Some of My Best Friends Are... (1971)
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- R
- 1h 50min
- Drama
- 27 Oct 1971 (USA)
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Complete, Cast awaiting verification
Tom Bade | ... |
Tanny
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James Murdock | ... |
Clint
(as David Baker)
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Paul Blake | ... |
Kenny
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Gary Campbell | ... |
Terry Nabour
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Carleton Carpenter | ... |
Miss Untouchable
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Robert Christian | ... |
Eric
(as Rob Christian)
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Candy Darling | ... |
Karen Richards / Harry
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Jeff David | ... |
Leo
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Alan Dellay | ... |
Pete Thomas
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Nick De Noia | ... |
Phil Drew
(as Nick DeNoia)
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Dan Drake | ... |
Lloyd
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David Drew | ... |
Howard Wilkins
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Jim Enzel | ... |
Gable
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Thomas Fiorello | ... |
Ernie
(as Tommy Fiorello)
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Fannie Flagg | ... |
Helen (Mildred Pierce)
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Joe George | ... |
Al Pulaski
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Gil Gerard | ... |
Scott
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Uva Harden | ... |
Michel Mireaux
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Rue McClanahan | ... |
Lita Joyce
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Hector Martinez | ... |
Jose
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Peg Murray | ... |
Mary Nabour
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Dick O'Neill | ... |
Tim Holland
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Larry Reed | ... |
Louis Barone
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Gary Sandy | ... |
Jim Paine
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Lou Steele | ... |
Barrett Hartman
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Clifton Steere | ... |
Giggling Gertie
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Sylvia Syms | ... |
Sadie Holzer
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Joe Taylor | ... |
Nebraska
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Ben Yaffee | ... |
Marvin Hocker
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Rita Bennett |
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Bob Bonds |
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Mona Crawford |
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Cornelius Frizell |
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Fritzi Goldstein |
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Sally Hammer |
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Jack Kasabian |
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Mary Love |
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Harvey Noel |
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Dan Quinn |
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Alisson Russo |
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Karolyn Russo |
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Kathy Stritch | ... |
(as Cathy Strich)
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Bill Tarman |
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Seymour Weinstein |
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Michael Bluegrass | ... |
(uncredited)
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Casey Donovan | ... |
(uncredited)
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John Hartnett | ... |
Disco Dancer (uncredited)
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Directed by
Mervyn Nelson |
Written by
Mervyn Nelson | ... | (written by) |
Barbara Rhodes | ... | (story consultant) |
Produced by
John Lauricella | ... | producer |
Joseph Rhodes | ... | executive producer |
Martin Richards | ... | producer (as Marty Richards) |
Tom Ward | ... | associate producer |
Music by
Gordon Rose |
Cinematography by
Tony Mitchell |
Editing by
Richard Cadenas | ||
Angelo Ross |
Editorial Department
Christopher Ross | ... | second assistant editor |
Peter A. Sabino | ... | assistant editor |
Casting By
Mimi Kelly | ||
Clifton Steere |
Art Direction by
Ray Menard |
Set Decoration by
Nino Novellino | ||
Frank Schoen |
Costume Design by
Andy Greenhut |
Makeup Department
Ronald Deman | ... | hair designer |
Gudron Holt | ... | makeup artist |
Alex Witt | ... | hair design assistant |
Production Management
Harry Bjorkstrom | ... | production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Steve Marshall | ... | assistant director |
Elliot Tuckerman | ... | assistant director |
