The Boys in the Band (1970)

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Directed by

William Friedkin

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Kenneth Nelson
Michael

Frederick Combs
Donald

Cliff Gorman
Emory

Laurence Luckinbill
Hank

Keith Prentice
Larry

Peter White
Alan McCarthy

Reuben Greene
Bernard

Robert La Tourneaux
Cowboy Tex

Written by

Mart Crowley
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A middle aged gay man is hosting a friend's birthday when an old college friend calls him up. His old friend was acting strange during this phone call when the gay man never knew his friend to be this distressed. His old friend asks for them to meet. As the birthday party starts and continues into the night, things start to unravel with the help of alcohol.

Release date: 17 March 1970

Tags: 1970 (4), Birthday Party (2), Drama (2), Gay (2), Relationships (2), Dishonesty (1), Shower (1), All Male Cast (1), Gay Relationship (1), Party Game (1), College Friend (1), Based On A Play (1), Drunk (1), Bitchiness (1), Harold (1), Dialogue-driven (1), Not A Musical (1), Cake (1), Birthday (1), Homophobia (1)

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"Friedkinin yhden asunnon homoelokuva, joka sai toden teolla pohtimaan, onko tämä vain tilaustyö. En olisi ainakaan koskaan uskonut tätä Friedkinin elokuvaksi. Varmaan, jos sellainen pitää löytää, elokuvan todellinen auteur on se mies, kenen näytelmään tämä perustuu, eli Mart Crowley. Paikoitellen helvetin tylsä. Selittää kyllä vähän sitä, miksi Friedkin teki toisaalta myöhemmin erinomaisen Cruisingin ja helvetillisen Bugin (joka sekin oli teatteriadaptaatio). Alussa oli fi"