Beefcake, gay subtexts, and queer representation in mass media from the 1950s to the present
Jul 2, 2020
Dead Man on Campus
Speaking of Mark-Paul Gosselaar, rent or stream Dead Man on Campus (1998). It's a dark comedy about two college students, Cooper (Mark) and Josh (Tom Everett Scott) who attempt to cash in on the urban legend that when your roommate dies,you get automatic A's for the semester.
Some beefcake, lots of shirtless shots, and check out the scene where Josh is in his dorm room, trying to get some sleep, when Cooper brings a girl home and jumps in bed with her. The camera is focused on the consternation of the roommate, but if you look carefully in the top right of the screen, you can see Mark Paul Gosselaer rising to the occasion.
And you get two cute guys, a strong homoerotic subtext, and almost none of the casual homophobia endemic in buddy comedies. What's not to like?
Labels:
1990s,
nerd,
teen operator
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