Common Ground

Name: Common Ground
Genre: Drama
Released: 2000-01-29
Duration: 1 h 45 min
Rating: 7.2
Cast: Erik Knudsen, Brittany Murphy, Jason Priestley

TV Movie
20002000
RR
1h 45m

IMDb RATING

7.2/10

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Drama

This movie contains three short stories dealing with the theme of homosexuality. In "A Friend of Dorothy", a woman joins the Navy during the 1950's and discovers lesbianism. In "Mr. Roberts"... Read allThis movie contains three short stories dealing with the theme of homosexuality. In "A Friend of Dorothy", a woman joins the Navy during the 1950's and discovers lesbianism. In "Mr. Roberts", a teacher in a 1970's classroom struggles with his closeted gay status. Finally in "Amos... Read allThis movie contains three short stories dealing with the theme of homosexuality. In "A Friend of Dorothy", a woman joins the Navy during the 1950's and discovers lesbianism. In "Mr. Roberts", a teacher in a 1970's classroom struggles with his closeted gay status. Finally in "Amos and Andy", a father wrestles with his own emotional acceptance of a present day wedding b... Read all

IMDb RATING

7.2/10

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Director
- Donna Deitch
Writers
- Paula Vogel(segment A Friend of Dorothy's)
- Terrence McNally(segment M. Roberts)
- Harvey Fierstein(segment Amos and Andy)
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Awards
- 1 nomination

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Harvey Fierstein with Andrew Airlie, James LeGros and Edward Asner

Jonathan Taylor Thomas stars as Tobias Anderson

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Goofs
Dorothy presents a blue discharge to the school principal in the 1950s. Blue discharges were discontinued in 1947. Further, the principal calls it a "dishonorable" discharge. Blue discharges were neither honorable nor dishonorable; they were administrative.

Quotes
Tobias: Whats it feel like to make love to another man?
Gil Roberts: It's wonderful
Tobias: See, that's what I want to learn!

Connections
Features The Jack Benny Program (1950)

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10/10

The First Gay "Legacy" Film

A trilogy of gay/lesbian stories tracing societal attitudes towards homosexuals and the homosexual lifestyle from the 1950's to the present, this is the first "legacy" film for gays.

Superbly written, acted and produced, the three tales revolve around the themes of prejudice and acceptance, with the middle story of a young student's "coming out" as an impetus for his role model teacher's lifestyle disclosure, being the standout episode and should be seen by anyone wrestling with their sexual identity.

Bravo Paramount and Showtime for this outstanding and compassionate film.

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