Scream, Queen! My Nightmare on Elm Street (2019)
95%RT Audience Score: 90%
Awards & Nominations: NA
Scream, Queen! My Nightmare on Elm Street compassionately draws on an actor’s personal journey to offer a compelling and illuminating reexamination of the franchise’s first sequel.
Scream, Queen! My Nightmare on Elm Street is a must-watch for horror fans and anyone interested in LGBTQ+ history. This documentary delves into the cultural impact of a film that was initially disliked but has since become a cult classic. With interviews from academics, drag queens, and fans of the genre, the film offers a well-rounded perspective on the personal story at its core. Plus, it’s just plain fascinating to learn about the intersection of homosexuality and horror. So grab some popcorn and settle in for a wild ride!
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Release Type
Streaming, Theatrical, Theatrical (Limited)
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MPAA / Certificate
TV-14
Year of Release
2019
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Color:Color
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Sound mix:Dolby Digital
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Aspect ratio:16:9 HD
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Runtime:NA
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Country of origin:United States
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Release date:Release Date (Theaters): Feb 27, 2020 Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 3, 2020
Genre(s)
Documentary/Lgbtq+
Keyword(s)
Scream Queen, My Nightmare on Elm Street, Mark Patton, Robert Englund, Roman Chimienti, Tyler Jensen, Documentary, LGBTQ+, Tomatometer, Audience Score, Critic Reviews, Cecil Baldwin, English, Producer, Director, Homoerotic Subtext, Horror, Box Office, Budget, Reviewed by Tim Cogshell, Michael Ordoña, Dan Callahan, Frank Scheck, Jude Dry, Kristy Puchko, Jason Shawhan, C.H Newell, EJ Moreno, Sarah Ward, Stephanie Malone, Todd Gilchrist, MPAA Rating, Rent/Buy, Streaming, Actor, Closeted Gay Man, Franchise, Sequel, Cultural Impact, Homosexuality, Sociological Examination, Camp Classic, Queer Horror Fans, Filmmakers, Academics, Personal Journey, Compelling, Illuminating, Reexamination
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Mark Patton – Self
Robert Englund – Self
Roman Chimienti – Director, Producer
Tyler Jensen – Director
Roman Chimienti – Producer
Director(s)
Roman Chimienti, Tyler Jensen
Writer(s)
NA
Producer(s)
Roman Chimienti, Mark Patton
Film Festivals
Awards & Nominations
NA
Academy Awards
All Critics (44) | Top Critics (6) | Fresh (44)
Fascinating film… Very, very interesting stuff.
February 29, 2020
Tim Cogshell
FilmWeek (KPCC – NPR Los Angeles)
TOP CRITIC
Perhaps the slickly made documentary overstates the cultural impact of a little-seen and widely disliked film. However, it earns points for scraping at the surface of something rarely discussed in film fandom – homosexuality in horror.
February 27, 2020
Michael Ordoña
Los Angeles Times
TOP CRITIC
There are interviews with academics and drag queens and fans of the horror genre, and this gives the movie a wide-ranging perspective that helps us better understand the moving personal story at its core.
February 26, 2020
Dan Callahan
TheWrap
TOP CRITIC
Scream, Queen! feels a bit self-indulgent at times, exploring so many tangents that it tends to lose focus. Nonetheless, it’s a fascinating sociological examination of the circumstances surrounding a film that inadvertently became a camp classic.
February 26, 2020
Frank Scheck
Hollywood Reporter
TOP CRITIC
Scream, Queen! reaches into the fabulous recesses of queer horror fans, filmmakers, and academics to offer a well-rounded and humorous accounting of the queer cult classic.
October 30, 2019 | Rating: A-
Jude Dry
indieWire
TOP CRITIC
There’s a radiant humanity to this horror-doc that takes it from fascinating fun to truly stupendous.
September 29, 2019
Kristy Puchko
Pajiba
TOP CRITIC
This is a different and essential kind of documentary.
September 10, 2021
Jason Shawhan
Nashville Scene
The doc expertly examines the initially negative reception to the first Elm Street sequel’s queerness, plus how that affected Mark Patton as a gay man and an actor.
July 7, 2021 | Rating: 5/5
C.H. Newell
Father Son Holy Gore
A heartbreaking documentary, yet you need to see this. An important watch for not only horror fans but for anyone in the LGBTQ+ community. Know your history!
March 2, 2021
EJ Moreno
EJ Moreno
Scream, Queen! is slickly, formulaically produced, with viewers immediately able to spot the standard film-centric documentary template at work – but like Freddy’s Revenge, it delivers far more than its audience might expect.
December 22, 2020
Sarah Ward
AWFJ Women on Film
As soon as you can, whenever you can, watch this important and eye-opening film. It’s a revelation.
December 22, 2020 | Rating: 5/5
Stephanie Malone
Morbidly Beautiful
Patton comes full circle on who he was, is and wants to be, bringing his long nightmare to an end that’s cathartic for him, and deeply enlightening for us.
December 22, 2020
Todd Gilchrist
Nerdist…
Plot
Wallace University is rocked by a string of murders. Kappa House, the most sought-after sorority for pledges, is ruled with an iron fist (in a pink glove) by its Queen Bitch, Chanel Oberlin (Emma Roberts). But when anti-Kappa Dean Cathy Munsch (Jamie Lee Curtis) decrees that sorority pledging must be open to all students, and not just the school’s silver-spooned elite, all hell is about to break loose, as a devil-clad killer begins wreaking havoc, claiming one victim, one episode at a time. Part black comedy, part slasher flick, SCREAM QUEENS is a modern take on the classic whodunit, in which every character has a motive for murder… Or could easily be the next blood-soaked casualty.
Trivia
Goofs / Tidbits
Actor Mark Patton shares his personal journey as a closeted gay man while starring in “A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge.”
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