Saturday Night at the Baths (1975)

User Rating:

6.8/10   

Director:

David Buckley

Writers:

Franklin Khedouri (screenplay) and
David Buckley (screenplay)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama

Plot:

A musician from Montana finds work and other things at The Continental Baths in New York City, 1974. |

Plot Keywords:

New York City | American Football | Homosexual History | Friendship | Dancing

Cast

Robert Aberdeen	...	Michael
Ellen Sheppard	...	Tracy
Don Scotti	...	Scotti
Steve Ostrow	...	Steve
Phillip Owens	...	Queen / Football Player - Gay Team
Jane Olivor	...	Performer (as Janie Olivor)
Janie Olivor	...	Performer
R. Douglas Brautigham	...	Bagman
Paul Ott	...	Hustler (as Paul J. Ott)
Paul Vanase	...	Towel Queen / Football Player - Gay Team
Caleb Stone	...	Female Impersonator (as Caleb Stonn)
J.C. Gaynor	...	Female Impersonator
Pedro Valentine	...	Female Impersonator
Toyia	...	Female Impersonator / Drag Queen
Josh Palace	...	Counterman

Runtime:

86 min | USA:75 min (DVD version)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

USA:R

Filming Locations:

Continental Baths - 230 West 74th Street, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

B.T.O. Films

Trivia:

The show at the Baths was attended by over 800 (extras) and included some of New Yorks then current elite. They were all paid $1.00 for their part and had to sign releases before they were admitted. Beyond the Fringe was playing at the time and the astute voyeur can see Dudley Moore and Peter Cook sipping a drink in the crowd.

Soundtrack:

Pretty Girl

New DVD has different ending

When I saw this film in Washington DC in 1976 - at the tender age of 16! - I was flabbergasted by the finale, where the two male leads get onto a bed, kissing, completely naked. Fast forward three decades later - when I saw this was available for rental, I sat through the whole thing, and remembered bits and pieces of it. While the very handsome male lead (the bi guy) does get shown nude with his wife, the last scene with the two guys naked got replaced by a scene of them, fully clothed, on the roof of a building talking and kissing. Kind of a letdown! Still it was pretty cool to relive that amazing moment from the seventies when I witnessed gay film-making for the first time.