Single White Female

**"6: Single White Female with Brooke Solomon and Jordan Gustafson"** is the 361st overall episode of *Podcast Like It's* and the 6th episode of *Podcast Like It's 1992* covering the films, television and pop culture of 1992, hosted by Phil Iscove and Emily St. James. The episode was released on March 10, 2023.

## Description

"Today on Podcast Like It's 1992… Brooke Solomon and Jordan Gustafson from The Queer Quadrant Podcast join us for Single White Female!

We talk about where this movie stands in queer cinema history, what we think the film was aiming to be, and what exactly Single White Female-ing someone means."

## Emily's Intro

"I'm your special guest host Emily St. James, filling in for regular host Canadian novelist Emily St. John Mandel, who's life I'm slowly stealing."

## Historical Information

"Having recently split from fiancé Sam Rawson (Steven Weber), Allison Jones (Bridget Fonda) welcomes new roommate Hedra Carlson (Jennifer Jason Leigh). The young women quickly form a bond, but as Allison starts to rethink her engagement, Hedra grows jealous and hostile. As Allison learns new details about her roommate's life, Hedra gets violent in her efforts to get Sam out of the picture. With Hedra turning more menacing by the minute, Allison finally understands what she's up against."

*Single White Female* was released on 8/14/1992 in 2nd place against Unforgiven, Death Becomes Her and *3 Ninjas*. It made $84.1M on a $16M budget. It has 53% on Rotten Tomatoes from critics and 44% from audiences. Ebert gave the film 3 out of 4 stars.

## Ratings

**Single White Female**
 **Emily** | N/A
 **Brooke** | -
 **Jordan** | N/A

Emily's Queerphobia scale: 5/10; Aladdin was retroactively rated a 2/10.

## Gallery

Guest Brooke SolomonGuest Jordan Gustafson
## Movies/TV Mentioned

Under Siege, Fatal Attraction, Basic Instinct, The Hand That Rocks the Cradle, Final Analysis, Consenting Adults, Vanilla Sky, Singles, Sneakers, The Talented Mr. Ripley, Ingrid Goes West, Bound, The Handmaiden, Rope, The Opposite of Sex, Bounce, The White Lotus, Love Field, Boys On the Side, Diabolique, Marley & Me, The Other Woman, Melrose Place, Dallas, Falcon Crest, Beverly Hills 90210, Dawson's Creek, Black Swan, The Roommate, Sister Act, The Novitiate, Benedetta, Army of Darkness, Ally McBeal, Jackie Brown, A Simple Plan, Lake Placid, Monkeybone, Kiss of the Dragon, It Could Happen to You, The Hateful Eight, Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Backdraft, Margot at the Wedding, Greenberg, Marriage Story, Fargo (TV), Atypical, Twin Peaks: The Return, The Morning Show, Criminal Minds, Poker Face, The Hudsucker Proxy, The Anniversary Party, Drop Dead Fred, Cheers, Wings, Gone Girl, Sleepy Hollow (TV), Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip, Titanic, TÁR, Yellowstone, Top Gun: Maverick, X, Pearl, Jade, Showgirls, The Voyeurs, Barbarian, Scream, Sick (2022), Hannibal, The Matrix, Babylon, Avatar: The Way of Water, Panic Room, Death Becomes Her, What Lies Beneath, Jurassic Park, Aladdin, The Crying Game, Return to Oz + Petite Maman, Josie and the Pussycats, Cloud Atlas, Yellowjackets, Moulin Rouge

## References

1. ↑ Box Office Mojo. Single White Female. BoxOfficeMojo.com. Retrieved on March 10, 2023.
2. ↑ Rotten Tomatoes. Single White Female. RottenTomatoes.com. Retrieved on March 10, 2023.
3. ↑ Roger Ebert. Single White Female. RogerEbert.com. Retrieved on March 10, 2023.