“... is not a musical.”
A witty, perceptive and devastating look at the personal agendas and suppressed revelations swirling among a group of gay men in Manhattan. Harold is celebrating a birthday, and his friend Michael has drafted some other 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, unleashing dormant and unspoken emotions.
Kenneth Nelson
Michael
Leonard Frey
Harold
Peter White
Alan McCarthy
Cliff Gorman
Emory
Frederick Combs
Donald
Reuben Greene
Bernard
Laurence Luckinbill
Hank
Keith Prentice
Larry
Robert La Tourneaux
Cowboy Tex
Maud Adams
Photo Model (uncredited)
The Boys in the Band is a drama film released in 1970 exploring themes of new york city, birthday party, based on play or musical, male homosexuality, lgbt, self-loathing. Directed by William Friedkin, it stars Kenneth Nelson, Leonard Frey, Peter White. A witty, perceptive and devastating look at the personal agendas and suppressed revelations swirling among a group of gay men in Manhattan. Harold is celebrating a birthday, and his friend Michael has drafted some other 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, unleashing dormant and unspoken emotions.
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