whats your thoughts about this? :)
@@mbr4797 are you talking about “ call me by your name” ?
@@mbr4797 tiktokers fume about everything. just watch it for yourself and decide.
I think the problem with the movie is that there's an adult dating a 17 years old @@mbr4797
Describing a woman's breasts as "creamy" sounds like something chat GBT would come up with if asked to minic the mannerisms of a straight guy.
Chat Gay Bisexual Trans
Male authors: *furious typing*
Captain hold ahh description
i can't wait for "there are no asexual movies so i made asexual people watch "Pokemon The Movie 2000""
That would actually go so hard, I love that movie.
it's become too easy for us gay men lately, thank you for giving us good representation
@@ville__If being gay was a choice I’d be gayer
🥰🥰🥰🥰
"too easy" ? This gives me some serious "f**ing men was only cool when it was illegal" hipster vibes. xD
Good representation of gay men??!!! The invited gay men here do not represent the spectrum of gay men--where are the masculine gay men??? The majority of actual gay men do not present themselves as feminine--that's why society is unaware of who is gay and who is straight. Present reality--not stereotypes!
@@nostalji75 I mean… it was.
As a gay man (I think), I can say that "I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry" was absolutely groundbreaking and historians find it to be the first instance of homosexuality
Mmmm they give "roommate" vibes. Everyone knows homosexuality was invented in 2009 by Sacha Baron Cohen in the film Brüno.
Chuck and Larry were only roommates!!!!
Nah just Domestic Partners.@@RancorousSea
Epic of Gilgamesh is out looking for wood
I’m living for the palpable tension between “New York” boy and “Cant hear the movie” boy. Would watch a documentary on their feud.
I know this can't be right but the kid doing the splits to punch the bully and then tap-dancing? I think that was positive gay representation. Absolutely nothing else was, but that? I'd allow it.
You know, as a gay man I guess I’m going to have to defend this movie. I live in Puerto Rico, where everyone guy is “MACHISTA” or “manly man”. So when they see this movie, they somewhat become more soft on our cause. Seeing Sandler and James (kings of guy humor) “advocate” lets them know that it’s okay to be here for us. I know it’s stupid to defend this movie but that’s the one positive thing I can get out of it.
living in the somewhat most homophobic country, with parents that try not to be ignorant on LGBTQ+, fail to, and like this kind of movie humour, same.
That's a good point. A film could help change a person's POV even it's imperfect and low-brow
@@KernelHughesit’s lazy and stupid, but i can certainly see how it could be seen as endearing (the characters and the concept of being gay as a whole) which is… something
honestly, friend, if this movie, as tasteless as it is, can do something good for you in your community, then it's worth it. it's not stupid to defend something that's made a tangible change in your life.
I don’t know why anyone would be mad about it. Exposing people to things they are prejudiced against helps weaken that prejudice. Movies showing that gay lifestyle is not something strange or alien, and is just love, helps the gay community. Hating on this movie for being homophobic is the extreme left wing position that people are getting tired of hearing. Yeah, it’s not perfect, but it had good intentions.
I love this channel, but I feel threatened by it too. I can't trust random strangers offering me food on the street anymore without being made to watch some sort of weird film I never knew was relevant to me. I walk in constant fear.
I will pray for you
yeah I'm autistic, if we were besties would you tell me you were going to talk about alligators and then show me Music
You should come over, there's free pizza....
And Three to Tango😈
@@naomistarlight6178 OH MY GOD (also hello autistic bestie we would be on the panel together)
Evasive giving the gays phallic things to snack on throughout the video is a very strategic move, good job.
luring gay men with "call me by your name" explains the lack of gay black men
You use Moonlight for this
The cultural impact of this movie can not be understated. Just 8 years later, gay marriage would be legalised nationwide ❤
lolol
but they made people feel uncomfortable... so it cant be a good movie ... werent you paying attention to the sarcastic narrator? GEEZ!!
