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The Gay Deceivers (1969)
funny
Before watching this movie, I read reviews saying it was extremely homophobic and just generally bad and unfunny. Although I am not saying it is not homophobic (it is filled with stereotypes), I thought gays were portrayed pretty positively for the time. Also, the movie was hilarious, I laughed the whole time. The plot is somewhat similar to Chuck and Larry, which is a movie I despised. I would say Chuck and Larry was more homophobic, and stereotypical, than The Gay Deceivers, despite being made decades later. The actors are all very funny, especially Michael Greer. Anyway, sometimes when you watch a movie you just want to laugh, and this movie did just that for me. Not all movies need to have a serious message.
SPOILER: I thought that Elliott realized he was actually gay, which to me became clear towards the end of the movie. However I have not read anything on the subject at all. I mean, towards the end, he has problems sleeping with women, he goes to a gay bar on his own, he hooked up with a guy (in drag but still), etc.