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May 2022
1h 3m

1985: Fear Sex. Jagged Edge & AIDS (Erot...

Karina Longworth
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Just as the AIDS-related death of Rock Hudson was finally forcing straight people – and Hollywood – to acknowledge that epidemic, a film was released that transposed the new climate of sexual fear into a murder mystery. The sleeper hit of 1985, Jagged Edge turned Glenn Close from a respected actress into a star, and established the brand of screenwriter Joe ... Show More
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