BOYS IN THE BAND, THE

Synopsis

Academy Award® winning director William Friedkin (The French Connection, The Exorcist) and playwright Mart Crowley serve up the acclaimed, groundbreaking film adapted from Crowley’s hallmark off-Broadway play – a witty, perceptive and devastating look at the personal agendas and suppressed revelations swirling among a group of gay men in Manhattan. This sensitive yet humourous adaptation of the stage play, performed by the original cast of the stage production, is one of the first films to openly address gay issues in a matter-of-fact style that largely avoids stereotyping.

Harold (Leonard Frey, who delivered an Academy Award® nominated performance in The Fiddler on the Roof) is celebrating a birthday, and his friend Michael (Kenneth Nelson, Hellraiser) has drafted some friends to help commemorate the event. As the evening progresses, the alcohol flows, the knives come out and Michael’s demand that the group participate in a devious telephone game unleashes dormant and unspoken emotions.

Director: William Friedkin

Actor: Kenneth Nelson , Leonard Frey

Rating: M
Running Time: 120 mins

Languages: English

Genre: Drama
Year Of Production: 1970
Country: USA

Number of Discs: 1
DVD Release Date: 10 Feb 10
Colour/B&W: COLOUR
Format: NTSC
Region: 4
Aspect Ratio: 16:9
Audio: 2.0
HOH: No
Catalogue Code: DAVID1847