![]() The rising AIDS epidemic in the 1980s and 1990s bolstered American homophobia, the effects of which can be seen in Charlie’s dad and brother’s behavior, as well as in Brad’s dad’s violent reaction after finding him together with Patrick. They have a nostalgia for older music and film like The Beatles and Rocky Horror Picture Show, perhaps because of the freedom and creative expression that those cultural pieces represent in contrast with the cultural conservatism of the 1980s and early 1990s. Charlie and his friends are a collection of misfits, and the music they listen to reflects their eclectic individual styles and tastes. Music like that of the Smiths and Smashing Pumpkins became a popular counter-culture movement in the late 1970s and again in the early 1990s. This story is set in the early 1990s, a time of revived interest in punk and alternative rock. ![]()
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