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A documentary surveying the various Hollywood screen depictions of homosexuals and the attitudes behind them throughout the history of North American film. full summary | add synopsisAwards:
Nominated for 4 Primetime Emmys. Another 5 wins & 3 nominations moreUser Comments:
Excellent documentary moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Lily Tomlin | ... | Narrator |
 | Tony Curtis | ... | Himself |
 | Susie Bright | ... | Herself |
| Arthur Laurents | ... | Himself |
 | Armistead Maupin | ... | Himself |
 | Whoopi Goldberg | ... | Herself |
| Jan Oxenberg | ... | Herself |
 | Harvey Fierstein | ... | Himself |
| Quentin Crisp | ... | Himself |
| Richard Dyer | ... | Himself |
| Jay Presson Allen | ... | Herself |
| Mrs. Gustav Ketterer | ... | Herself |
| Gore Vidal | ... | Himself |
| Will H. Hays | ... | Himself (archive footage) |
| Farley Granger | ... | Himself |
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Cher was scheduled to be interviewed for this documentary, but did not attend for filming. moreQuotes:
Susan Sarandon: You wouldn't have to get drunk to bed Catherine Deneuve, I don't care what your sexual history to that point had been. moreFAQ
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Entertaining, thought-provoking and (at times) very funny documentary chronicling gay subject matter in motion pictures from the silents up to 1995. The narration (by Lily Tomlin) is insightful and the cameos and comments by various stars who have played gay (Tom Hanks, Whoopi Goldberg, Harry Hamlin) or are gay (Harvey Feinstein, the late Quentin Crisp, Paul Rudnick) are very entertaining and in two cases (with Susan Sarandon and Gore Vidal) utterly uproarious. Special attention should be paid to the "Ben-Hur" segment when you realize Stephen Boyd was playing it gay and Charlton Heston was totally oblivious! This is a very important film and should be seen by everybody gay OR straight. A must for film buffs. Don't miss this one! My only complaint--it's too short! The DVD version has extra interviews that are just great.