Reading the Bromance: Homosocial Relationships in Film and Television

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index Abbott and Costello, 6 Affleck, Ben, 113–14, 116, 166–67 Ajooba (Shashi Kapoor, 1991), 161 Altman, Rick, 14 Amar Akbar Anthony (Manmohan Desai, 1977), 143, 148–49 American Pie (Paul and Chris Weitz, 1999), 102, 121, 174 Amores perros (Alejandro González Iñárritu, 2000), 113 Anand (Hrishikesh Mukjerjee, 1971), 144 Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (Adam McKay, 2004), 168, 177–78, 180; homophobia in, 177–78 “Angry Young Man” of Hindi commercial cinema, 142–44, 161 “animal comedy,” 43–44 Animal House, 243 Ann-Margret, 55, 72–73; as sex symbol, 68–69 Apartment, The (Billy Wilder, 1960), 60–61 Apatow, Judd, 30, 206, 260 Armstrong, Lance, 2 Babel (Alejandro González Iñárritu, 2006) 116, 123–24 Bachchan, Abhishek, 157–61 Bachchan, Amitabh, 139–61; mass appeal of, 140; star discourse of, 142–43. See also “Angry Young Man” Bachelor, The (series), 233 bachelorhood, 31, 39. See also playboy Bacon, Kevin, 258 Bang the Drum Slowly (John D. Hancock, 1973), 8–9 Bateman, Jason, 3 Batman, 166, 173 Beckham, David, 3, 176–77 Bemisaal (Hrishikesh Mukherjee, 1979), 144 Berlant, Lauren, 33 Billy Budd (Herman Melville), 130–31 “Bollywood.” See Hindi commercial cinema Boston Legal (series), 2, 233 Bourdieu, Pierre, 166–67 boys’ love manga, 23–24 Boys’ Night Out (Michael Gordon, 1962), 36 Brady, Tom, 3 breadwinner ethic, 42 Bringing Up Baby (Howard Hawks, 1938), 50n6 Brokeback Mountain (Ang Lee, 2005), 129, 173–74, 210n7, 236–37, 241, 248–49 bromance: app, 1; as discourse, 13–15, 235–37, 241–52; female characters in, 12, 22–23, 112–13, 124, 128–32; female sexuality and, 244; gendered audiences of, 129–30; as genre, 13–15; homophobia and, 9–10, 22, 43–4, 47, 175, 176, 177–78, 199, 221, 246, 259–60, 271, 275, 278, 281, 282, 289; origin of term, 1; queerness of, 24 Bromance (series), 2, 173, 233, 240–48, 251; gay characters in, 242–46; homophobia in, 246 buddy film, 7–10, 11, 52–56; disavowal of homosexuality in, 278–79; homophobic representations in, 8–9; role of women in, 8, 55–57, 128 Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (George Roy Hill, 1969), 6–7 Butler, Judith, 72 314 Index California Split (Robert Altman, 1974), 8–9 camp, 166, 168–74, 177, 183; “straight” camp, 166, 170–74 Carolla, Adam, 247 Cera Michael, 247, 229n10 Chasing Amy (Kevin Smith, 1997), 125 Children of Men (Alfonso Cuarón, 2006), 116 Chorus Line, A (stage), 271–72 cinephilia, 89 Clooney, George, 247 closeted homosexuality: in the 1950s sex comedy, 40 Clover, Carol, 81, 96, 99–100 Cohan, Steven, 36, 57–58, 69 college campus films, 15 Columbine massacre, 87 Community (series), 234 Conversation, The (Francis Ford Coppola, 1974), 7 Coolie (Manmohan Desai, 1983), 153, 163n17 Craven, Wes, 81. See also, Scream Creed, Barbara, 82 Crime of Father Amaro, The (Carlos Carrera, 2002), 113 Crosby, Bing, 6 Cross, Gary, 43 Cruise, Tom, 3 Cuarón, Alfonso, 110, 114, 115, 116, 123, 128 Cuarón, Carlos, 115, 116, 120, 121 Damon, Matt, 114–15, 116, 166–67, 247 Day, Doris, 29, 37–39 Dean, James, 258 Del Toro, Guillermo, 116 Desperate Housewives (series), 59 Devil’s Backbone, The (Guillermo del Toro, 2001), 116 Dharmendra, 143 Dog Day Afternoon (Sidney Lumet, 1975), 112, 127, 131 Dostana (Raj Khosla, 1980), 157 Dostana (Tarum Mansukhani, 2008), 157–61; homophobia in, 160 dostana film, 19, 141–61; anti-heroism in, 146; centrality of family in, 147–53, 159; class struggle in, 152–57; formal and stylistic features of, 141–42; individual desire in, 159–60; loyalty in, 152; marginalization of female characters in, 145, 154, 162n9; masculinity in, 144; queerness in, 141, 145; sacrifice in, 159–60; women’s roles in, 145 Double Indemnity (Billy Wilder, 1944), 109 Drew Carey Show, The (series), 237 Dude, Where’s My Car? (Danny Leiner, 2000), 102, 174, 220 Easy Rider (Dennis Hopper, 1969), 6–7, 9 Edelman, Lee, 214, 222 Ehrenreich, Barbara, 40, 49 Entourage, 167, 233, 234, 244 Esteban Muñoz, José, 214, 215, 222, 227 Evita, 267 Exorcist, The (William Friedkin, 1973), 89 family values: in 1950s culture, 35 Farrell, Will, 3 Father Knows Best (series), 35 female sexuality: in the horror film, 100; and marriage entrapment, 39, 42; in the 1950s sex comedy, 37 Fiedler, Leslie, 4–5 Fonda, Peter, 7 40-Year-Old Virgin, The (Judd Apatow, 2005), 1, 17, 45, 49 Frasier (series), 21, 236, 238, 239, 240 Freeman, Elizabeth, 214, 219 Freud, Sigmund: homophobia in, 94...