The Boys in the Band (1970)
March 16, 1970Release Date
The Boys in the Band (1970)
March 16, 1970Release Date
Plot.
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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Kenneth Nelson
Michael
Peter White
Alan McCarthy
Leonard Frey
Harold
Frederick Combs
Donald
Cliff Gorman
Emory
Laurence Luckinbill
Hank
Keith Prentice
Larry
Reuben Greene
Bernard
Robert La Tourneaux
Cowboy Tex
Maud Adams
Photo Model
Kenneth Utt
Producer
William Friedkin
Director
Mart Crowley
Writer
Jack Fitzstephens
Sound Editor
Robert Jiras
Producer
Arthur J. Ornitz
Cinematographer
Fred T. Gallo
Assistant Director
Gerald B. Greenberg
Editor
Carl Lerner
Editor
John Robert Lloyd
ProductionDesigner
Philip Smith
Set Decoration
Sanford Rackow
Sound Editor
Dominick Dunne
Producer
James Perdue
Sound Designer
Jack C. Jacobsen
Sound Designer
W. Robert La Vine
Costume Design
Vincent Connelly
Sound Editor
John Jiras
Makeup Artist
Joe Allen
Executive Producer
Media.
Details.
Release DateMarch 16, 1970
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 58m
Budget$5,500,000
Box Office$3,500,000
Genres
Wiki.
The Boys in the Band is a 1970 American drama film directed by William Friedkin from a screenplay by Mart Crowley, based on Crowley's 1968 Off-Broadway play of the same name. It is among the early major American motion pictures to revolve around gay characters, often cited as a milestone in the history of queer cinema, and thought to be the first mainstream American film to use the swear word "cunt".
The ensemble cast, all of whom also played the roles in the play's initial stage run in New York City, includes Kenneth Nelson, Peter White, Leonard Frey, Cliff Gorman, Frederick Combs, Laurence Luckinbill, Keith Prentice, Robert La Tourneaux, and Reuben Greene. Model/actress Maud Adams has a brief cameo appearance in the opening montage, as does restaurateur Elaine Kaufman.