#larry casey

[pierppasolini]

The Gay Deceivers (1969) // dir. Bruce Kessler

[fitsofgloom]

If My Heart Or Wallet Breaks

That's My Own Mistake To Make

[niche-movies-polls]

Not sure if this counts as obscure, but I just need everyone to watch it.

Let's find out!

Have you seen this movie?

Yes!

I've seen parts of it

No, but it's on my watchlist

No, but I've seen gifsets of it

No, but I've heard of it

No

Voting ended onSep 14, 2025

[periwrinkleintimeless]

Watching The Gay Deceivers and The Birdcage back-to-back is a combo that should be appreciated more

[lifejustgotawkward]

365 Day Movie Challenge (2019) - #103: The Gay Deceivers (1969) - dir. Bruce Kessler

During Pride Month 2019, I was interested in seeking out examples of LGBTQ+ cinema that had been deemed cult classics. The Gay Deceivers, available for free on YouTube (minus a couple of very brief moments that had to be muted or blacked out to avoid copyright issues), stuck out to me as a title worth trying: Kevin Coughlin and Lawrence P. Casey play Danny and Elliot, a pair of best friends who attempt to avoid being drafted into the Vietnam War by pretending to be gay. Afraid of being arrested for their lies, the guys double down on their story by moving into an apartment, hoping that their charade will convince whoever might be spying on them that they are indeed lovers. Of course, the deception confuses Danny and Elliot’s friends and family, including Danny’s fiancée Karen (Brooke Bundy) and his nosy sister Leslie (Jo Ann Harris), as well as Elliot’s various casual paramours.

Much of the humor is as dated as you would assume from a comedy released during the Summer of ‘69 about two heterosexual men pretending to be gay, but the film has a secret weapon: Michael Greer. American cinema was not accustomed to showing gay men as likeable, but Greer’s character - Malcolm, Danny and Elliot’s flamboyant landlord - is absolutely delightful and for the most part the secretly straight protagonists genuinely enjoy talking to him. Greer, who was gay, had input into the development of Malcolm beyond the screenplay’s expected stereotypes. It’s true that the scenes with Michael and his equally animated partner, Craig (Sebastian Brook), often deal in clichés, but at the same time the film does not judge them negatively for being together, presents them as being in a stable and caring relationship and, most crucially for the era, they have a narrative arc completely devoid of tragedy.

[lawenforcementtoday]

This isn’t TV: how society views police work versus how it really goes

An onslaught of news and television entertainment has led society to believe that policing is an easy task... but that's not how it goes.

Check out how this professor took an anti-police student and taught them an extremely important lesson about what being an officer is really like. Think we can change some more minds?

[lawenforcementtoday]

What Happened to Respect? Fear Used to be an Officer’s Best Tool

Respect used to be taught by parents, which gave kids a moral base. Those days are seemingly over.

Somewhere along the way, parents stopped teaching respect.

[kwebtv]

Justin Tarr, Gary Raymond, Larry Casey and Christopher George in "The Rat Patrol".