‘Soapdish’ is getting the revival treatment. Time to reassess the OG.
Welcome to Screen Gems, our weekend dive into queer and queer-adjacent titles of the past that deserve a watch or a re-watch.What a delicious, hilarious movie, and what a bitter pill to swallow.Soapdish flew somewhat under the radar following its release in 1991.
The screwball comedy–a send-up of both popular soap opera tropes and their production–did respectable box office and earned mostly positive reviews.
Leave it to the queers to help the movie find new life as a camp classic thanks to a script loaded with bitchy zingers, and to a hard-working cast of comic talents.The plot: a failing, long-running soap opera titled The Sun Also Sets is going through creative upheaval.
Supporting actress Montana Moorehead (Kathy Moriarty) has her sights set on the lead spot, currently occupied by longtime star Celeste Talbert (Sally Field).
