Quartile rating: 6.5/10 · 1 rating
Mark Patton sets the records straight about the controversial 1985 sequel to A Nightmare on Elm Street, which ended his acting career, just as it was about to begin.
A compelling documentary that does double duty: revisiting A Nightmare on Elm Street 2's infamously queer subtext while chronicling Mark Patton's painful personal journey through Hollywood homophobia and the AIDS crisis. The novelty is genuine — no other film occupies this exact intersection of horror fandom, LGBT history, and personal reckoning with such specificity. The interviews and reunion elements are emotionally resonant, though the cinematography is functional at best, typical of modest documentary budgets. The ending delivers catharsis but doesn't fully transcend its niche subject.