@@thbemky827huh
@@thbemky827 they are also being sarcastic
just 8 whole fucking years later? what a pathetic defence
Ah yes, the movie who's plot implode by the existence of bisexuality.
I mean that is the case for most people so 🤷♀️🤣🤣🤣
for real tho - the whole time Adam Sandler's character is like "oh no, they cant know I ever slept with a woman!" .. and its like, dude why all the bi-erasure
@@albertlassiter8608ikr? Why?
I mean they mention bisexuality in the movie but dont actually apply it weirdly.
they were also married, so it also required a polyamorous relationship or an open relationship
As bad as the movie is this was the first movie i saw queer characters in that weren't the side character. And the first movie i saw my mom watch that she didn't turn off because of the gay characters. So even how bad it is with the sterotypes it did help me become more comfortable in my sexuality.
Sometimes people just need to be met where they are at. This movie very much appeals to the type of person who thinks making fun of The Gays™ is the height of comedy. People like that are more likely to get it through their head that they're wrong watching this than watching something like Brokeback Mountain.
@@ThePi314Man exactly! while this movie has many problematic elements, it was also appealing to an audience (a set of people, based in the culture of that day) and helped to move things in a helpful way .. does it have things that could have been added or removed to be less harmful? absolutely. but it also helped in a little bit, which I think is helpful to also aknowledge
I loved doing this! So much fun!
We love a problematic Queen
More of these please so funny 😂😂
6:57 …and also the guy states that he’s far from okay.
He’s fucking pissed.
This movie is the equivalent of that straight guy that goes "come on, guys" when his group of friends makes a homophobic joke
100% accurate
Is bad I did this as a child in middle school 😭
@@Fireroderickcummings I don't think is much of a problem
come on guys? sounds pretty gay
@@jurgnobs1308 i'm gay, i have no idea how they talk
This isn't an LGBTQ+ film. This is a film by cis-het men, for cis-het men, about how it's OK to be gay. Now that isn't a bad thing on paper, sometimes people need someone from their own in-group to advocate for something to understand why they should care. But this films sloppy execution dilutes the message. By make all the gay characters just shallow jokes to be laughed at it turns the message into, it's OK to be gay but it's not OK to be yourself, ultimately negating itself.
I think for an Adam Sandler movie it was as sensitive and progressive as it possibly could be, in that it has as much love, thought and effort put into it as any of his other movies after WaterBoy.
By the standards of the day, this movie about living as an open gay couple while also living a lie in a sham “marriage” while pretending to have a different sexuality for healthcare (both make it a LGBTQ film directed at homophobes who were tricked into watching a movie they expected to only ridicule queer people) was downright Woke.
Conservatives hated it with a passion. And by Hollywood standards of the day, had they been more mature in their approach at least a couple of gay guys would have been killed off in the story because gay characters then were limited to punchline, leading actress’s side kick, or corpse. Instead they kept the queer stereotypes that were basically required to make and market the movie, and made the straight characters look more buffoonish in thought and deed to present the queer characters as being equal to if not better than the straights.
tHe MeSsAgE 🥴
@@AngryPug76exactly, people try TOO hard to deny how progressive this movie was an don't even acknowledge the low score an critic panning was all centered around homophobic views.
Same thing people do with rocky horror picture show
@@crowing3886 Well, Rocky Horror is a transmisogynist shitpile that TME people need to stop holding onto as some kind of "queer" masterwork when it is so vile towards trans women. People are allowed to point out the bigotry.
I can't believe I had this movie on dvd from a bargain bin and loved it.
