Julian needed the help because he was a mess! Only his youth would make it worthwhile! He looked greasy and worn out; sorta like a real HO! I really want a remake with all the sleazy scenes done
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The sequel would be nice as well;
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Can't believe no one's given the correct answer to the OP's question. Julian isn't bi or gay. He only wears the eyeliner when he's meeting Rip's "clients" for blowjobs. Or am I misremembering? Are there any scenes where he's just willingly wearing eyeliner for fashion reasons? Seems like something they just talked the male prostitutes into doing to make them more appealing. "Dolling them up", so to speak.

It wasn't normal in clubs (unless u were in a glam rock band) in Florida either. I remember thinking how freaking weird it was. Downey shows up in Weird Science wearing eye liner also.

myYep. Totally "normal" in LA. I was just a kid, but I too remember it. My parents were older, and my dad would comment on it. Thought it was just wrong, lol.

my mother was not a fan of the eyeliner either. always had to leave the house first before getting ready to club.
Prince got Apollonia wearing eyeliner so it had to be okay, right?! right?! lol
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Yep. Totally "normal" in LA. I was just a kid, but I too remember it. My parents were older, and my dad would comment on it. Thought it was just wrong, lol.

Lots of guys wore them, also but not only Goths. Wearing eyeliner as a guy (usually in clubs and concerts, not at school, but there were kids who did) was totally acceptable if you were part of any of the ubiquitous Post-Punk/Industrial/Gothic/New Romantic/New Wave scene back then.
(Maybe not in the Midwest)
Grammar:
The difference between knowing your sh**
and knowing you're sh**.

Duran Duran?

Some guys definitely wore eyeliner in that era, obviously influenced by the "Glam Rock" bands, ex. Poisen, Twisted Sister, Skid row, Cinderella, et al.

There was an androgyny thing going on in the 80s; at least among musicians. Think of all those girly-looking hair bands like Poison, Prince, etc. Not saying you wouldn't get your butt kicked in high school, but I can see that being the norm in LA night life.

It was probably acceptable in the San Fernando Valley.

not the scenes his character was part of

I agree. His makeup was part of the culture he was involved in the clubs, the high-end parties, etc. I mean, of course it wasn't mainstream stuff, but there were plenty of circles where it was normal for guys to want to look like someone from The Cure.
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Wearing mascara back then was not common, altough LA was a strange place. I do remember the scene that looks like some makeup is running, and I'm sure it was, but it was probably an error in filming. The mascara was probably not supposed to be a character trait, but only to make actor Downey Jr. look strung out. They put the makeup on him to give his eye's the tired and hollowed out look of a junkie and didn't catch the little smear that appeared during filming, and if they saw it during editing they probably weren't going to ask for a reshoot on a movie that likely had a limited budget considering the controversy it was causing.

lol
even if i see some men in club-scene STILL wearin'it so yep it is still "cool"why not.
i do not care 1 way or the other.
80s definitely and 2000's
Millenials too.
LOVE THIS MOVIE sooooo sad,
yet so realistically good.
love it.
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New Romantic style

I wouldn't say it was common per se, but it was definitely a thing in the 80s around LA. It started in the early 70s glam scene and carried over into punk, and then it spread out a bit further to kids who listened to KROQ dreck like The Cure and Depeche Mode I forget what they called that scene. (edit: New Romantic/NuRo I guess) Of course it became a huge thing again with the hair metal glam pt. II scene, but that has nothing to do with Julian wearing it in the movie.
Anyway, if you think it didn't happen at all, you don't have a clue.

where do you get your information? it wasn't normal for guys (straight guys, at least) to wear blackeye liner at all in the '80s!
yes. it was.
Re: Was Robert Downey Jr
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where do you get your information? it wasn't normal for guys (straight guys, at least) to wear blackeye liner at all in the '80s!

Prince had us wearing all kind of schitt that we wouldn't even think about now. Clubbing in the 80's, eyeliner, long trench coats and lots of leather. ladies were lovin' it. got much tail.
those were the good old days.
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Maybe not in your area but I saw it allot growing up in the Houston Metro area.

it wasn't normal for guys (straight guys, at least) to wear blackeye liner at all in the '80s!
Thank you!

Really, a lot of guys wore eyeliner in the 80s. I was just a young kid, but I remember going to the mall with my mom all the time, and seeing all these boys wearing makeup and thinking it was weird. Very confusing for a little kid, lol! It was common enough that I remember it very well to this day.

He was bisexual, most of them were.

it you recall the scene where Clay rescues Julian and they are driving in the car, Julian's eyeliner is running because he'd been crying. it was very pronouced in the movie that he wears it on and off.
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