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Stonewall (1995)

R  99 min  -  Drama | Comedy   -  3 September 1996 (USA)
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A group of homosexual people try to live with dignity and self-respect while events build to the opening battle in the major gay rights movement.

Director:

Nigel Finch
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Guillermo Díaz ...
La Miranda
Frederick Weller ...
Matty Dean
Brendan Corbalis Brendan Corbalis ...
Ethan
Duane Boutte ...
Bostonia
Bruce MacVittie ...
Vinnie
Peter Ratray Peter Ratray ...
Burt
Dwight Ewell ...
Helen Wheels
Matthew Faber ...
Mizz Moxie
Michael McElroy Michael McElroy ...
Princess Ernestine
Luis Guzmán ...
Vito
Joey Dedio ...
Angelo
Tim Artz Tim Artz ...
Plainclothes Cop
Isaiah Washington ...
Uniformed Cop
Candis Cayne ...
Diva
David Drumgold David Drumgold ...
Diva
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Storyline

Who could have guessed that a bunch of men in dresses would breath life into the movement to win equal rights for gay men and lesbians? Certainly not the police who raided the Stonewall Inn, a popular "drag" bar in Greenwich Village. After a long history of police raids, extortion, and brutality, a gaggle of drag queens at the Stonewall decide they have had enough and begin to riot when the police try to load them into a paddy wagon. Told by "La Miranda" (Hector), a regular customer at the Stonewall Inn, the film is a recounting of events that led up to that fateful day in 1969. "Matty Dean" is the handsome angry young man that La Miranda meets at the Stonewall one day and with whom she/he quickly falls in love. "Bostonia" is the self-styled Queen Mother of the drag queens and guides each initiate gently "into the life." Her lover, Vinnie... Written by Mark Fleetwood <mfleetwo@mail.coin.missouri.edu>  

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Plot Keywords:

Police | Drag | Riot | Drag Queen | Gay  | See more »

Taglines:

The fight for the right to love [USA theatrical] See more »

Genres:

Drama | Comedy

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence, sexuality and language See all certifications »
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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$74,052 (USA) (28 July 1996) (10 Screens)

Gross:

$616,248 (USA) (29 September 1996)
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Trivia

Director Nigel Finch died of AIDS shortly after completing this, his last film. See more »

Goofs

Factual errors: The picket at Independence Hall was a yearly event called the Annual Reminder. It took place every July 4 from 1965 to 1969. The Stonewall riots began June 28, earlier in the summer than the Annual Reminder. See more »

Quotes

La Miranda: Welcome to tiny-bop heaven!
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