I also can't believe that in 2007 I was like "why doesn't he just kiss him? It's not a big deal" and it took me until 2019 to realise I'm more than just fine with kissing guys.
congrats 🥳
I mean kissing *especially* doesn't seem like a bigger deal than literal jail for fraud so it's doubly silly
Mate that pfp is sickk
I need that shadow the hedgehog shot glass WHERE
It was a gift but I think it was from Etsy
@@EvasiveOne TY! Also I think you contributed to this film being a top 50 download on a torrent site I use LOL
As a gay man, you did pretty good on the food, I too love rainbow cereal and candy along with phallic shaped food
could have done with some rainbow dick shaped lollypops from spencers
It’s Fruity Pebbles and Warhead Pickles 24/7 for me.
not just rainbow, but fruity stuff xD
It’s the fact that it was a VEGAN sausage that really sold it
Adam Sandler in 2007 saying don’t say f*ggot was a cultural reset in Massachusetts like you have no idea
exactly - like, the "it was a different time" argument doesn't erase harm, but it can acknowledge how something can be helpful in some ways while also being hurtful in others
can’t believe adam sandler invented homosexuality AND homophobia in the same movie
Rip to the gay guy who can't read the subtitles 💀
i can't read subtitles when people are talking either, it just completely shorts out my brain
@@rgs8970 sounds like a skill issue
I'm kind of the reverse of that @@rgs8970
@cardigans98 there are a number of reasons someone would have trouble with that, such as adhd. Let's not be ableist.
I remember as a small child the ads for this movie helped me understand that there were other people like me in the world just by the nature of it presenting two men getting together as even an option.
I ended up seeing it years later and it was very homophobic and, more importantly, extremely shitty lol
the impact of I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry really cannot be understated
I desperately want a Nicholas Cage movie about two men getting gay married for benefits. Like i know that sounds like a trainwreck, but if you don't want to see that you're a liar.
As an asexual person I'd love to see you make aces watch a movie, but I'm not sure which one would fit the bill.
40-Year-Old Virgin, maybe? Lol
I actually already recorded that episode that one is on the way 🤫
Oh God the trans sex worker scene... Actually distressing
@@EvasiveOneFor a different flavor, if you want to over-complicate things, maybe a review of films where the protagonist's was changed vs what it was based on . . there's a significant number of films and some tv shows that did this... one of the more peculiar is In & Out in where, spoiler, they made the lead realize he was gay all along, though the r/l event it's allegedly based on, the guy was actually str8 but his entire life was dissected based on these stereotypes and assumptions. Personally, I think it would have been a stronger film if they had kept that but as is, instead it reinforces those stereotypes and creates a narrow category in which someone can express themselves or actually be a gay male. Tho, it's somewhat mitigated by Tom Selleck's character, what the protagonist tries to do to alleviate the assumptions comes off offensive.
Likewise, we see a lot of films in an attempt to avoid accusations of stereotyping removing or changing allegedly offensive characters but in turn, hurts representation and work for minority actors... demographics severely hurt by this in the western industry are east/southeast/south asians, native americans and little people. The last group perhaps the most notable because it's wrapped in a pc bow despite outcry from the community (and some resentments towards Peter Dinklage, who initially led the charge against tv shows, stage productions and films, which historically has hired little people for those roles... which the industry moved to hire non-little people actors for instead. And other than roles starring himself, he hadn't produced or contributed to creating more diversified characters for little people to take instead or otherwise help the industry to provide more roles outside of fantasy and scifi, but despite raging against these works at the height of his fame, now, that his star power has dwindled with less roles, he's joined the rest protesting against this brand of pc'ism.)
It would still be good to have others watch and review films with this dramatic changes to central characters and debate whether or not it hurt or helped the film.
Also, ever heard of a tv series called "Brothers" 1984-1989, should have your gays binge and review that one.
@@calicokush that’s a good idea! I would have to refine it and do my research but I’ll add this to my list 💖
so sweet of you to keep the gays hydrated
i thought they were allergic to water
@@ActuallyHoudini they're allergic to the heavy minerals present in tap water. it's safe to water your gays with filtered water!
You jest but I refuse to drink tap water so... @@juanjuri6127
The original script sounds...so so nice. This is knowledge I'll forever mourn. Legitimately, what a perversion of an art form.
