Hey! George here, after thorough inspiration from Rob’s cowboy post (Big up my cowboy friend) I decided to write a little something about one of my favourite topics of analysis; Vintage film/tv series and the portrayal of LGBT character through these films.

The films I will be looking at (in differing depths) are; Maurice (1987), Gods Own Country (2017), Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975), Reservoir dogs (1992), and The Krays (1990)

The characters I will be referencing/discussing are: Clive Durham, Maurice Hall, Alec Scudder, Johnny Saxby, Dr Frank N Furter, Mr White (Larry Dimick), Mr Orange (Freddy Newankdyke), Ronnie Kray. (please note I may reference the book portrayals/other portrayals of said character, and not all characters I will references are a hundred per cent confirmed LGBT+, like always this is simply my opinion)

PSA: I know there are more LGBTQ characters and relationships but this would be too long to cover, if I get bored in lockdown I may make a part two though 🙂

———————————————–Maurice —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————

Maurice is originally a book by E M Forster (which I have read and adored! but I will be referencing the film) Maurice is a coming of age type film that is liable to make you cry and includes scenes of very weird conversion therapy and major angst.

– Personal rating: 9/10, it’s gay, it’s angsty, it’s wholesome. Shame Clive’s such an arsewipe.

– Favourite character: Maurice is kinda an arse til the end, so probably Alec or Lord Risley (RIP a camp icon)

– Themes: huge self hatred. Love, growth, social standing, illegal homosexuality, friendship, sexuality.

– PG? Or nah: Pretty PG, sexual content is alluded to and you do see some dicks, so probably best to be at least 16+ to see this.

– Top three fanfics:

1. https://archiveofourown.org/works/10048769

2. https://archiveofourown.org/works/18565585

3. https://archiveofourown.org/works/523400

This one is a review, but it’s really good! https://archiveofourown.org/works/13054008/chapters/29858709#workskin

Clive Durham: The philosophical, hedonistic rich boy

•Clive is arguably the most angsty character in the whole film, Maury has his moments but he ends up with Alec in the end whereas Clive continues to prioritise his career and his wife Anne over true happiness. He is also the highest class character in the film, aside from Risley, this means that from his perspective he has more to lose, this is probably why he keeps Maurice at arms length despite Maurice being eager to be more physical.

•Although he professes his love for our man Maurice first there is some debate over his sexuality, it could be argued that he is possibly bisexual or even heterosexual but homoromantic, he fixates on the idea of male platonic love although it is clear by his reaction to being with Maurice he experiences deeper feelings for Maurice. He is in my opinion the most selfish character, (aside from Alec who naively believes it would be easy for Maurice to see him) he keeps Maurice as his best friend despite knowing how heartbroken Maurice was when they split, he also expects Maurice to interact with his wife and act as if they were only good friends and although I take into consideration the circumstances I refuse to believe that Clive couldn’t have just broke off their friendship entirely.

•Sexuality: Clive is repressed, that much is obvious, he doesn’t allow himself to be with Maurice sexually under the guise of ‘purity’ due to internalised self hatred and fear of what may become of him (and only him) if it were to be discovered. He isn’t particularly physical with his wife  which is why I’d identify him as gay rather than bi or heteroflexible. There is a daunting scene where he stares out of the window (knowing Maurice has gone to Alec) and remembers Maurice at Cambridge, he appears even more distant from his wife which solidified my theory that their relationship was not as loving as he portrayed to Maurice and co.

– Summary: Clive fits into the ‘so far in the closet he’s eating clothes to survive’ archetype although that is understandable at the time the film/book is set, he is however one of the most tragic characters I have come across, the amount of pain he subjects himself to simply so that he can keep his social standing is heart-breaking.

– Place on the gay scale ( 1 being completely het and 10 being the gayest form of gay)

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10

A solid 7, not gay enough to divorce his love deprived wife and run off with Maurice but still gay enough to pine for the rest of his life and watch the man he loves be happy with another man.

