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  • 7/20/2023
I AM MONSTERS Movie Trailer HD - Plot synopsis: This remarkable film adaptation is a poignant and relatable story of growing up immersed in horror, while also providing an essential exploration of the challenges faced by gay individuals during the oppressive Thatcher era, where staying in the closet was often the safest choice
Transcript
00:00 [film reel]
00:02 [music]
00:04 When I was discussing this show with Clive Barker, he said,
00:08 "Monsters defy death."
00:11 Frankenstein, his creature, Dracula, the Cenobites,
00:15 they all defy death.
00:18 In which case, I'm definitely a monster.
00:22 What am I doing that's making me feel so tired?
00:25 All I'm doing is breathing.
00:27 But if you really want to understand the design of the Chatterer,
00:32 there was something about them that made me uneasy,
00:35 some longing, and at the same time, some deadly fear.
00:40 I could have been sent to prison for being gay.
00:44 An all-male prison.
00:48 One day at drama school, I was late for class.
00:51 I was hurrying with my mate Peter,
00:53 and we reached the pelican crossing near the clock tower in Crouch End.
00:57 The very nice policewoman who knocked on my door
01:00 explained they weren't going to be pressing charges.
01:03 "Please, miss, can I play Satan?"
01:06 I never said that, he's lying.
01:09 So I stopped breathing.
01:12 [music]
01:15 [music fades]
01:17 [music]
01:19 [music fades]
01:21 [music fades]
01:23 (gentle music)
01:25 [MUSIC]