1. Freddy's Revenge Is The Nightmare Of A Bi-Curious Teenager
You might think A Nightmare On Elm Street 2: Freddys Revenge is a bog-standard horror film, but its really a drama about a teen who has to choose between dull normality and the man of his dreams. Throughout the film, there are subtle (and not so subtle) hints to Jesse's (Mark Patton) fluid sexuality. His favourite breakfast cereal is called Foo Man Chew Flakes, he enjoys contact sports and his Coach is a frequenter of S&M parlours who likes pretty boys... like you. His bedroom walls are a shrine to Limahl and Tina Turner, who he dances to while simulating masturbation with a bicycle pump, unaware hes living in the house from the first movie. This allows him to find Nancys old diary, and boy do the entries steam him up: March 15th: He comes to me at night.horrible, ugly, dirty. Under the sheets with me. Tearing at my nightgown he wants to take me to the boiler room. Special attention must also be paid to the soundtrack: the song playing over the credits is "Bing Crosbys Did You Ever See A Dream Walking?" while a quick perusal of the credits reveals the other choice cuts: "On The Air Tonight" (performed by one Willy Finlayson), "Moving In The Night" and "Touch Me (All Night Long)". Thats the moment you realize youre watching a classy movie. When even the soundtrack is perfectly synched to what the flick is really about. Which other horror movie theories belong on this list? Share your own favourites below in the comments thread.
Ian Watson is the author of 'Midnight Movie Madness', a 600+ page guide to "bad" movies from 'Reefer Madness' to 'Poultrygeist: Night of the Chicken Dead.'