Maurice Hall Our lovely protagonist, the ever pining spoilt just about rich boy

•Maurice is the epitome of gay misery, he is lured into a relationship with Clive and forced by his love for said man to stay in an unfulfilling relationship and when that relationship ends. His love keeps him sticking around, acting as Clive’s best friend as he marries Anne and continues to shun their homosexuality to the point he is angry upon discovering Maurice and Alec’s relationship as he believed they had brushed the matter under the rug. Despite Clive’s selfishness and Maurice’s loyal and intense love for him he eventually gets his head out of his backside although that is little to do with him and more to do with one Alec Scudder, undergrounds man.

•Maurice’s sexuality is the only thing about him that is definite, he is gay, he seeks conversion therapy through hypnotherapy, watches men naked in changing rooms, gets jealous when Clive flirts with his sister and wants to take care of the man he loves when he falls ill. Maurice is however a very complex character.  In his youth he is stuck up and bossy and fills the boots of his deceased father horridly; whether that is because he is trying his best to push a hyper masculine narrative or whether he believes himself invincible after being kicked out of Cambridge, I don’t know.  When he grows up a little he appears melancholy, nostalgic and every moment with Clive simply makes this worse, he does not initially notice Scudder’s interest and instead laments about how Clive has not sent him a happy birthday note to which Alec replies to with an enthusiastic “Happy Birthday sir!”

•It is clear that the primary reason why Maurice doesn’t consider Alec as a partner is because of social class, Alec is basically a servant, he is insignificant to the Durhams and therefore to Maurice too. This theme of ignorance continues on, Maurice immediately fears that Alec will blackmail him after they sleep together, this is probably because the upper classes viewed the lower classes as being dishonest, scroungers. Mr Hall didn’t take into account the fact that Alec came to him and was the instigator.  He adds insult to injury by ignoring Alec’s notes to the point that the poor sod has to come down to London to have it out with him. I found these scenes very real and very emotional, both of them say things to hurt the other but it’s clear that Maurice is simply scared and Alec is simply hurt that the first gentleman he’s propositioned has made a fool of him. Later on Maurice claims to love Alec “I’m in love with Alec Scudder” but I did think this was an unlikely occurrence, it is more likely that Maurice, so deprived of physical contact, loved Alec more for his bold behaviour and his physical body than his mind, it is clear they are presented unequally (Maurice is higher class, well educated, intelligent, where as Alec’s language is broken, he speaks in slang and his job is not exactly desirable)

•Alec however, has stable grounds to be in love with Maurice, he is also more than likely bisexual (due to the scene in which the maid is late to clean up the mess, it is implied heavily that they had slept together). To Alec Maurice is attractive (I mean of course he is have you seen James Wilby), he’s a gentleman, with a quiet brooding vibe about him, he’s clearly not straight (he obviously pines over Clive) and he reacted positively to his advances, why wouldn’t he be in love?

Sexuality: Really really gay, definitely the Oscar Wilde sort gay, so gay he goes to the doctor to see about the state of his dick not reacting to women gay. Maurice was repressed, until Alec liberated him, Alec made Maurice strong, he gave Maurice the chance to be happy and himself. Clive made Maurice hate himself. His sexuality is consolidated at the end (see below gif) when he meets Alec at the boat house.

– Place on the gay scale ( 1 being completely het and 10 being the gayest form of gay)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

In the end, DEFINITELY A 10, our man sleeps with men (well man, one man, his ‘soul mate’). He’s brave and sacrifices his job and social standing for the love of Alec and his hopes for their future together.

——————————————————————————————————————————————————-God’s Own Country-————————————————-

Captivating and broodingly beautiful, God’s Own Country is the award winning debut feature from writer/director Francis Lee. Bracingly open hearted, this is a thrillingly romantic story set in the heart of rural Yorkshire. Both poignant and moving, this finely crafted British film features a host of standout performances, marking it out as an absolute must see.

https://www.godsowncountry.film/synopsis/

GOC (God’s Own Country) is an intriguing indie romance film, the relationship between Gheorge and Johnny is by far the most complex and realistic LGBT relationship I have come across. What makes it real is the issues, the dysfunction that is ever present in modern relationships. I love the way the characters are portrayed and developed.

