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Title	The boys in the band	Year	1970
Director	William Friedkin	Writer	Mart Crowley
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Cast	Frederick Combs, Leonard Frey, Cliff Gorman, Reuben Green
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It's Harold's birthday, and his closest friends throw him a party at Michael's apartment. Among Harold's presents is "Cowboy", since Harold may have trouble finding a cute young man on his own now that he's getting older. ~ As the party progresses the self-deprecating humor of the group takes a nasty turn as the men become drunker. Climaxed by a cruel telephone "game" where each man must call someone and tell him (or her?) of his love for them.

Gay interest

It revolves around a group of men who are all gay, living in the gay subculture of New York.

Personal review

One of the first real gay movies ever ! See gay movie history for the importance of this movie.

Quotes

Michael: What's so fucking funny? Harold: Life. Life's a goddamn laugh riot. Harold: Who is she? Who was she? Who does she hope to be? Michael: What is he - a psychiatrist or a hairdresser? Donald: Actually he's both. He shrinks my head and then combs me out. Donald: Thanks to the silver screen your neurosis has got style. Michael: Believe it or not, there was a time in my life when I didn't go around announcing I was a faggot.

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