It's sounds like an actual quality movie that seems to be pro LGBT. On the plus side, since it's scrapped, you can use that idea to bring it to reality. Like they say, one man's garbage becomes another man's treasure. It's one of the beauties of art.
@@Lovefortea448 wouldn't that bring legal issues? I don't know much on the topic but I'm sure they could sue you for plagiarism.
Unless it's just copying the very vague idea of it, its shadows, and making it your own. Inspiration, not a copy. Meaning, this unfinished masterpiece would still be lost to time 😔
@@carimeslockdownedtree2654true though, especially in this case where someone else changed the story for them. We can try to replicate though will always wonder what couldve been unfortunately
I know, I know... but you know the saying "it'll never play in Peoria"? That was how it was at the time. We should be really glad that it's not like that today. And heck, maybe even thankful, because this was a stepping stone to get to where we are today.
If you want a better version of this film you should watch Strange Bedfellows. It's literally the exact same movie but better. It's not the best but it's a lot better.
Now you gotta make lesbians watch Chasing Amy (or But I'm a Cheerleader if you're feeling really generous), bisexuals watch Scott Pilgrim, and aroaces watch, like, a few episodes of Riverdale or something lmao
lowkey adore with the splits kid for no other reason than that's exactly how i acted in the fifth grade.
theres a movie from the 1960s called the Gay Deceivers and it's certainly interesting. Its about two straight men who pretend to be in a relationship to avoid the draft. The bts is what's interesting. One of the main characters was played by a man who was actually gay, and apparently, he had to rewrite a lot of it so it wasn't as homophobic. Could be an interesting watch.
God I've had the "I may not know my flowers but I know a bitch when I see one" line stuck in my head for days now for some reason
For the era it came from it was surprisingly progressive.
I mean a movie called “The Gay Deceivers” already has red flags before I even see it
was the gay actor out at the time?
@@kelseyjaffer yes
this series is genius because no matter how bad the movie is, the LGBTs will always find a way to make it funny
I'm a bi trans man and I've watched this movie like 4 times with my friends because discussing it and joking about it with loved ones is a magical experience
I LOVE YOU PHILLIP MORRIS as Ricky Gervais joked "Two Heterosexual Actors pretending to be gay, the complete opposite of some famous Scientologists"
Putting it on my list 📝
I only remember a few weird, little things about that movie. I am excited to watch it again with Evasive and friends :)
As a “gay” and perhaps even a “trans” I’m uh watching all ur vids and having an Fantastic time thank u for ur service
as a gay , I have a shrine of adam sandler under my bed and I thank him every night for being the international savior and right giver of gay people.
I understand why people try to cancel Adam Sandler he what are the most nicest people on the planet name me one person name me a friend of yours that will buy you a freaking car for all of your friends not just you
"I'm desperate for views so im giving homophobia a try" is absolutely iconic. I'm stoked for the rest of the video
This movie confused the hell out of me: on one hand there was Jessica Beil in a catsuit and underwear, which I liked....on the other hand there was Ving Rames dancing in the shower, which I also liked (hence the confused 25 y.o. me). And on the 3rd hand, there was the portrayal of men who liked men.....which was so bad it made my bisexuality slam the closet door shut and lock it from the inside for 20 years.
and since (according to this movie) bi people don't exist, I imagine that didn't help
so if you only hooked up with women during those two decades, you actually had a pretty good time, I would think. lol
In 2007, Adam Sandler really said "Let's bring back the Mickey Rooney character from 'Breakfast at Tiffany's"
You treat your hostages in such a caring way
I love the immediate disappointment and realization from the gay men that this was not in fact Call Me By Your Name but in fact was I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry
I like that the movie tries to present Adam Sandler slapping people who call him f*ggot as a progressive thing when it essentially reads as him feeling emasculated and needing to reassert his masculinity through violence
being gay and being 'emasculated' are two different things, tho. True, there are straight men who balk at being called that. But how many straight guys actively pass themselves off as being gay? That is what Adam is doing in this movie, remember.