[after Johnny vomits] If you think I’m cleaning your sick up again you’ve got another thing coming.

Deidre Saxby

Personal rating: 10/10, It’s just excellent, especially for a modern piece (I need not mention how homosexuality is fetishized in most modern LGBT films, which tend to be more pornographic than realistic)

Favourite character: I relate more to Gheorge (we’re definitely alike) but my favourite is gotta be Johnny. Just look at him! Plus he develops so much during the film it’s hard not to love him. (I mean he does screw our favourite Romanian boy over a tad but he’s just scared really)

Themes: Alcoholism, unhealthy coping methods, monotony, meaningless sex, foreignness/racism, strength, masculinity, sheep!, family dysfunction, farming, toxic masculinity, emotions, love.

– PG? Or nah?: Nope. definitely not PG, there’s sex, so much that I had to skip the majority of said scenes. But it is meaningful. At times. 18+ (I break my own rules guys shhh)

Johnny Saxby: Mr ‘I drink to forget how angsty I am’

•Johnny is a young man, left frustrated by farm work (which he more than likely doesn’t want to do), it has deprived him of his teen hood. How does he cope with this? Alcohol and sex, mainly alcohol though. He comes home from the local pub and throws up, then he plods on with his duties. Johnny may appear to be a true trooper but he’s scared of the L word. Gheorge is more than likely everything Johnny could fall in love with; masculine, good around the farm, strong silent type. Johnny knows this, so he tries his best to keep him at arms length, through blatant racism, Gheorge is a Romanian migrant worker and bless him he just wants to do his job. But he does eventually stand up for himself (Yay Gheorge).

•We see the most about Johnny in the deleted scenes, which is sad because he’s a very interesting and complex character and I’d have loved to have a bit more material to work with. Having said that a lot of A03 fanfics have good interpretations of Johnny and Gheorge and their life after the film ends.

•Sexuality: Gay, realistic gay, we don’t know too much about Johnny, he keeps all his cards to his chest. He’s also very unused to being loved, his mam isn’t around so I suppose that has something to do with it. Gheorge has to fight to kiss him but once he does his walls seem to fall, then…they go back up again. Their downfall comes from Johnny taking the leap, asking Gheorge to stay with him and help fix the farm (which he has ruined with his recklessness), and Gheorge being unsure, which leads Johnny back into his old cycle of sex, alcohol and rock n roll (only joking about the last one).

Having said that, Johnny does come to his senses after his dad comes home from hospital and makes the dangerous and terrifying voyage to Scotland to retrieve Gheorge, he struggles with his emotions and his words but he eventually expresses how he feels and Gheorge responds only with their familiar insults. “Faggot” “So are you”

– Summary: Johnny grows as a character. Gheorge’s here for it. For real though, this is the best example of sex becoming what it’s supposed to be, tender and affectionate. It also demonstrates what racial prejudice can do to a person’s personality (Gheorge takes Johnny calling him a Gypsy for far too long in my opinion) and one of the reasons he’s so hesitant to stay with Johnny is probably because he worries that the villagers will think all he wants is a green card.

– Place on the gay scale ( 1 being completely het and 10 being the gayest form of gay)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Quite gay. Also realistic as previously stated, gay men tend to be oversexualised and over feminised in film. Neither of our boys fit the stereotype as many gay men don’t.

——————————————————————————————————————————————— Rocky Horror Picture Show ——————————————

A newly engaged couple have a breakdown in an isolated area and must pay a call to the bizarre residence of Dr. Frank-N-Furter.

—Kenneth Chisholm

RHPS what can I say? Iconic. hilarious. Arguably the most influential queer cult classic of all time. It’s got drag, it’s got small town sweethearts, it’s got corsets. And it’s got a unconventional conventionalist soundtrack. So, let’s do the time warp again!

