Torch Song Trilogy

Name: Torch Song Trilogy
Duration: 2 h

Arnold is a gay man working as drag queen in 1971 NYC. He meets a handsome bisexual man. More Details »

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Movie Info & Cast

Director:

Paul Bogart

Release Date:

Dec 14, 1988

Runtime:

2hr

Synopsis

Arnold is a gay man working as drag queen in 1971 NYC. He meets a handsome bisexual man.

Cast

Harvey Fierstein
Anne Bancroft
Matthew Broderick
Brian Kerwin
Karen Young
Charles Pierce

Letterboxd User Reviews

3.9

RATINGS 124 FANS

3.9

Jun 20, 2017

I laughed, I cried, I got angry, I got sad. I think I went through every single ray of human emotion. Bravo.

173 Likes

Melina

Jun 29, 2019

ferris bueller’s gay off

146 Likes

cleoxjames 💋

Jul 23, 2021

alan never met david :'(((((((

109 Likes

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Jun 25, 2022

harvey outside the bar drunkenly waving a cigarette around, dropping the cigarette, not realizing he’s dropped it, but still motioning around as though he’s holding a cigarette

75 Likes

AHuff

Jan 8, 2022

"But... not enough." Cue: me crying for 119 minutes, including credits.

63 Likes

CharmingPotato

Nov 21, 2020

jesus what feeling didn’t i feel

63 Likes

bethchestnut
Dec 20, 2020

JB's review: 8/10 "Harvey Fierstein did a superb job." Old school queer films like this are always sorta hard to watch...it just makes me sad that many of them are transparently desperate calls for gays to be recognized as people; Torch Song Trilogy is Harvey Fierstein's.…

62 Likes

Brett & JB

Jul 2, 2017

The fact that one of the things that Harvey Fierstein is known for is singing is one of the biggest results of camp culture I've ever seen.

57 Likes

Zā (Vanity Rex)

Sep 12, 2021

why is it that the most meaningful queer pieces of media to me involve deeply sensitive but snarky jewish men in new york city during the 70s-80s.... i am a gen-z bisexual from virginia it ain't adding up

55 Likes

Madison 🎭