Drop Dead Gorgeous (1999) feat. Amelia Emberwing

<p>Oh crap oh crap oh crap! The swan ate our baby and the most smartest tapper needs to go to state! That's right, we're discussing Michael Patrick Jann's seminal dark comedy <em>Drop Dead Gorgeous</em> (1999) with IGN's streaming editor Amelia Emberwing. Think we can do it? Amer-I-CAN!</p><p>Join us as we track the film’s journey from a script called <em>Dairy Queens </em>to a box office and commercial failure to a stone-cold cult classic beloved by (and offensive to) many. We’re laughing at eating disorders, mental disability and pedophilia. How <em>did </em>this get made?</p><p>Plus: non-stop praise for this outstanding cast, discussing the on-set tensions between the writer and the director, debating the effectiveness (or lack thereof?) of the third act, and an <em>It Takes Two </em>tangent? Ding! Fries are up!</p><p>Questions? Comments? Snark? Connect with the boys on <a href="https://twitter.com/HorrorQueers" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/horrorqueers" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Instagram</a>, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCV0QZBaB6yenX9xTPmCXkWg" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Youtube</a>, <a href="https://letterboxd.com/horrorqueers/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Letterboxd</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/HorrorQueers/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Facebook</a>, or join the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/978904585786037/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Facebook Group</a> to get in touch with other listeners</p><p>Peitzman, Louis. <a href="https://www.buzzfeed.com/louispeitzman/drop-dead-gorgeous-15-year-anniversary" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">“Jesus Loves Winners”: How “Drop Dead Gorgeous” Found Cult Success As A Flop</a>. Buzzfeed.</p><p>Colucci, Emily. <a href="https://filthydreams.org/2017/10/15/digging-through-the-trash-aesthetic/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Digging Through The Trash Aesthetic.</a> Filthy Dreams</p><p>Colu