completed movie Secondary GL

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958)

US Drama

An alcoholic ex-football player drinks his days away, having failed to come to terms with his sexuality and his real feelings for his football buddy who died after an ambiguous accident. His wife is crucified by her desperation to make him desire her: but he resists the affections of his wife. His reunion with his father—who is dying of cancer—jogs a host of memories and revelations for both father and son.

🏳️‍🌈 Richard Brooks's magnificent adaptation explicitly incorporates a heavily censored queer layer, driven entirely by Brick's (Paul Newman) deep, guilt-fueled grid over his late best friend Skipper's gay male suicide.