The Boys in the Band (1970)
- Starring:
- Kenneth Nelson, Frederick Combs, (more)
- Director(s):
- William Friedkin
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R
- Category:
- Drama
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My RatingSynopsis of The Boys in the Band
"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 Harold (Leonard Frey). As Michael and his gay buddies prepare for Harold's arrival, Michael's old college chum Alan (Peter White) makes a surprise appearance. Alan is straight, so Michael tells the revellers to watch their step. Alan's uptight reaction to gay Emory (Cliff Gorman) foments a confrontation. The embittered Michael tries to prove that Alan is a latent homosexual by staging a perverse game in which all the partygoers are required to declare their affections for the persons that they love the most. As it turns out, the person most injured by this game is Michael himself, who is incapable of loving anyone. As the first major-studio production to deal frankly with homosexuality, every member of the show's original Broadway cast appears in the film, including Laurence Luckinbill as an out-of-the-closet husband and father. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 119 mins
Complete Cast of The Boys in the Band
- Kenneth Nelson - Michael
- Leonard Frey - Harold
- Reuben Greene - Bernard
- Laurence Luckinbill - Hank
- Peter White - Alan
- Frederick Combs - Donald
- Cliff Gorman - Emory
- Robert La Tourneaux - Cowboy
- Keith Prentice - Larry
- Murray Melvin - Alphonse
- Director(s):
- William Friedkin
- Writer(s):
- Mart Crowley
- Producer(s):
- Mart Crowley, Dominick Dunne, Robert Jiras
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R(Adult Language, Adult Situations)
- Categories:
- Drama
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