The claws are out: 6 of the fiercest catfights in recent movie history
Destry Rides Again: A long, unbroken brawl scene between Una Merkel and none other than Marlene Dietrich, one of the original gay icons of the silver screen.In more recent years, it feels like a number of films have been built around their catfights, pulling audiences in with the promise of some fierce girl-on-girl action.
And, you know what? It gets us every time!Let’s take a look back through recent movie history—roughly the past 20 years—and reflect on six of the wildest catfights committed to film, the sensational skirmishes that never fail to have queer audiences hooting and hollering.And, to paraphrase the great Stefani Germanotta (a.k.a.
Lady Gaga): We don’t believe in the glorification of violence. We do believe in the empowerment of women.Released twenty years ago last month, the deliriously silly Undercover Brother—from Girls Trip director Malcolm D.
Lee—is actually what inspired this very list. A satire of ’70s Blaxpoitation films, the comedy is well-versed in the history of cinematic catfights within the genre, as well as their tendency to cater to the male gaze.
