Boys on the Side
Mentioned once across 1 show · first heard May 2026 on Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard.
90s cinemafriendship storieslgbtq films
The general take
Brandi Carlile mentioned Boys on the Side as one of the movies that touched on LGBTQ+ themes and mattered to her growing up, grouping it alongside Philadelphia as culturally significant work she encountered in the 90s. She frames it positively as part of the media landscape that helped her see gay representation, though she doesn't elaborate on her specific thoughts about the film itself.
Who said what
Brandi Carlile👍 Recommends
…film featuring lgbtq characters and themes
“When I saw other gay people on TV, you know, like Ellen DeGeneres coming out in the 90s when I saw gay artists like the Indigo Girls and I was a huge Elton John fan and I read all these biographies and then there were movies that kind of touched on it, Boys on the Side and Philadelphia.”
Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard — Brandi Carlileat 21:19
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