Def By Temptation (1990) feat. Zena Dixon

Horror Queers

Film Reviews, Film History, Tv & Film

4.8 • 854 Ratings

🗓️ 15 June 2022

⏱️ 101 minutes

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Summary

Warm up Fistina and Palmette because we're heading to NYC circa 1990 to discuss the sinister succubus at the center of James Bond III's Troma classic Def By Temptation! Joining us for the conversation is DBT superfan (and Bloody Disgusting Podcast co-host) Zena Dixon! Join us as we give a bit of a Troma primer (it's our first Troma film!) before jumping into the film's treatment of its queer character, as well as a discussion of the dreaded AIDS Mary urban legend. Oh, and all the praise for Kadeem Hardison's K. Plus, debating Joel's effectiveness as a protagonist, Samuel L. Jackson(!), stockings vs. tights and the ultimate question: would you jump in them drawers? References: Eric Langberg. “Nightstream Retro” Medium Katie Rife. “A sexy succubus stalks early-’90s Brooklyn in the underseen Def By Temptation.” The AV Club Mark O. Estes. “A Quick History of Black Queer Characters in Horror.” The Reckoning Questions? Comments? Snark? Connect with the boys on Twitter, Instagram, Youtube, Letterboxd, Facebook, or join the Facebook Group to get in touch with other listeners > Trace: @tracedthurman > Joe: @bstolemyremote > Zena: @LovelyZena / @RealQueenOfHorror / The Bloody Disgusting Podcast / Blog Be sure to support the boys on Patreon! Theme Music: Alexander Nakarada Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Good morning, afternoon or evening, and welcome to the bloody disgusting network.
0:10.6	The following show is just horrifying.
0:15.8	Beware.
0:20.4	The Sheriff, you're not cheating on your wife if you eat my lemon square.
0:33.4	Your lemon squares taste like ass.
0:37.4	Music Your lemon squares taste like ass.
0:45.8	And welcome back to horror queers.
0:49.2	We're talking, I'm on a first name basis with pussy.
0:52.9	We're talking, you got motherfucking amnesia now.
0:56.0	And we're talking neon and fog.
0:57.0	And I'm Joe.
0:58.3	And I'm Trace.
1:01.2	And we are talking nuclear butts, y'all.
1:04.7	It's true.
1:05.3	Yes.
1:09.0	We're talking James Bond, the Thirds, death by temptation. A film that, I mean, it was brought to our attention way back in 2019 in our Urban Legends final cut episode.
1:17.1	And I was like, I'd never heard of this movie.
1:18.6	And both you and our guest Zina were like, what?
1:21.0	It's awesome.
1:23.1	So actually, Joe, why don't we take this opportunity to bring back that exact same guess, huh?
1:28.5	Mm-hmm.
1:29.7	All right, everyone.
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