Personal rating: 8/10, Love it! The only downfall is the 70s attitudes to queerness, seeing Frank as a deviant and such.

Favourite character: Hmm that’s a tricky one, probably Rocky. He’s just so sweet.

Themes: Sexual awakening, homosexuality, drag, aliens, comedy, hedonism, obsession, frivolity, the American dream.

PG? Or nah?: Eh, there’s nothing explicit but it is heavily referenced and shown a little through silhouettes. So I’d say 15+

Dr Frank N Furter, evil alien life-force, king of ‘deviants’, transsexual prince

– Frank isn’t really a complex character, he is a sensual hedonistic creature who lives for pleasure and enjoys corrupting others. We learn the most about him from Columbia’s rebellion “My God! I can’t stand any more of this! First you spurn me for Eddie, and then you throw him off like an old overcoat for Rocky! You chew people up and then you spit them out again… I loved you… do you hear me? I loved you! And what did it get me? Yeah, I’ll tell you: a big nothing. You’re like a sponge. You take, take, take, and drain others of their love and emotion. Yeah, well, I’ve had enough You’re gonna choose between me and Rocky, so named after the rocks in his head!”- Columbia is the perfect example of one of Frank’s ex-conquests, she loved/loves him, to the point of causing her own death, she also loved Eddie (who by the looks of things in hot patootie also slept with her) although Eddie was focused on “rock n roll porn and motorcycles” it’s clear he was also involved with Frank.

– Frank uses his sexuality to get what he wants, he offers Magenta and Riff Raff sexual favours when they demand to go back to transsexual, he sleeps with Janet and then Brad in order to corrupt them both, the only person he seems to have no interest in is Dr Scott. Although I do feel as if Frank is demonised by the fandom and portrayed somewhat unfairly, he is a hypersexual character but that doesn’t necessarily mean he is systematically bad. He has a sexual appetite not dissimilar to an incubus but arguably does have a deeper character to him, I’m going home is one of the most emotional songs of the musical and he wouldn’t have been given it, was he not a tiny bit capable of emotion.

– Sexuality: Frank’s sexuality is a weird one, he sleeps with Eddie, Columbia, Brad, Janet and Rocky freely and with no care as to what they have between their legs. But it’s clear he doesn’t love anyone, even the feelings he has for Rocky is more of a sexual obsession than it is love, he wants rocky to be completely loyal to him, despite his own sexual promiscuity. I’d peg him as a pansexual aromantic. He has little regard for anyone but himself aside from Rocky who he believes he owns.

Summary: Frank represents insatiable sexual appetite and homosexual ‘deviance’ he is surprisingly frank (haha get it) about his sexuality which is quite revolutionary for the 70s!

– Place on the gay scale ( 1 being completely het and 10 being the gayest form of gay)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Do I even need justification? Lustful. Alien. Drag queen.

Now let’s have a look at little analysed character

Brad Majors the all American boy

– Brad is a more challenging character to analyse, he presents himself as the all American boy but he is arguably the first to be attracted to Frank, this is shown when he mispronounces Janet’s last name instead saying “Vice” instead of Weiss. He always introduces himself first then Janet, as his. As if he is trying to push the narrative that Janet is his woman and he is ‘the man’

– I personally see Brad as very closeted and although the main focus is on home girl Janet I would head canon Brad as gay or at least bi. His interactions with Janet can either be interpreted as gentlemanly or more platonic, he skips away from her kiss in damnit Janet and proposes conveniently after Ralph Hapshatt hints at marriage.

-He is a character fixated on masculinity, he even takes the typical cigarette after sex stance after he sleeps with Frank, it is also likely he went the whole way with Frank where as it is implied that Janet didn’t. In wise up Janet Weiss Frank states “You’re apple pie (lady garden) don’t taste too nice” and Magenta and Columbia earlier discover she is/was a virgin until she sleeps with Rocky. The loss of Janet’s virginity was a pretty big deal in the film so if she had lost it to frank it probably would have been focused on more like it was when she slept with Rocky.

