Every year, this group comes together to stay at Erin’s humble abode, but they are devastated to find out that Erin is broke and this could possibly be their last summer on the island together. Their circle is rounded out by the well-read, Max (Torian Miller), theater queens Luke and Keegan (played by Matt Rogers and Tomas Matos), and mama bear Erin (Margaret Cho). Howie now lives in San Francisco, but the pair first met in New York City when they worked at a brunch spot that catered to stupidly racist white people who guzzled mimosas like it was their job. Every year, he looks forward to meeting up with his gays, but it’s a time for him to reconnect with his best Judy, Howie, played by Bowen Yang, especially. Joel Kim Booser’s Noah is a huge advocate of Fire Island. Disrobing from the waist up is almost a salute or a way to prepare for a raucous week full of sex, sun, drugs, and friendship. Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice has been remade many times, but never like this. It’s a moment to not just show off its handsome cast, but it’s also about approaching a paradise made solely for this group of queer men. In the first 15 minutes of Andrew Ahn’s hilarious and disarmingly sweet film, Fire Island, the South Bay Clipper approaches its destination, and most of the men aboard begin to take their shirts off. Download: ‘Fire Island’ is the Perfect Pride Kick-Off