Sound Department
Robert Colbert | ... | boom operator |
W. Grieve-Smith | ... | sound |
Joseph Lesko | ... | sound editor (as Joe Lesko) |
John Lewis | ... | sound mixer |
Walter Nolan | ... | sound editor |
Camera and Electrical Department
Dick Carballo | ... | lighting director |
Jim Crispi | ... | electrician (as Jimmy Crispi) |
Ron Pitts | ... | assistant camera |
Chuck Portz | ... | electrician |
Joe Sainsbury | ... | grip |
Al Sentesy | ... | grip (as Al Santesy) |
Casting Department
Ira Gerard | ... | extras casting |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Beverly Crawford | ... | wardrobe assistant |
Lillian Schwartz | ... | wardrobe assistant |
Music Department
Dave Grover | ... | music arrangement |
Joe Miller | ... | music arrangement |
Phil Moore | ... | composer: piano music |
Gordon Rose | ... | music arrangement |
Don Sebesky | ... | music arrangement |
Gordon Rose | ... | conductor (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
Susanna Preston | ... | script supervisor |
Additional Crew
Bill Beautyman | ... | special assistant |
Thomas Fiorello | ... | production assistant (as Tom Fiorello) |
Norma Harris | ... | production staff |
Joan Kostroff | ... | production staff (as Gail Kostroff) |
David Macmackin | ... | dialogue director |
Gail Milbourne | ... | production staff |
Anne Mooney | ... | production staff |
Dan Quinn | ... | special assistant |
Barbara Rhodes | ... | story consultant |
Thanks
Mary Imperato | ... | acknowledgment and thanks |
Allen Lithe | ... | acknowledgment and thanks |
Lt. Periwig | ... | acknowledgment and thanks |
Production Companies
- Bluebird Productions
- Cutler Griffin Associates (in association with)
Distributors
- American International Pictures (AIP) (1971) (United States) (theatrical)
- Anglo-EMI Film Distributors (1971) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Astral Films (Canada) (theatrical)
- British Empire Films Australia (1972) (Australia) (theatrical)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Act III (wardrobe)
- Alexanders (wardrobe)
- B. & O. Film Effects (opticals)
- Barret & Zervoulet (wigs)
- Blades (wardrobe)
- Broadstreets (wardrobe)
- House of Carl (wigs)
- Jerry Brown (furs)
- KLR Agency (casting)
- Nepentha (acknowledgments and thanks)
- O'Neals (acknowledgments and thanks)
- Ross-Gaffney Inc. (editing facility)
- St. Pauls Cathedral (acknowledgments and thanks)
- Thursday's (acknowledgments and thanks)
- Zodiac Bar (acknowledgments and thanks: all the boys at the bar)
Storyline
Plot Summary |
It's Christmas Eve at the Blue Jay, a Greenwich Village gay bar, a place where patrons believe they can feel free to be themselves as opposed to the straight charade many portray in their outside lives. To be more accurate, they can portray what they truly want to portray, talk to others in as open an manner as they want about their struggles in being gay, and can strive toward, or at least fantasize openly about, their dreams. As stated by Sadie Holzer, the bar's cook who just returned to work after a medical issue, those at the Blue Jay are like one big family of one's own choosing. She is only partially correct: they have all chosen the Blue Jay as their home, but there are some family members who some wish would just go away. One of those is Lita Joyce, who is outwardly a fag hag, but is really just a ball-buster who wants to prove to herself that she has what attracting the opposite sex takes. She brought Scott, a pilot, into the bar one evening, and Scott immediately fell for regular Terry, a graphic artist, and Lita seems determined to destroy their happiness. Another is Jim Paine, whom middle-aged Marvin Hocker tries unsuccessfully to pass off as his nephew; the two are planning to travel to Rome for the holidays, with everyone knowing Jim is a gay-for-pay hustler and Marvin his latest sugar daddy. As many men hope that tonight will be a special night in achieving their dreams--or at least one dream within many--they must face the reality that there will be an end to the evening and an outside world to which they will return. Written by Huggo |
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Taglines | This is the place that separates the men from the "boys". See more » |
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Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Did You Know?
Trivia | This film was way ahead of its time. One of the characters referred to J. Edgar Hoover as "....a drag queen." In 1971, Hoover was still Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and viewed as a traditional American hero by the majority of his fellow Americans. See more » |
Goofs | When the hustler (Gary Sandy) rips off the drag queen's (Candy Darling) wig, her hair ribbon somehow stays attached to her real hair underneath. See more » |
Movie Connections | Featured in Homo Promo (1991). See more » |
Soundtracks | The Bar See more » |
Quotes |
Barrett Hartman:
Forgive me for not getting up. It's a bit awkward. Lita Joyce: Don't apologize. I abhor men in a vertical position. See more » |