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Kenneth Nelson,
Frederick Combs,
Leonard Frey,
Cliff Gorman,
Reuben Greene
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"The Boys in the Band is not a musical" read the film's original advertisements. The film is set in the apartment of Michael (Kenneth Nelson), a homosexual who holds a birthday party for his friend Ha... read more
DVD Release Date: November 11, 2008
Stats: 123 reviews
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Flixster Reviews (123)
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December 3, 2010Compelling but at times brutally grim drama is a view into the dark night of the soul. Committed performances and good direction keep this watchable but at times some of the actions are so cruel you have to wonder how these people could of been friends before and how could they s... read more
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December 28, 2008Groundbreaking drama based on the off-Broadway play by Mart Crowley, featuring every member of the show's original cast. Michael is throwing a birthday party for his friend Harold. All the guests are gay. One is "straight". Before the night is over, the conversation will turn... read more
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June 26, 2007Spellbinding drama directed by William Friedkin. Excellent filmization of Matt Crowley's landmark play about nine men at a birthday party located somewhere in the upper side of New York City. It is a nice party,with one exception;eight of the men at the party are gay,the ninth in... read more
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August 26, 2011fb100000185301014Marvellous drama dealing with the lives of the homosexuals in the big city. It's well adapted tragicomedy.
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March 17, 2011An instant classic for anyone interested in GLBT cinema. It was fascinating watching how gay men in NYC dealt with life about a year after Stonewall. For me it was more a reflection of the society they lived in that forced some to be so internally homophobic.
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September 20, 2010People liked it that much? (See popcorn and tomato meters.) It's far from terrible work, but half of the characters are douche bags, and there's a stereotype around every corner, intent on labeling people. Really cheesy lines and plot.
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January 5, 2009What a great film. The play is even better. It really peels away the layers to get to the all to common human factor.
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September 18, 2007Wow. It's such a timeless classic, although certain scenes are not politically correct in today's mindset, but never the less, it is well worth watching if you can get your hands on a copy of this gay genre-defining film.
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September 24, 2006This film is a classic. It is about a group of friends, in the 1970s, who are all gay. It is not a very uplifting film, as it followed the "gay film rules" of the time. You know the ones, that say you can have gay people in the movie, they just have to be miserable or serial ki... read more
Critic Reviews
September 5, 2009
Fernando F. Croce, CinePassion
March 29, 2009
Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com
The characters' pathos and self-loathing were deplorable even in 1970, but the it is significant historically as one of Hollywood's first explicitly gay movies and an early work of Billy Friedkin just... Full Review
December 12, 2008
Phil Hall, Film Threat
These are not the type of gay boys that you would like to take home. Full Review
November 29, 2008
Richard Knight, Windy City Times
A movie that needs to finally be acknowledged -- unsullied -- for the groundbreaking status that it deserves. Full Review
November 10, 2008
Bill Weber, Slant Magazine
The sizzle of the bon mot%u2013tossing ensemble, intact from the stage original, is bracing and fuels the film's momentum. Full Review
August 18, 2006
Bob Bloom, Journal and Courier (Lafayette, IN)
a breakthrough film in the gay film genre; but dated by today's standards
August 26, 2005
Rich Cline, Shadows on the Wall
lively, edgy, groundbreaking
February 2, 2003
Luke Y. Thompson, New Times
Groundbreaking, yet entertaining too.
August 26, 2002
Ken Hanke, Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)
Powerful, painful, and blessed with endlessly quotable dialogue. Full Review
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