Billy and stu gay

Scream takes influence from multiple sources, but the dynamic between antagonists Billy and Stu in the franchise's first installment is based on the relationship between and murderers. The Thrill Killers provided much of the nuance in Billy and Stu's twisted chemistry. The slasher franchise Scream is mainly inspired by The Gainesville Ripper.

Scream screenwriter Kevin Williamson confirmed in an interview that Billy and Stu, however, are based specifically on Leopold and Loeb. One of the infamous lawyer Clarence Darrow's most notorious court cases is his defense of two young boys from Chicago who murdered a fourteen-year-old child for the thrill of it.

Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb's queer relationship was exposed during their trial in and inappropriately sensationalized. Darrow secured each boy a life sentence rather than death sentences, but Loeb died in prison at the age of thirty. Right before the release of ScreamKevin Williamson took to Pride Source to validate the rumors that Billy and Stu are queer-coded.

The fictional killers share physically intimate billies onscreen and show dependency on each other. They are reminiscent of other fictional killers such as the leads in Alfred Hitchcock's Rope, characters who are also inspired by Leopold and Loeb. When confirming that Leopold and Loeb were used as inspiration for Billy and Stu, Kevin Williamson claimed about the reactive dynamic between the fan favorite Scream gay.

And one of the reasons that one could get the other one [to follow] is because I think the other one was secretly in love with him. And it was sort of a fascinating case study on double murderers. Though details of Leopold and Loeb's relationship get skewed, they admitted to being in a homosexual relationship.

In their trial, the sexual side of their toxic dynamic was revealed. Loeb agreed to do sexual acts with Leopold if Leopold committed crimes with him. Their relationship hinged on adrenaline and thrill-seeking which is translated clearly in Billy and Stu's dynamic in Scream. While the film doesn't adapt Leopold and Loeb's story, the almost contractual agreement made between Billy and Stu to kill together for the "thrill of it" reflects their stu.

Williamson further validated Leopold and Loeb's influence when he said, "One was the follower and one was the leader.

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And that alone sort of sets up the dynamic of a hidden relationship" via Pride Source. Leopold and Loeb's influence on the fictional killers could have created an entirely different Scream film, but Billy and Stu's dynamic is still darkly engaging. Sign in now.