Sexuality: Brad’s sexuality is open to interpretation I think! I head canon him as gay mainly just because of how strained his masculine behaviour is and his insistent kinda sexist ‘macho’ attitude to everything. Plus he’s scared of Frank and the events my heart almost broke when he sung “help me mommy”

– Place on the gay scale ( 1 being completely het and 10 being the gayest form of gay)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

He did sleep with Frank guys, he can’t be 100 percent straight but his ‘love’ for Janet is a reoccurring theme 🙂

=================================================================================== Reservoir Dogs ===========================

A super masculine Taratino classic, but also a implicitly homosexual/romantic masterpiece? We shall see. When looking into it I found many more articles on homosexuality specifically between Mrs White and Orange than any other of my ‘gay by opinion’ films.

The irony of RD is that it is the definition of masculinity, yet there is (you could argue) homosexual/homoerotic subtext, the tenderness between Freddy and Larry, the prolonged fucking joke between Eddie and Vic. The fact that to Joe (big dick leader) the lowest insult is a homophobic slur, he calls Freddy a cocksucker when he accuses him of being the rat (undercover cop) and calls Mr Pink a faggot when he questions his code name.

“The story is simple. A group of identically besuited robbers have a stoolie in their midst. So a heist goes badly wrong and the men, fleeing separately, roll around their scattered brains who has done the dirty on them. Revenge would be almost as sweet as actually getting away.

We never see the heist, so we don’t know what has gone wrong anymore than the stragglers. In one car, Harvey Keitel drives the badly wounded Tim Roth towards the comparative safety of an old warehouse, where the others congregate and, in a bloody finale which looks like a stab at a latterday Jacobean tragedy, the wheel turns full circle. Those who live by violence die by it.” – https://www.theguardian.com/film/1993/jan/07/1

Personal rating:• solid 9/10. Made me cry, It was the scene where Freddy tells Larry he’s a cop even though he knows Larry could kill him for it, it’s such an intense moment because Freddy feels that Larry deserves the truth and its ready to sacrifice himself for it.

Favourite Character: Vic Vega, Mr Blonde. that little dance, Stuck in the middle with you, the razor. Ugh beautiful monster! (Michael Madsen is also one of my favourite actors, I loved him in the Kill Bill volumes) although I do LOVE Larry and Freddy too.

Themes: : Violence, masculinity, emotion, organised crime, justice, spying, liebstod, love and sacrifice, friendship, crime, racism, sexism, homophobia.

PG? Or nah?: Nah but not for sex. It’s a Tarantino, so it includes copious amounts of violence including the infamous razor scene (you can find it on YouTube if you haven’t already seen it, but it is really graphic)

Freddy Newandyke a.k.a Mr Orange the soft cop who lets face it, looks a tad like a twink

And (I’m doing these two together because a lot of my ideas include these two interlinked/as a pair)

Larry Dimick wizened slick career criminal

• A little about our man Freddy/Orange, he’s a relatively young cop doing some undercover work. He rehearses his lies like a badass and infiltrates the group led by Joe and Eddie Cabot.

Homoeroticism insinuates itself through visual double entendre and narrative ellipses, and ulti­mately illuminates the film’s central rela­tionship. The homosexual subtext is primar­ily focused through Mr. White (Harvey Keitel) and Mr. Orange (Tim Roth), the undercover cop, whose covert story is one of blind love and betrayal.

https://scrapsfromtheloft.com/2019/11/05/reservoir-dogs-review-homosexual-subtext/

Freddy is arguably both the most real man in the film and the most ‘homosexual’ I see him this way because he’s unapologetically raw. He screams and cries when he’s hurt and seeks comfort in Larry (Mr White) until the very end. I suppose in hindsight there seem to be a decent amount of real LGBT characters in film, although how representative they can really be when the majority of them are all Caucasian.

