Poltergay
France 1979 - Five gay men are killed in a nightclub ("L'Ambigu") in an incident involving an electrical fault at foam party.
Twenty-six years later, and L'Ambigu has been converted into a house, with new residents Mark and Emma about to move in. Emma is fine about it, but Mark senses an unseen presence. Strange things start to happen. Mark's polaroid camera mysteriously starts taking pictures of him in the nude, and Emma denies all involvement. Then graffiti of rampant willies appears on the walls. When an IKEA wardrobe assembles itself, and his ironing is mysteriously done, he calls the police.
POLICEMAN 1: You're saying burglars broke into your house, stole nothing, and did your ironing?
POLICEMAN 2: Crease in the jeans, I see.
Yes! It turns out the house is haunted by gay poultergeists! Who like dancing until the early hours of the morning to the sounds of "Rasputin" by Boney M. Unfortunately, Mark is the only one who can see or hear any of this, and he ends up losing Emma and his job. How will he rid himself of the pesky quintet?
"Poultergay" (or "Poltergay" as the French have it) is an amusing film which makes fun of gay and straight men in equal measure. It's by no means a comedy classic and the ending is a bit rushed, but certain jokes made me laugh out loud. PLUS it features Boney M on the soundtrack. If that is a plus. You'll have to decide for yourselves. 7/10
"Ra-Ra-Rasputin, lover of the Russian Queen, he was a cat that really was gone!
Ra-Ra-Rasputin, Russia's greatest love machine, it was a shame how he carried on!"
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