It only reads that way if you ignore all the context surrounding it. For one, he casually used the word himself earlier in the movie which means he has since realized that it's an offensive term towards gay people. He's also pretending to be gay so there's no reason why he would be offended by being called that word unless he found the word specifically offensive towards gay people. Imagine if you were a white supremacist who was dressed in black face and you were called the n-word. Do you think you would be angry by that? No, you would be proud of that because that's how you feel towards your pretend self. It's the same concept here.
I read a few articles about how Adam Sandler was so racist on the set of one of his movies, the cast of indigenous people they hired all walked out.
i think that was The Ridiculous Six
Adam Sandler is so progressive tho he played a gay man and a woman its amazing
hes got all the genders now
@@everfluctuating why when you said this are you immediately thought of Adam Sandler with an infinity gauntlet with all the genders 😂😂😂
@@Fireroderickcummings the GEMders if you will (I'm sorry)
@@everfluctuatingGotta catch em all!
Now do "I made Chuck and Larry watch gay men" and it's just footage of them sitting in a couch for 2 hours
yeah!
I imagine sitting inside a couch would be quite uncomfortable actually
I imagine being from an english speaking country is quite uncomfortable
@@theohdear9293 I don't disagree
“This is before glee btw” WELL EXCUSE ME SIR, BUT THIS IS _AFTER_ HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL
Why would investigators care that much if they where faking it they’re barely even benefiting from being married
You need to make lesbians watch chasing Amy 😂
As a lesbian I second this!
@@averyjeanne I’m lesbian and my girlfriend and I tried to watch this and we only made it 20 minutes in
honestly surprised Eva hasn't done it already tbh
I dunno, im not a lesbian, but as a young queer kid, i really appreciated Chasing Amy. Maybe because I was young in 1997 and I had never really seen a queer character like Alyssa so fully own who they were, but I respect others opinions on it. I just dont think its nearly as bad as the movies Evasive usually forces people to watch.
I get where you coming from here but I think it promotes dangerous tropes that if lesbians just find the right guy they can turn straight @@rogerdodger1984
I think it says a lot about me that I was immediately invested in The New Guy as a character and was immediately like, shove off these two chucklefucks, I wanna see a comedy about a masculine tough guy coming to terms with his sexuality and experiencing gayness for the first time.
It’s been a second but… you might have just described Moonlight
I found your channel from the Jack and Jill showing, and I’m just realizing this seems to be a pattern with Adam Sandler. It almost comes across as some “safe” way for him to experience queerness or something.
I love the constant "what did they say?" and "ugh there are subtitles"
Im sorry, but Steve Buscemi can sell any dumb line, "what is this, gays of our lives?", hilarious.
That Rob Schneider cameo was pretty egregious even by 2007 standards, they likely only got away with it because Schneider is himself part Filipino.
I forgot he was mixed but that's still crazy. He's basically stereotyping a part of himself for a white audience then
he's 1/4 filipino from his grandmother's side iirc
@@amberwingtundrawing776 he's even worse in 8 crazy nights, which is startling when you consider he's also the narrator.
Today I learned
@@hambor12true and he's mostly Jewish
Ok but why was the son auditioning for Pippin? That musical has multiple references to sex, murder, and an orgy scene, did the screenwriters even read a summary??