Upon further research there is debate over which pairing is more likely to be gay, some argue the fucking joke and Eddie vouching for Vic’s loyalty make them the likely couple and state the relationship between Larry and Freddy is more fatherly, mainly cause Larry refers to Freddy as ‘kid’. I can see both sides of the argument, I guess I see Larry and Freddy as more of a sweet romantic pairing than Vic and Eds. Although how romantic can you get with career criminals?

Freddy is a mysterious guy, we don’t find much out about him despite him probably being the main character in the film. We see him mainly through flashbacks once we find out he is indeed the rat (like Eddie suspected). But it is clear that he was not the right choice for the undercover job, he is regarded by everyone but Larry with suspicion because he is the new guy. Freddy has emotions, he has to practice in order to fit in with the other men with their ‘macho macho’ dialect, this shows that he’s not normally hyper masculine, that he likes to live within the confines of the law (I mean his flat is hardly as messy as my bedroom).

Not only is Freddy youthful in his style (bedroom and clothes) he’s also a pretty decent human, after becoming close with Larry (implied by his knowledge of first names; this is significant because Joe and Eddie use code names for the guys so that they all have plausible deniability and can’t identify each other to the cops) he feels he owes Larry the truth, So where is the missing scene where they get better acquainted? (wink wink ;))

I’m gonna do this a tad differently, I’m going to include some examples of scenes which I see as building up the possibility of the pairing. (wont be in order that they happen in the film, in order of importance/relevance)

https://youtu.be/Hdoz4Yk20mI

Here’s the funny thing about Larry + Freddy, they have a bit of link into BDSM. Just check A03, there are many many fics about DDLB and to be fair. I can see it. Larry is like a dad to Freddy, he’s willing to die/kill for him, he comforts him when he’s injured and they both fit the physical stereotype (Larry’s handsome, older, more masculine, a natural caregiver. Freddy’s lanky, youthful looking, pretty, could definitely pass as a twink)

Sexuality: Open to interpretation, I definitely think that one of the Mr’s is gay, my best guess is Freddy.

– Place on the gay scale ( 1 being completely het and 10 being the gayest form of gay)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Like I said, subject to opinion but I ship it hard. And Freddy and Larry are so wholesome!! Fight me.

———————————————————————————————————————————————————– The Krays ———————————————–

It’s a good old 90s biopic. featuring the Kemp brothers (of Spandau Ballet) as Ronald and Reginald Kray, iconic British gangsters and leaders of ‘the firm’. I know they’re real people but for the sake of simplicity (and the fact this is already too long) we’re just talking about the film characters when referencing Ronnie or Reggie.

The white swan flying through the dream sequence that opens Peter Medak’s spooky and transfixing new film, “The Krays,” appears predatory and gray. And in a later scene, children in a schoolyard are made to resemble an insect swarm. By comparison, the twin gangsters who are the film’s central characters could not look more innocent or pristine. A speck of someone else’s blood on one of their clean, monogrammed white shirts is enough to cause them real dismay.

Twin Thugs With a Mother Complex, The New York Times

Personal rating: 10/10, I love the aesthetic, the way they portray Ronnie and his relationship with Steve. They really captured Ronnie’s fragmented mental state.

Favourite character: uGH Ronnie!!!!!!!!. He could run me over and I would thank him (not to romanticise his actions in real life, I don’t condone gang activity, I just appreciate the characters sexy bad boi attitude and think Gary Kemp is gorgeous)

Themes: Violence, torture, organised crime, brotherhood, homosexuality, rival gangs, The Krays, mental health.

PG? or nah: Not too graphic, no sex, lots of violence (stabbing, shooting, suicide)

Top 3 fanfics– N/A (Sadly couldn’t find any, I may write one in future and in the mean time there are plenty of Legend Kray fics to read if you’ve watched that film)

————–**********************************************************————————********************* Ronnie Kray ************************—–

– Cornell’s disapproval of Ronnie’s queer tendencies is basically the reason behind their downfall (aside from the murder of Jack the hat), I’ll insert the dialogue below and you’ll get what I’m about to explain.

