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Torch Song Trilogy (1988)
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14 December 1988 (USA)
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It takes a lot of guts and a helluva sense of humor to live life in Arnold's shoes.
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Tony Award-winning actor and playwright Harvey Fierstein re-creates his role as the unsinkable Arnold...
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Death By "Torchwood": Captain Jack, Ianto Jones, And The Rise Of The Queer Superhero
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The 50 Best Gay Movies (2009)
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The 50 Best Gay Movies (2009)
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Harvey Fierstein's brilliant depiction of gay life in the late seventies
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Anne Bancroft | ... | Ma Beckoff |
 | Matthew Broderick | ... | Alan Simon |
 | Harvey Fierstein | ... | Arnold Beckoff |
 | Brian Kerwin | ... | Ed Reese |
 | Karen Young | ... | Laurel |
| Eddie Castrodad | ... | David |
| Ken Page | ... | Murray |
| Charles Pierce | ... | Bertha Venation |
| Axel Vera | ... | Marina Del Rey |
| Benji Schulman | ... | Young Arnold Beckoff |
| Nick Montgomery | ... | Chorus Boy #1 |
 | Robert Neary | ... | Chorus Boy #2 |
| Kim Clark | ... | Female Bar Patron #1 |
| Stephanie Penn | ... | Female Bar Patron #2 |
| Geoffrey Harding | ... | Man with Lighter |
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120 min | Brazil:114 min
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Finland:K-14 (1989) |
Finland:K-16 (1992) |
Iceland:L |
Canada:14A |
Canada:G (Quebec) |
Sweden:11 |
UK:15 |
USA:R |
West Germany:16
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Matthew Broderick was asked to do the role of Alan, but he felt it was too soon after his auto accident in Ireland. He didn't reply to the producers, so Tate Donovan was cast instead. The second day of rehearsals, Broderick called Harvey Fierstein on set and agreed to do the role.
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References What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962)
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I Loves You, Porgy
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A touching portrayal of the difficulties involved in family relationships among gays. Noteworthy performances by Fierstein, Broderick and Bancroft. Lotsa laughs and tears. An underground film that deserves more attention. Daring and disturbing, this film examines the trying reality of being rejected by family, friends and co-workers for no other reason than homosexuality.