It’s pippin jr😊
Dude I would watch a movie called "Flamers" without reading the synopsis in a HEARTBEAT
I think the fact that this is what we got should count as a hate crime
I'm here, and I'm a gay man. Let's fucking go
Edit: Unironically love cucumbers, good food choices
never thought i would ever in my lifetime see someone claim they were gay and then say "LFG"
@@KylePitre I say that every day as I wake up
Cucumbers a fucking awesome, underrated vegetable imo
As a straight guy who watched 2000's comedys and laughed at the sexism and racism and lgbt phobia , and also somehow thought this movie was pro lgbt , and somehow made me more accepting of trans people and i thought the pride scene was fun and made me actually look at pride events and have a frank watching dennis "i get it moment" itgoing to be awesome to rip this movie apart now i have a (mostly ) adult functioning brain
Ps you can totally roast me for the past
imo it's more honorable to have started from a bad position and actively improved rather than to have just been born perfect
@@Romanticoutlawyeah like me personally I wouldn't roast this guy, growth is admirable and if shitty vaguely gay media turns you accepting, good for you!
"This movie took me from an ignorant mega-phobic mentality, showed me pride parades and made me more accepting of trans people while being the catalyst to my realization of ignorance. Fuck this movie!"
Weird take, to be honest.
@@LordBigSlime not at all lol
@@LordBigSlimewtf are you on about
Adam Sandler is keeping the lights on over here, lol. Thanks for taking my suggestion! ❤ I'm looking forward to the next (blank) people react to (blank) movie!
The difference between Chuck and Larry making those sex jokes and What We Do in the Shadows is that What We Do in the Shadows uses it more as a “They’re vampires and don’t know how normal humans talk about their relationships”. Chuck and Larry just use it as a gay joke. I laughed at What We Do in the Shadows because I could tell it was more about them just not knowing how humans speak and with Chuck and Larry I just felt uncomfortable because it was just two dudes trying to lie about having gay sex.
3:04 i hate the "consider the time period" argument. um, i'm 41, at this point, i was there, i was everywhere, and it was still not cool back then. I remember seeing this and thinking, "that looks terrible and problematic" And rob schneider's racist characters have all been horrible and out of date way before he even played them.
I’m the same age, and you’re wrong. It has a positive message hidden inside a dude-bro comedy. Of course there are going to be problems. But any exposure of topics containing prejudice help to reduce that prejudice. It’s a dumb movie. But I guarantee that there were a few people that came out of it slightly less homophobic than they were before.
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yeah and tbh i agree with you but at the same time i can totally understand the op point of view, "time period" wasn't exactly the mid 60s lol there were people who were progressive in the 00s, u would see it more in certain scenes that were always known for being more progressive like punks and communities that were known to involved politics so even if this a was mainstream type of humor u could see that there were people not being okay with this and ofc ppl in the lgbt community
i come from a more conservative background and at the moment, i did see a positive in it but ofc it wasn't exactly the best
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Anything from the 2000s prior to Facebook, RUclips, and Twitter becoming mainstream media is still considered the 90s to me. Nothing changed that drastically and the sensibilities were still nearly the same. Sure, there had been progress for the LGBT community, but it was nothing compared to where we are today. “For it’s time” is relevant with this movie.
@@roems6396and there were people who came out worse too. Doesn't change the use of slurs and racial charicatures.
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Doubt it. Do you have any examples of people coming out worse? Of course not. You’re just making that up. And people use slurs. It’s real to life. Pretending that it doesn’t exist is not a good thing.
When i realized that you genuinely actually told them they were watch Call Me By Your name i started shriekign with laughter
I was 10 when this movie came out. My mom went with a friend to see it in theaters, and I remember her coming home and hootin' and hollerin' about how absolutely funny it was. Which, in hindsight, is foreshadowing as to why I don't speak to my mother anymore.
Fun video but you guys missed the ICONIC hollywood heartthrob Richard Chamberlain, who didn't come out until he was 68, playing the city councillor "judge" figure at the end. Huge cameo at the time. :)
I realized that after I uploaded! I eventually want to re-do this video and when I do I will be sure to mention that
@@EvasiveOnelol you're gonna trick more of your friends or the same group AGAIN??😅😅
The saddest thing about this movie was it had such potential of becoming a cult classic satire like but I'm a cheerleader....until Adam Sandler got his hands on it..
this movie actually did decent box office, tho.
