Includes bibliographical references (pages [353]-368) and index.
Masculine interests -- Oedipus in Africa : The lion king -- To "have known ecstasy" : hunting men in The most dangerous game -- Friendship and its discontents : The outlaw -- Looking for the "great whatsit" : Kiss me deadly and film noir -- Midnight cowboy's backstory -- Innerspace : a spectacular voyage to the heart of identity -- Batman and Robin : a family romance -- My own private Idaho and the new new queer road movies -- "The things we think and do not say" : Jerry Maguire and the business of personal relationships