Like all cultured gay children, Booster grew up watching the BBC miniseries with his mother, the perfect target demographic for a Colin Firth/Jennifer Ehle period romance. “If you want to get technical about it, it started in 2016 as a threat,” Booster said of the day the gay “Pride and Prejudice” idea visited him. To kick off our Pride month coverage with a fabulous bang, IndieWire spoke to the “Fire Island” trifecta about making the summer’s hottest - and most heartfelt - comedy. But the film is undoubtedly Booster’s baby, and with Yang’s star power and Ahn’s creative guidance, “Fire Island” marks a new era not only for Asian American film but also mainstream gay comedies.īowen Yang and Joel Kim Booster, “Fire Island” Directed by indie filmmaker Andrew Ahn (“Spa Night,” “Driveways”) and starring real-life best friends Yang and Booster, it’s also a landmark Asian film arriving on the heels of box-office stunner “Everything Everywhere All at Once.”Ī true ensemble piece, “Fire Island” also stars Margaret Cho, Conrad Ricamora, Matt Rogers, Tomas Matos, Torian Miller, James Scully, and Nick Adams, each wonderful in their own way. Set at New York’s famed gay vacation destination, “Fire Island” is a heartfelt and hilarious “Pride and Prejudice” riff, set to the tune of a queer friend group navigating the toxic landmines of gay male social hierarchy. Guillermo del Toro's Favorite Movies: 35 Films the Director Wants You to SeeĤ5 Great Films Booed at Cannes, from 'L'Avventura' to 'Okja'
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