"Scream, Queen: My Nightmare on Elm Street" Film Screening at PEM

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"Scream, Queen: My Nightmare on Elm Street" Film Screening at PEM 
Peabody Essex Museum
161 Essex St. Salem, MA 01970
Sunday, October 6th, 2019
1:00pm

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Some have called it the ‘gayest horror movie ever made!’ But for Mark Patton, the star of A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge, it was anything but a dream come true. Detailing the homophobia and Aids-phobia of 1985 as a closeted actor in Hollywood, Mark retraces his missteps on the pathway to stardom. 30 years after its initial release, Patton is hitting the road to set the record straight about the controversial sequel and the experience that halted his career before it even begin. Confronting the cast and crew for the first time, Mark attempts to make peace with his past as well as embrace his legacy as cinema's first male scream queen.
Co-presented with Wicked Queer: Boston LGBT Film Festival

Directed by Tyler Jensen and Roman Chimienti    1hr 39m | Digital | Not Rated