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29 January 2000 (USA) morePlot:
This movie contains three short stories dealing with the theme of homosexuality. In "A Friend of Dorothy"... more | add synopsisAwards:
1 nomination moreNewsDesk:
Ask the Flying Monkey (January 27, 2009)(From AfterElton.com. 26 January 2009, 5:46 PM, PST)
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An honest, sometimes unforgiving look at homophobia over three generations. moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Erik Knudsen | ... | Young Johnny Burroughs | |
| Brittany Murphy | ... | Dorothy Nelson | |
| Jason Priestley | ... | Billy | |
| Margot Kidder | ... | Mrs. Nelson | |
| Helen Shaver | ... | Janet | |
| Mimi Rogers | ... | McPherson | |
| David Hemblen | ... | Chester Burroughs | |
| Aron Tager | ... | Mr. Manos | |
| Paulino Nunes | ... | Navy Recruiter | |
| Brian Kerwin | ... | Chuck Dawson | |
| Shirley Josephs | ... | Mrs. Manos | |
| Ann Holloway | ... | Mrs. Burgess | |
| Patti Medwid | ... | Mrs. Dawson | |
| Sean O'Neill | ... | Barber Shop Boy | |
| Andrew Butcher | ... | Barber Shop Boy |
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Johnny Burroughs: So, OK. The bottom line seems to be our choice. We can embrace our differences, and each stand alone, or we can accept the overwhelming evidence that none of us is so very unique, and stand together, on common ground. moreFAQ
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This movie is a powerful portrayal of gay life and homophobia in small-town America, in this case Homer, Connecticut. Narrated through all three vignettes by Eric Stoltz's character, the character is 6 or so in "1954" when a young woman (Brittany Murphy) returns from the Navy with a Section 8 discharge for "deviant sexual behavior". In "1974", Stoltz is a fresh-from-Vietnam veteran tending grounds at the town war memorial at a time when the high school's star swimmer (Johnathan Taylor Thomas) wants to come out to his French teacher (Stephen Weber). In the last vignette, Stoltz's groundskeeper is greying, and some in the town (mostly veterans and church-goers) are protesting the marriage of two gay men, one of whom has wedding-day jitters and a father (Ed Asner) who helped organize and mobilize the protest.