The read
Critics rate it 22 points higher than audiences do. It runs a compact 1h 20m.
Synopsis
A riveting journey into the minds of men whose contempt for homosexuals led them to murder. Attacked in 1977 by gay bashers on the streets of San Francisco, filmmaker Arthur Dong confronts murderers of gay men face-to-face in his film. He asks them directly: “Why did you do it?”
Ratings
IMDb7/10
Rotten Tomatoes92%
Critics rate it 22 points higher than audiences do.
6 audience votes
Key crew
- Arthur DongDirector
- Miriam CutlerOriginal Music Composer
- Arthur DongWriter
Cast
- Donald AldrichSelf - Killer
- Corey BurleySelf - Killer
- Raymond ChildsSelf - Killer
- William CrossSelf - Killer
- Arthur DongSelf (voice)
- Kenneth FrenchSelf - Killer
- Jay JohnsonSelf - Killer
- Jeffrey SwinfordSelf - Killer
- Jason WallerSelf - Killer
Stills
Themes
homophobia