What are you talking about? The original version doesn't sound like a satirical movie at all. Do you even know what that word means?
I know there's a theme going on with these, but I think it would be funny if you made gay men watch Fight Club. Like, there's something so intrinsically homoerotic about that movie...
yeah i think doing subtextually queer and trans films mixed in with this series could be fun. I made lesbians watch Johnny Guitar maybe.
Considering the author of the book it was based on, I don't think that's a coincidence!
That's intentional. Fight Club was originally a book written by a gay man exploring the contradictory masculinity he grew up in.
fight club is gay af thats just periodt
@@ThePi314Manthank u for this comment. if anyone else is interested james somerton does a fantastic deep dive on fight club and other "gay media." edit: *lol probably should try to find the original source he stole that analysis from at some point
You know, I usually stay away from reaction content, but honestly your videos are so funny and creative, and I feel like I learn something about the production history and get a touch of cultural anthropology.
Crazy how Rob did brown and yellow face through his career and he’s still more concerned about people wanting to live as themselves in peace, BROTHER WORRY AB WHAT YOU’RE DOING
The lawyer's infatuation with gay men holds boundless potential for a gay trans man self discovery arc for her ... or HIS ... character
Now I’m curious if there’s any bad 2000s movies about bisexuals that you could have bisexual people watch.
As a bisexual, I'd love to see that! I have the feeling we're so underrepresented that theres probably no such movie, but I'm willing to have my mind changed 😄
maybe kissing jessica stein?
Chasing Amy (aka: Bisexual Erasure: The Film) leaps to mind!
bisexuals watch scott pilgrim 2024
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lol throughout this entire watch I kept wondering when do they go to prison? Then I realized I was confusing this with the 2009 gem "I Love You Phillip Morris"
These are quite literally my favorite videos on RUclips!!
this is very much a movie for people who say "i accept everyone okay, i just dont like it when they shove it in your face"
Of course that being said, depending on the people in question (and the place/region etc.) that can +still+ be an improvement.
im gay i love this movie me and my husband couldnt stop laughing yall take yourselves too serious smh
It's to the LGBTQ crowd what The Greatest Showman is to people who are passively ableist (As in that movie feels like a movie made for people who would stare at someone in crutches or some sort of body disfigurement to think that it's okay to stare at them because they at least aren't being actively shitty)
@@Torcus100Understandable but even so, other people don't feel the same. I can't just say "I'm black and I think this white supremacy movie is so hilarious, you guys are too sensitive LOL" and make everyone accept it and not take it seriously. No offense.
@@Torcus100 point out on this comment where the mean transgender said you couldn't like this movie
To be fair Chuck and Larry is a more Groundbreaking film for queer culture than Call me by your name
I found Armond White's account
@@maxemilywinter4944 Ya got me! 😮😩
@@maxemilywinter4944 also did you know I am a triple minority
Okay seriously though, call me by your name isn't even quality either but it's not this movie at least (the movies only problem was the pair was a 17 year old with a 25 year old while this movies got more of them)
@@Lovefortea448 honestly between the borderline pedophilia of cmbyn and juvenile humor of chuck and larry its hard to say which is worse
In addition to being another great video - I've gotta say that all of your video game background music choices are so on point.
When this film came out, I read one review that said something to the effect of "this movie is like they were told they couldn't make any gay jokes anymore so they decided to get every gay joke possible into one movie." Now, I wouldn't say that's a completely accurate description of the film... but it is very close.
Fun fact: back in the distant times of 2007, it was common for gay men to talk in a secret code to recognize each other in public. One of the most common euphemisms was asking someone if they were "a friend of Larry" which would indicate that they were homosexual
Friend of Dorothy
Hey I got that reference
We need to bring this back
All friends of Bill should have got that reference
i remember watching this movie when it came out. i was a little kid and i recall getting mad when chuck and larry didn't actually kiss at the end, like i genuinely expected them to fall in love by the end of it. now turns out i'm a lesbo, go figure.
