Dick Flick is a genre of movies that is often misinterpreted, most likely because it’s similarity to its female equivalent, “chick flick.” A lot of people assume that dick flick refers to the types of movies that Christopher Plummer finally won an Oscar for after decades and decades of acting. However, dick flicks actually have nothing to do with Rom Coms for gay men or sappy love stories involving two males battling the challenges of being sexually and emotional attracted to each other in a world that is still largely homophobic, such as the film “Milk” or more subtly, “Goodwill Hunting.”
Dick Flick’s also have nothing to do with gay porn and the overexposure of multiple cocks. The best example I can think of for a recent “Dick Flick” would be the movie Drive, with Ryan Gosling. Even though girls get wet over this movie, it’s still largely considered a dick flick, one of those testosterone-driven films with hundreds of car chases, explosions, and flashes of tits and women having orgasms and men smoking cigarettes or flicking toothpicks around in their mouths before a fight breaks out. Some classic examples of popular dick flicks out of Hollywood include Die Hard, Pulp Fiction, Reservoir Dogs, and Girls Gone Wild. Striptease is another great one, at least for the boob shots and getting to see a cast member from the original Saved by the Bell completely nude and doing a striptease. Who knew the nerdy, feminist smart one would end up becoming a stripper? I guess Harvard is expensive these days.
The theme and setting for the average Dick Flick can vary to a large degree. Most of them are set in the 21st Century in North American cities, and usually involve gangs, car thieves, bank robbers, hot chicks, and dudes who like to drink and swear. However, other examples, such as Boondock Saints, From Dusk til Dawn, or Snatch, can be considered Dick Flicks even though they’re not set in America or don’t involve car chases that often. Basically, if guys like it, they show some tits, and its violent, then chances are that film could be classified as a dick flick.
If, however, someone falls in love and actually ends up happy, or the viewers always cry at a particular scene, then it is most definitely not a dick flick. It’s probably just one of those lame movies that your high school English teacher would always recommend and make the class watch when she was hungover or going through a particular bad part of her divorce.
1. When my buddy asked me if I wanted to watch a Dick Flick I thought he was finally coming out of the closet. Instead, he popped in the movie From Dusk til Dawn, and pretended to get aroused by all the boob shots.
2. The movie Drive was probably one of the best Dick Flicks I’ve seen in years. Too bad Ryan Gosling is such a douche. I’m not sure how or why girls find him sexy. To me, he still looks like the lanky, nerdy kid from Breaker High.
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