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Arnold is a gay man working as drag queen in 1971 NYC. He meets a handsome bisexual man.Arnold is a gay man working as drag queen in 1971 NYC. He meets a handsome bisexual man.Arnold is a gay man working as drag queen in 1971 NYC. He meets a handsome bisexual man.
- Awards
- 1 win & 3 nominations total
Axel Lott
- Marina Del Rey
- (as Axel Vera)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaEstelle Getty originated the role of Ma Beckoff on Broadway. She was unavailable filming The Golden Girls (1985) as Sophia, Dorothy's mother, to reprise the part for the movie so Anne Bancroft was cast instead.
- GoofsArnold hires a car service to take him and Ma to the cemetery, and the car is seen waiting for them. But when Ma storms off and leaves in the car, it's not the same driver that brought them to the cemetery.
- SoundtracksDames
Music by Harry Warren
Lyrics by Al Dubin
Performed by Harvey Fierstein (uncredited), Ken Page (uncredited), Charles Pierce (uncredited), Axel Lott (uncredited), Nick Montgomery (uncredited), Robert Neary (uncredited), and Harriet C. Leider (uncredited)
© 1934 (renewed) Warner Bros. Inc. (ASCAP)
[Performed in the drag show during the opening credits; reprise in the first 1973 scene]
Featured review
TST is like Harvey Fierstein himself: you love it or you loathe it; I love it. Preachy and heavy-handed as "Torch" is at times, it's also a brilliant, hilarious, and truly heartfelt look at how gay men love each other and their families. Arnold Beckoff, like Harvey, apologizes to no one for who and what he his, and his pride is infectious. And Matthew Broderick, as Arnold's model lover, has never been more appealing.
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- Country of origin
- Languages
- Also known as
- Das Kuckucksei
- Filming locations
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $4,865,997
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $70,022
- Dec 18, 1988
- Gross worldwide
- $4,870,903
- Runtime2 hours
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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