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Script Doctor

Michael Quinn

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  • Cultural Criticism/
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A recurring column examining films with unrealized potential through close narrative analysis. Drawing on my experience as a reader for Paramount, I focus on structure, character, and intention, offering a brief overview, a diagnosis, and a prescription in one hundred words.


May 04, 2025

"The Leather Boys": A Gay Love Story Rides the Brakes

May 04, 2025/ Michael Quinn
"The Leather Boys": A Gay Love Story Rides the Brakes

The film hints at something deeper between Reggie and Pete but never allows it to take center stage.

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May 04, 2025/ Michael Quinn/
script doctor, film review, character study, gay, queer cinema
gay love story, closeted characters, gay subtext, queer longing, queer cinema, LGBTQ+ film history, LGBTQ+, gay, The Leather Boys, British film, 1960s cinema, kitchen sink drama, working-class realism, romantic drama, repressed desire, Colin Campbell, Dudley Sutton, Rita Tushingham, Sidney J. Furie, film criticism, character study, missed opportunity, visual storytelling, male intimacy, emotional repression, motorcycle film, film review

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