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15 March 1996 (USA) morePlot:
A documentary surveying the various Hollywood screen depictions of homosexuals and the attitudes behind them throughout the history of North American film. full summary | add synopsisAwards:
Nominated for 4 Primetime Emmys. Another 5 wins & 3 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(6 articles)
Out on DVD: A vintage gay oddity, TV teens, showtunes and talking back at the screen (From AfterElton.com. 17 June 2009, 5:48 AM, PDT)
First Look: James Franco In Howl
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Out of the closet and into the picture moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Lily Tomlin | ... | Narrator |
 | Tony Curtis | ... | Himself |
 | Susie Bright | ... | Herself |
| Arthur Laurents | ... | Himself |
 | Armistead Maupin | ... | Himself |
 | Whoopi Goldberg | ... | Herself |
| Jan Oxenberg | ... | Herself |
 | Harvey Fierstein | ... | Himself |
| Quentin Crisp | ... | Himself |
| Richard Dyer | ... | Himself |
| Jay Presson Allen | ... | Herself |
| Mrs. Gustav Ketterer | ... | Herself |
| Gore Vidal | ... | Himself |
| Will H. Hays | ... | Himself (archive footage) |
| Farley Granger | ... | Himself |
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Cher, Liza Minnelli, and Bette Midler were scheduled to be interviewed for this documentary, but all canceled at the last minute due to scheduling conflicts. moreQuotes:
Shirley MacLaine: None of us were really aware. We might have been forerunners, but we weren't really, because we didn't do the picture right. We were in the mindset of not understanding what we were basically doing. These days, there would be a tremendous outcry, as well there should be... moreFAQ
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"The Celluloid Closet" is a documentary that dares to go where others haven't gone before. Hollywood, that dream factory, has always been a magnet for the artistic gays and lesbians that have had a lot to endure and have never been recognized to the valuable contributions they have made to the medium.
Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman have compiled a comprehensible account of how homosexuals have been discriminated by the industry where they have been present since the early days of silent films. In fact, movies have always attracted homosexuals who, for the sake of being in the pictures, have gone to extremes in order to work in this form of entertainment.
We are given excellent background by a lot of people that explain the many intricacies these closeted individuals have endured while trying to have a career in the movies. Interviews with Arthur Laurents, Tony Curtis, Armistead Maupin, Susie Bright, Whoopie Goldberg, Jan Oxenburg, Jay Presson Allen, Gore Vidal and others, expand on the material we are watching. Lily Tomlin's narration is an asset.
Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman deserve credit for their frank attempt to illustrate Hollywood's hypocritical treatment to the people who, in a way, have added to the prestige and to the artistic quality of the movies.