Queer Icon: The Cult of Bette Davis

Queer Icon: The Cult of Bette Davis

88 mins | Documentary | Sept. 11, 2009

This documentary examines the many aspects of the gay fascination with Bette Davis, featuring film clips of Bette's most iconic moments, juxtaposed with camp burlesques of her by San Francisco actor Matthew Martin and others, including Charles Pierce and Arthur Blake; a profile of Martin highlighting his long identification with Davis; and interviews with fans, entertainers, and gay cultural historians.

Queer Icon: The Cult of Bette Davis

88 mins | Documentary | Sept. 11, 2009

Queer Icon: The Cult of Bette Davis
This documentary examines the many aspects of the gay fascination with Bette Davis, featuring film clips of Bette's most iconic moments, juxtaposed with camp burlesques of her by San Francisco actor Matthew Martin and others, including Charles Pierce and Arthur Blake; a profile of Martin highlighting his long identification with Davis; and interviews with fans, entertainers, and gay cultural historians.
IMDb rating 8.8
Producers
Original title Queer Icon: The Cult of Bette Davis
Directors M. Black
Writers

Cast

Bette Davis

as Self (archive footage)

Joshua Grannell

as Self

Vincent De Paul

as Self

William Clift

as Self

Bob Grimes

as Self

Marc Huestis

as Self

Matthew Martin

as Self

Gentry McShane

as Self