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31 January 1979 (France)
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I remember when "Word Is Out" came out in 1978. Friends kept stopping me on the street to ask if I'd seen 'the movie.' As if there were no other.
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(Credited cast)| John Burnside | ... | Himself | |
| Sally M. Gearhart | ... | Herself | |
| Elsa Gidlow | ... | Herself | |
| Harry Hay | ... | Himself | |
| Tede Mathews | ... | Himself |
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124 min | 133 min (restored version)
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Featured in Fabulous! The Story of Queer Cinema (2006)
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| A major movie in the late 70s early 80s | interlingua_usa |
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I remember when "Word Is Out" came out in 1978. Acquaintances kept stopping me on the street to ask if I'd seen 'the movie.' As if there were no other. As soon as I saw it, I started asking people the same question.
It wasn't until I saw this film that I realized my whole life I had been trying to relate to straight romances, conflicts, comedies, and life experiences in general on the screen. When the film was done I wanted to see it all over againimmediatelyto memorize the people and their stories. Every one of them said something that spoke to me very directly and strongly. I cannot explain or express my feelings after I watched, for the first time in my life, gay peoplehonestly and beautifullytell what it's like to live in this country. I finally knew I belonged to a culture. I didn't feel as though I had to hide. I was not sick. I was not alone.
My story is not an anomaly. It is impossible to count the number of lives this film has changed by publicizing positive images of gay Americans for the first time ever. For thousands of peoplegay and straightit broke down stereotypes. It makes gay people identifiable even for those buried in the heartland of homophobic America because it's really about the universality of love and discovering who we really are. Everyone should see this movie.