Hello there. You all know I like to keep things straight forward and honest in my videos
so you should probably know going in here that this one was going to be called
"teen wolf so gay" and focus on the various LGBTQ+ characters actors and
situations appearing on the show. but then I realized I don't know these people's truths
and I have no business assigning them a term based on my limited knowledge of their lives
so I've now morphed this video into one about behind the scenes stuff
you might not know about teen wolf or might have forgotten including the fact that an adult
entertainment performer appeared on screen as a featured extra that one time back in season five.
If you enjoy these behind-the-scenes looks at the
making of teen wolf consider subscribing to the channel and let me know in the comments.
Number five: drag queens, drag queens as far as the eye can see. teen wolf never hid its love
of gay culture and specifically drag queens. We saw these Atlanta performers at the Jungle
nightclub in season two and more drag performers from Los Angeles were cast to appear in season 5.
But, do you remember the Rupaul's drag race contestant that appeared on teen wolf?
in 2012 as teen wolf was ramping up filming of its second season in Atlanta Georgia, Rupaul's drag
race was entering its fourth season and firmly establishing itself as a cultural touchstone.
So, it was just a matter of time before drag race and teen wolf would collide. Atlanta based actor
and drag performer Brian Trapp competed on the 2011 season of drag race as Phoenix and the very
next year landed a small but very memorable role in the teen wolf episode Party Guessed.
Lydia: And you are?
Phoenix: We're here for the party.
In-universe this all came about because Stiles
apparently had Phoenix on speed dial and figured if anyone could save
Lydia's birthday party from a dull doom, it was Phoenix and her friends.
Lydia: Well come on in.
Number four, teen wolf cannot escape the 80s, most specifically 1985.
While based on a 1985 film, the makers of the MTV TV series did everything they could to avoid overt
comparisons to the original, but they couldn't help but dip back into the 80s again and again.
The scene we just looked at from Lydia's birthday in season 2 is lifted directly
from the Anthony Michael Hall/Kelly LeBrock film Weird Science that was released in 1985.
Phoenix: We're here for the party.
Crowd shouting: Hi!
Beacon Hills was also next door to a town called Hill Valley.
Melissa: Hill Valley is under a flood watch.
Doctor: I live in Hill Valley.
Hill Valley is the town from all three Back to the Future movies that all started in 1985.
And we saw Derek impart this false bit of lore to Scott back in season one.
Scott: I need you to tell me the truth.
Scott: Is there a cure.
Derek: You have to kill the one that bit you.
Yeah, that whole "the cure is to kill the one that bit you" piece of fiction
is directly from 1987's The Lost Boys.
Sam: Look, it says here that if you kill the head vampire, all half vampires will return to normal.
then there's also the time teen wolf sent Lydia back to the 80s. which brings us up to
Number three when teen wolf filmed in a real-life colony for the feeble-minded. Yes,
I know that term is insulting and horrible but it's also historically important when talking
about the location we're about to visit. When teen wolf was looking around for a place to film the
devastation that was left behind when the Ghost Riders took almost every living soul from Canaan
they landed in Pomona California and the site of the former Lanterman developmental center. The teen
wolf cast and crew filmed their visit to Canaan for the episode Ghosted back in may of 2016. They
only had to travel about an hour from their studio to find a real-life ghost town. This collection of
homes and medical facilities opened as Pacific Colony back in 1927 and was, in the language of
the time, designed to warehouse the feeble-minded. The State of California describes the situation
like this, "thinking 'feeble-mindedness' to be a menace the California legislature created
Pacific Colony as a southern California facility to detain the 'feebleminded'. people with
developmental disabilities were 'inmates' needing to be locked away from society forever because of
their 'insanity' the present location welcomed the first 27 inmates on may 2 of 1927." Over the years,
as society gained a better understanding of mental illness and how to better and more compassionately
treat those who experience it, the site expanded its services. The word "inmates" quickly became
"patients" and then "clients". The name changed from "state hospital" to "developmental center".
the state facilities closed in 2014 and the site is now run by California State
Polytechnic university and it can be leased out for movies and television shows like teen wolf.
Number two, Jackson's Porsche was borrowed. nothing is better
television shorthand for "stuck up rich kid" than to have him drive up in a luxury car.
it's literally the way they introduced us to Jackson back in season one.
Jackson: watch the paint job.
this particular luxury car is very near and dear to the character.
Homeless Omega: Nice car.
Jackson: Here's a dollar go find another parking lot to die in.
But it's also near and dear to its owner,
teen wolf director and co-executive producer Russell Mulcahy
knowing the character Jackson was destined to be a sort of bad guy for the first two seasons,
Mulcahy lent his own 2009 Porsche 911 to the production to help establish Jackson as a spoiled teenage antagonist
Jackson: hey, hey, hey this isn't exactly an all-terrain vehicle.
Stiles: yeah did you pay for it?
Jackson: No.
Stiles: Then shut up.
Mulcahy has a long history with the iconic car
brand. he used a porsche 365a speedster to help establish conor mccloud's financial situation
when he directed the 1986 sci-fi fantasy classic Highlander. A different model showed up in the
less successful and hardly ever spoken of sequel Highlander: The Quickening. Speaking of things we
never talk about, we're now up to number one: the adult entertainment star on teen wolf.
Phil: Well the base pay is crap but, with tips, you can make up to grand in one night.
this featured extra in the process of applying for a job at the Sinema nightclub went nameless
in the teen wolf episode Required Reading,
But when he appears on screen for adult entertainment powerhouse Randy Blue
he goes by Brett Beckham.
Phil: Let's see what you got.
Now, me showing you clips of his non-teen wolf work would be a one-way ticket to demonetization.
but here is a decidedly mild image of one of his professional credits from 2016.
We're not giving his real name here because the Brett Beckham pseudonym seems to have retired
after doing only a handful of adult entertainment films. And, while he's instantly recognizable due to
his numerous tattoos, I did not have the time to stalk every adult entertainment studios website
looking for this image to see if he's now going by another name.
Given recent events and the rise of celebrity fan sites specifically designed for adult content,
at least one other teen wolf star is now at least partially involved on the
milder side of the industry. But back in season five, this crossover was worth noting.
Okay that's it some of the stuff you probably knew, I've reported
on it all before over at the teen wolf wiki fandom site but i'm sure it's new to some folks. For now,
thanks for watching and remember to do all the YouTube things like the video share your thoughts
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