Torch Song Trilogy (1988)
Torch Song Trilogy (1988)


Plot.
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Cast & Crew.

Matthew Broderick
Alan Simon

Harvey Fierstein
Arnold Beckoff / Theatre Play / Screenplay

Anne Bancroft
Ma Beckoff

Brian Kerwin
Ed Reese

Eddie Castrodad
David

Lorry Goldman
Phil Beckoff

Ken Page
Murray

Karen Young
Laurel

Charles Pierce
Bertha Venation

Charles Pierce
Bertha Venation

Axel Vera
Marina Del Rey

Axel Lott
Marina Del Rey

Benji Schulman
Young Arnold

Nick Montgomery
Chorus Boy

Robert Neary
Chorus Boy

Kim Clark
Female Bar Patron

Stephanie Penn
Female Bar Patron

Geoffrey Harding
Man with Lighter

Michael Bond
Bar Patron

Michael Warga
Bartender / Set Decoration

Phil Sky
Man in Back Room

Edgar Small
Arnold's Father

Harriet C. Leider
Maitre D'

Paul Joynt
Heckler in Club

Mitch Carter
Heckler in Club

Bob Minor
Gregory

Byron Deen
Roz

John Beckman
1st Cab Driver

Elliott T. Spar
Rabbi

Alva Chinn
Photographer

Gregory Gilbert
Hustler

John Norman
1st Basher

Mark Zeisler
2nd Basher

Peter MacKenzie
1st Young Man

Peter Nevargic
2nd Young Man

Ted Hook
Old Man

Niall Gartlan
Boy in Fight

Catherine Blue
Teacher

John Branagan
Teacher

Tracy Bogart
Secretary at School

Frits De Knegt
2nd Cab Driver

Michael Lindström
Show Guest (uncredited)

Paul Bogart
Director

Mikael Salomon
Director of Photography

Colleen Atwood
Costume Design

Howard Gottfried
Producer

Marie Cantin
Associate Producer / Production Manager

Ronald K. Fierstein
Executive Producer

Nicholas C. Smith
Editor

Gail Levin
Casting

Lauren Lloyd
Casting

Richard Hoover
Production Design

Marcie Begleiter
Art Direction

Okowita
Art Direction

Peter Matz
Original Music Composer

Allan K. Rosen
Original Music Composer

Helen P. Butler
Wardrobe Supervisor

Carlos David Amador
Hair Supervisor

Nancy Berg
Makeup Artist

Morey Greenberg
Hairstylist

David Jellison
Hairstylist

Christa Reusch
Makeup Supervisor

Doreen F. Schultz
Assistant Makeup Artist

J. Tom Archuleta
Second Assistant Director

Peter Bogart
First Assistant Director

Douglas J. Kenny
Second Assistant Director

Dennis Maguire
First Assistant Director

Drew Ann Rosenberg
Second Second Assistant Director

Alan R. Green
Assistant Director

Denise Dugally
Set Dresser

Robert Greenfield
Set Dresser

Mark Paul Selemon
Set Dresser
Media.




Details.
Release DateDecember 14, 1988
StatusReleased
Running Time2h
Content RatingR
Box Office$4,865,997
Filming LocationsNew Jersey · California, United States
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
Wiki.
Torch Song Trilogy is a 1988 American comedy drama film adapted by Harvey Fierstein from his play of the same name.
The film was directed by Paul Bogart and stars Fierstein as Arnold, Anne Bancroft as Ma Beckoff, Matthew Broderick as Alan, Brian Kerwin as Ed, and Eddie Castrodad as David. Executive Producer Ronald K. Fierstein is Harvey Fierstein's brother.
Fierstein created the role of Bertha Venation to highlight the work of female impersonator Charles Pierce. Broderick originally refused the role of Alan because he was recuperating from an automobile accident in Northern Ireland. Tate Donovan was cast, but two days into the rehearsal period Broderick had a change of heart and contacted Fierstein, who fired Donovan.
Although the play was over four hours, the film was restricted to a running time of two hours at the insistence of New Line Cinema, necessitating much editing and excisions. The time period the film covers is several years earlier than the time period of the original play.
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