I haven’t heard of any outdoor showings with the full cast/audience participation anywhere near where we live, unfortunately. :/ If there were, that would be an easy option. But it’s not just about seeing the movie at a drive-in or something, it’s about it being the RHPS audience-participation experience. Seeing the cast acting it out in front of the movie screen. Shouting alternate lines back to the cast. Dressing up to attend. Everyone getting up to dance. If those things aren’t present, it isn’t worth watching or doing.
It’s not a good movie (hence why it’s not worth watching on its own), but it’s played a huge role for many of us - including me - in our growing up as LGBTQ folks. RHPS midnight showings saved me when I was a kid, because they were literally the one single place where I didn’t have to be closeted, my one tiny break a couple times a month where I could drop the mask and be among my people.
So for my own GBTQ kids (got all of those covered between the two kids), I’ve chosen to take them once each (well, only one has been able to go so far) and have them experience that part of my history. We discuss the (many) problematic aspects of the film, because our protocol has never been to hide dodgy things from view, but instead teach the kids to analyze dodgy stuff in what they see. We also discuss what a huge role this specific movie played for many in my generation of LGBTQ kids, and how awesome it is that kids their age now have so much more representation than just a few movies.
So yeah, I agree with your assessment that it’s not a good movie, but there’s a lot more going on with our selection of that movie (and specifically that experience of seeing the movie in a specific way) than just its merits or lack thereof as cinema. :)
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It’s not a good movie (hence why it’s not worth watching on its own), but it’s played a huge role for many of us - including me - in our growing up as LGBTQ folks. RHPS midnight showings saved me when I was a kid, because they were literally the one single place where I didn’t have to be closeted, my one tiny break a couple times a month where I could drop the mask and be among my people.
So for my own GBTQ kids (got all of those covered between the two kids), I’ve chosen to take them once each (well, only one has been able to go so far) and have them experience that part of my history. We discuss the (many) problematic aspects of the film, because our protocol has never been to hide dodgy things from view, but instead teach the kids to analyze dodgy stuff in what they see. We also discuss what a huge role this specific movie played for many in my generation of LGBTQ kids, and how awesome it is that kids their age now have so much more representation than just a few movies.
So yeah, I agree with your assessment that it’s not a good movie, but there’s a lot more going on with our selection of that movie (and specifically that experience of seeing the movie in a specific way) than just its merits or lack thereof as cinema. :)