Casting queer actors in queer roles in Fire Island added “so much” authenticity to the film, according to James Scully.ĭirected by Andrew Ahn and written by Joel Kim Booster, the rom-com centres around two best friends (Booster and Bowen Yang) as they embark on a weeklong vacation to the titular gay hotspot, “with the help of cheap rosé and their cadre of eclectic friends”.