No, this is not another, hidden, review by the editor; this is another, homo-review of Romy and Michele's High School Reunion. Although gays feature in this film for only a few milliseconds, The Wizard of Oz proved that this is not necessary to appeal mainly to a homo audience. While much of the audience at the press showing in Berlin left the auditorium in obvious consternation, the queens amongst the film journalists were rolling in the aisles. Only our journalist, Elisabeth, surrounded by the latter, was able to enjoy herself. But, as she later admitted, this is because she has been introduced to the special humour of her gay colleagues.

"God, I love your hair!" - "My hair? You love my hair? I'll give you my hair!" This is not a dialogue from Romy and Michele's..., but a real conversation which screenplay writer Robin Schiff had the pleasure of overhearing in the ladies' toilets of a pick-up joint, which inspired her to write the stage play Ladies' Room, and then the film. Not only would queens enjoy the wiggy double-entendre, but every homo will recognise such stupid, banal exchanges from the comfort station, aka the john (US), or the loos (UK).

Many feminists will shy away from this film, just as some of them cannot stand queens: both tend to represent images of women, which they have been trying to get rid of for the last 20 years: aimless, unsuccessful, overdressed, and using their bodies to get men; and a bit stupid, of course. But wherever you stand on this, it is this which makes the film interesting. Such portrayals have, in all other American High School films, represented the bad girls, almost invariably called Heather, not least in – Heathers. Here, they are called Romy and Michele, and are not only the identification figures in the film, but our Heather is now the absolute black outsider sheep Janeane Garofalo. Feminists will disown the protagonists, as Romy and Michele are willingly accepted by the queens. (Now, please don't think Romy and Michele represent role models for queens, oh, no!) And so we have two reviews in Queer View: after all, feminists as well as queens are part of our target readership, and, of course, a combination of the two.

Oh, yes, and as for the real purpose of our Queer Watchlion: Apart from the above-mentioned gay joke, there is also a blond opinion of lesbians, which is not awfully mature, and is based on the belief, that a woman can always become lesbian, if she cannot get a man. On the other hand, Romy and Michele did once provoke controversy when they were photographed together for the yearbook.