Them kissing (without actually falling in love) is probably a damned if you do, damned if you don't scenario.
The fact they didn’t actually fall in love is so upsetting to me. Like it would literally have made it all worth it. But NOOOO, they got divorced, sheesh 🙄 not even a kiss on the cheek 😢
I was also hoping for that lol
i didnt know the plot of this movie before this video and i was so disappointed 😔 i thought it was gonna be a romcom type thing like i thought chuck and larry were gonna actually fall in love
Whoever edited this absolutely killed it with the music amazing job I also love yakuza and persona
you have GOT to find something to force lesbians and/or bisexuals to watch
Blue Is The Warmest Color
Isn't that a positive portrayal? Haven't seen it.
@@darksideofevil13 sadly.I don’t think so
@darksideofevil13 I haven't seen it but apparently the actresses were treated badly during the filming
@@kl3321 That's too bad.
This movie was my sexuaI awakening, finally helping 19-year-old me discover I was straight
I know this might be a joke but I'm going to use it to talk about my personal experience. I've always known I was bi. I've had moments in my life that I've questioned whether I was straight or not bc the majority of my lovers have been male tho I have had female attraction as well. Now I've settled on Bi Adjacent for my identity. It's odd that a "straight crisis" is a thing but I know I'm not the only alphabet person to experience one.
I refused to ever see this movie yet here I am watching your video after discovering your channel. Your presentation is absolutely hysterical.
PLEASE keep doing these.
There'd be no plot if adam sandler learned that bisexuality and ethical non-monogamy existed
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Pls don't tell him that this exists because he will make bad jokes about it 💀
There'd be no plot if Adam knew how civil unions actually work
In theory, the two lead characters could have tried to pass themselves off as 'bi', but the basic premise would have been the same - pretending to be domestic partners. In other words, they still had to pretend to be 'in love' for the movie's plot to work.
I’d say that the best way for them to avoid being found out for commuting fraud is just say they’re both bisexual but this was 2007 and even now in 2023 people still for some odd reason don’t believe bisexuality is a thing.
wait until they find out asexuals and pansexuals exist...
The entire intro had me rolling lol I love your channel! Also, thank you for reminding me that But I'm a Cheerleader exists so I can watch it or the hundredth time
This was epic. Thanks for getting them together to do this.
For all the homophobia, we need to recognize that Adam Sandler finally put the f-slur to bed. Now nobody says it anymore! Ever! #ThankYouAdamSandler
ok, but there are actually people in the comments who shared that this scene actually taught them that, so it seemed to do something in a "cis/het guys telling cis/het guys that being gay is maybe ok [as long as its not in front of us]" sort of way
@albertlassiter8608 The movie was for straight people, by straight people. The problem is that they used the LGBT community as a caricature and punch line rather than as real characters and people. Like the gay kid is such a horrible running gag, considering how many children die from the hate they receive for their sexuality.
There's this Bollywood movie called Dostana which also has the basic concept of "2 straight guys pretend they're gay due to logistical reasons" but it has John Abraham, who is hot, and Kirron Kher, who is inherently camp. Also the main producer is maybe the most famous gay man in India. It's not a perfect movie in terms of representation by any means, but it's fun enough, and John Abraham is hot
does it have any hot actors
@@TL-do7uq John Abraham, Priyanka Chopra looking perhaps the best she has ever looked, and Shilpa Shetty are all in there
I really like that you put what we do in the shadows clip in comparison bc it shows just how bad the movie is when someone else does the same joke and its 1000% funnier
Found your channel then binged everything over the course of two days and after all of that I have to say: Ellington's outfit in this goes absolutely crazy. That top with the hair and mustache is such a 10 move.
Thank you so much for watching! I’ll let him know you said that 😘