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17 March 1970 (USA) moreTagline:
"The Boys in the Band" ...is not a musical.Plot:
Tempers fray and true selves are revealed when a heterosexual is accidentally invited to a homosexual party. full summary | full synopsisAwards:
Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 1 win & 1 nomination moreNewsDesk:
(3 articles)
William Friedkin (From The AV Club. 4 December 2008, 9:01 PM, PST)
The Boys In The Band
(From The AV Club. 11 November 2008, 9:04 PM, PST)
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A Milestone In "Queer Cinema" moreCast
(Complete credited cast)| Kenneth Nelson | ... | Michael | |
| Frederick Combs | ... | Donald | |
| Cliff Gorman | ... | Emory | |
| Laurence Luckinbill | ... | Hank | |
| Keith Prentice | ... | Larry | |
| Peter White | ... | Alan McCarthy | |
| Reuben Greene | ... | Bernard | |
| Robert La Tourneaux | ... | Cowboy Tex | |
| Leonard Frey | ... | Harold |
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118 minCountry:
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1.85 : 1 moreSound Mix:
MonoCertification:
France:-16 (1972) | Australia:R | UK:15 | Finland:K-16 | Norway:18 (1972) | Sweden:15 | USA:R | Iceland:12Fun Stuff
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Stars all of the same actors from the original play. Producer/author Mart Crowley insisted that the entire original cast of the off-Broadway production be used in the film. moreGoofs:
Continuity: When he arrives at the party, Cowboy's hairstyle is completely different than it was when he appeared in opening montage as street hustler just several hours earlier. moreQuotes:
Michael: You're stoned and you're late. You were supposed to arrive at this location at eight thirty dash nine o'clock.Harold: What I am Michael is a 32 year-old, ugly, pock marked Jew fairy, and if it takes me a little while to pull myself together, and if I smoke a little grass before I get up the nerve to show my face to the world, it's nobody's god damned business but my own. And how are you this evening?
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I can watch this film over & over. I find some Gay men dismiss it because it makes them feel uncomfortable. I embrace it because I can relate to it. As far as it being "dated", how can it not be in some ways?? It was filmed in 1970! The characters & situations are universal & timeless: Who doesn't know a mean drunk? Who hasn't laughed at & with a loud boisterous friend? Who hasn't felt imprisoned by a relationship? etc. These are people & things that we've all dealt with & faced, whether you're straight or gay. My favorite scene in the film is when they start dancing to a Motown classic. A bunch of old friends remembering younger days on Fire Island. It's bittersweet & poignant.