The Boys in the Band (1970)
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- Clip: When An Unexpected Guest Arrives At The Birthday Party, The Tone Of The Celebration Shifts Dramatically (01:33)
- Clip: Dinner Is Served, Along With A Healthy Dose Of Witty Banter (00:49)
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Synopsis
Tempers fray and true selves are revealed when a heterosexual accidentally intrudes on a homosexual party.
Cast
- Kenneth Nelson
- Frederick Combs
- Cliff Gorman
- Laurence Luckinbill
- Keith Prentice
- Peter White
- Reuben Greene
- Robert La Tourneaux
- Leonard Frey
- Maud Adams
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- Jan 21, 2015
Who's Afraid of Virgina Woolf but they're all Elizabeth Taylor.
Joseph BrownOct 2, 2020The boys went in for a birthday party, expecting a fun night, but all they got are depression, grief, regret, confusion, and a hard reality slap. The Boys in the Band is probably the most intricate and veracious film studying male homosexuality and its stereotypical…
allain♡Nov 20, 2019RIP Kenneth Nelson, died 1993, AIDS related illness Frederick Combs, new crush of mine, died 1992, AIDS related illness Keith Prentice, died 1992, AIDS related cancer Cliff Gorman, died 2002, leukemia Robert La Tourneaux, died 1986, you guessed it... Leonard Fray,…
andregoncalves - Jan 22, 2018
"six tired fairy queens and one anxious queer," or the letterhead on all my party invitations
emiliaJun 21, 2026remains potent today, not because of its colorful language, but because of the truth of its performances and Friedkin’s inherently cinematic treatment of a one set stage play with hard cuts throughout that serve as exclamation points to its rapid dialogue and histrionics —…
Justin LaLibertyJun 22, 2026Caught the new restoration from Cinematographe yesterday and was totally floored. One of the few from Friedkin’s early period that I hadn’t seen and it’s easily among his best. What a masterpiece. The blocking from moment to moment is just so astonishing. The “Game” is as…
Brandon Streussnig - Jan 7, 2021
i love it when it’s busy at Harold’s birthday party and the gay guests start to get mean
DanteFeb 3, 2021The Gang Gets Bitchy at Harold’s Birthday Party
lee rayNov 5, 2023Action!: Friedkin, The Realist The thing about stage play adaptations (or plays in general) is that dialogue is as crucial, if not more important, than anything else, as it's the way most of the plot is conveyed. Subtext is also a requirement, as you can fall into the…
Rafael "Mister Movie" Jovine
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- Milo Hoffman is "meh" onThe Boys in the Band
ik it has historical significance but that was one of the most stressful conversation movies i’ve seen and lowkey depressing as hell
Marianne lovedThe Boys in the BandImportant movie !! Witty dialogues, goes from so light to tragic. Pretty bold for the 70s tbh
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Metacritic
Whatever a person's opinion of the play's accuracy, William Friedkin's 1970 film adaptation remains gripping, translating a story that takes place in a cramped apartment into a movie that rarely feels stagey.
Noel Murray
The A.V. Club
Crowley has a good, minor talent for comedy-of-insult, and for creating enough interest, by way of small character revelations, to maintain minimum suspense.
Vincent Canby
The New York Times
This film, directed by William Friedkin and based on Mart Crowley's breakthrough play, is often dismissed (sometimes by people who haven't seen it) as sappy and dated. But on second look, it's one of the important films of the 1970s.
Mick LaSalle
San Francisco Chronicle
Frequently Asked Questions
How long is The Boys in the Band (1970) (1970)?
The movie is 2hr long.
What's The Boys in the Band (1970) (1970) about?
Tempers fray and true selves are revealed when a heterosexual accidentally intrudes on a homosexual party.
Who's the cast of The Boys in the Band (1970) (1970)?
- Kenneth Nelson as Michael
- Frederick Combs as Donald
- Cliff Gorman as Emory
- Laurence Luckinbill as Hank
- Keith Prentice as Larry
- Peter White as Alan McCarthy
- Reuben Greene as Bernard
- Robert La Tourneaux as Cowboy Tex
- Leonard Frey as Harold
- Maud Adams as Photo Model
Who's the director behind The Boys in the Band (1970) (1970)?
William Friedkin directed The Boys in the Band (1970) (1970).
Who produced The Boys in the Band (1970) (1970)?
Mart Crowley, Dominick Dunne and Robert Jiras produced The Boys in the Band (1970) (1970).
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