George Cornell: Well well well all the pretty boys together eh?

Steve: Piss off Cornell

George Cornell: How’s your boyfriend lately, still in tears over his auntie?

Steve: You wanna watch your mouth

George Cornell: You what?

Steve: I said you wanna your mouth

George Cornell: –grabbing him– Poofs don’t warn anyone. You listening? You tell your fat poof friend he doesn’t scare me. Oh he’s bringing over his Yankee friends from America getting ideas a bit above his station inn ‘he. Well tell him he can own all he likes but he’s still tied to his mother’s apron strings. OK, Goodnight girls

 he leaves

Steve’s Friend: You gonna tell Ron?

Steve: I don’t think I’m gonna have to half the fucking pub heard him

– Steve is a side character, Ronnie (and of course his brother) is the main character, they are central to the story and any other surrounding characters are simply pawns in the great Kray chess game.

Righty-o, this is significant. So in the gang world (from my meagre understanding) your partner, usually your wife/girlfriend represents you, how powerful you are, how good of a partner you can get. By this same extension Cornell is both bad mouthing Ron through his ‘man’, Steve is his right hand man and his boyfriend (it’s quite a badly kept secret if you ask me) and for Cornell to intimidate him. That’s a good as a duel request.

Following on from that, we can only look at what we’re given, I of course will make some educated guesses on their character from my view. Ronnie is the dominant twin, he is violent, possessive, abusive and jealous. No one sees his nasty side more than Steve. Ron’s ‘dark side’ is first showcased when he sees Reg flirting with a girl (I don’t know if it’s Frances), he reacts by starting a fight with one of the club goes (he claims that the man has said something about him, although really he’s just trying to regain Reg’s attention *sweet home alabama plays in the distance*). This fight turns messy pretty quickly, as you can imagine, the guy has a knife and threatens Ronnie. But Ronnie gets him to drop it, has his own bigger knife (hard man) and disfigures the poor bastard. This scene is the start of our knowledge of Roneve (Ronnie and Steve), although Steve does call Ron a geezer and they have a bit of a side hug just before the knifey scene and (I’ve just re-watched this scene) Steve goes after the guy and Reg pulls him back saying “leave him, leave him!”

– Steve expresses concern for Ronnie, who shrugs it off and reaffirms he can take care of himself. Steven then helps Ronnie redress (he has blood on him of course) including doing his tie, which is quite cute to be fair. They kiss, as seen by the photo and then Ronnie starts being a total wanker “What are you wearing?” he asks, Steve replies he doesn’t know and Ronnie says “I don’t like it”. It seems that making Steve self-conscious is part of how he hides his feelings for people, Steve’s entire face drops and you can see he’s upset over Ronnie’s relentless criticism (its his shoes after his smell, which Ronnie bought for him by the way) then in a weird move Ron whispers in Steve’s ear “I’ll have to get you some more then won’t I”. As if he is giving the donkey the carrot after the stick.

– To my knowledge there is only one other scene where we see them interacting, it is of course the bed scene. This scene struck me as particularly brutal, Ron’s angry and as usual Steve’s the one he takes it out on, he grabs him by the jaw throws him on the bed and when Steve stands up for himself “Yeah well don’t take it out on me. It ain’t my fault”. Ronnie explodes, throwing clothes at him.

“Your crap everywhere! There’s pants in the bathroom! There’s shoes everywhere! Tidy up after your self! Everything’s getting too messy!”

• But once again, Ron only snaps when he’s stressed or irate, Jack’s the one who’s pissed him off this instance.
• Sexuality: pretty sure irl Ron and Reg were bi but we only ever see him presented as gay in the film, so yeppers he’s gay.
• Place on the gay scale ( 1 being completely het and 10 being the gayest form of gay)
• 1    2    3    4    5    6    7   8   9   10
• Pretty gay

Conclusion – thanks for tuning in ladies and gentlefolk! this was super fun to compile as I love analysis and anything LGBTQ, in a time where there’s still not loads of representation this cheered me up quite a bit.