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Torch Song Trilogy (1988)
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Tony Award-winning actor and playwright Harvey Fierstein re-creates his role as the unsinkable Arnold Beckoff in this film adaptation of the smash Broadway play TORCH SONG TRILOGY... See full summary » Director:Paul Bogart |
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| Anne Bancroft | ... |
Ma Beckoff
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| Matthew Broderick | ... |
Alan Simon
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| Harvey Fierstein | ... |
Arnold Beckoff
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| Brian Kerwin | ... |
Ed Reese
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| Karen Young | ... |
Laurel
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Eddie Castrodad | ... |
David
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Ken Page | ... |
Murray
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Charles Pierce | ... |
Bertha Venation
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Axel Vera | ... |
Marina Del Rey
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Benji Schulman | ... |
Young Arnold Beckoff
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Nick Montgomery | ... |
Chorus Boy #1
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Kim Clark | ... |
Female Bar Patron #1
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Stephanie Penn | ... |
Female Bar Patron #2
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Geoffrey Harding | ... |
Man with Lighter
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Tony Award-winning actor and playwright Harvey Fierstein re-creates his role as the unsinkable Arnold Beckoff in this film adaptation of the smash Broadway play TORCH SONG TRILOGY. A very personal story that is both funny and poignant, TORCH SONG TRILOGY chronicles a New Yorker's search for love, respect and tradition in a world that seems not especially made for him. From Arnold's hilarious steps toward domestic bliss with a reluctant school teacher, to his first truly promising love affair with a young fashion model, Arnold's greatest challenge remains his complicated relationship with his mother. But armed with a keenly developed sense of humor and oftentimes piercing wit, Arnold continues to test the commonly accepted terms of endearment--and endurance--in a universally affecting story that confirms that happiness is well worth carrying a torch for. Written by Michael Braem
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It takes a lot of guts and a helluva sense of humor to live life in Arnold's shoes.Parents Guide:
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Amici, complici, amanti See more »Box Office
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$4,865,997 (USA)Company Credits
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Arnold: Whoops? Ed, did you say "whoops"? No, Ed. "Whoops" is when you fall down an elevator shaft. "Whoops" is when you skinny-dip in a school of piranha. "Whoops" is when you accidentally douche with Drano! No, Ed. This was no "whoops." This was an AAAAAAAAAAAAAHA-HA-HA-HA!
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Music by George Gershwin
Lyrics by Ira Gershwin
Performed by Bill Evans See more »
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Paul Joynt played the role of Allen in the original Broadway cast of "Torch Song Trilogy". See more »Quotes
Ed: Whoops.Arnold: Whoops? Ed, did you say "whoops"? No, Ed. "Whoops" is when you fall down an elevator shaft. "Whoops" is when you skinny-dip in a school of piranha. "Whoops" is when you accidentally douche with Drano! No, Ed. This was no "whoops." This was an AAAAAAAAAAAAAHA-HA-HA-HA!
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Connections
Referenced in "Mystery Science Theater 3000: Hercules Against the Moon Men (#5.10)" (1992) See more »Soundtracks
"I Loves You, Porgy"Music by George Gershwin
Lyrics by Ira Gershwin
Performed by Bill Evans See more »
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