

The Boys in the Band
1970 · Movie · 2h 0m · R
Drama
"... is not a musical."
Overview
A witty, perceptive and devastating look at the personal agendas and suppressed revelations swirling among a group of gay men in Manhattan. Harold is celebrating a birthday, and his friend Michael has drafted some other friends to help commemorate the event. As the evening progresses, the alcohol flows, the knives come out, and Michael's demand that the group participate in a devious telephone game, unleashing dormant and unspoken emotions.
Ratings
IMDb
7.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes
90%
Metacritic
65/100
Key crew
- William FriedkinDirector
- Mart CrowleyWriter
Cast
- Kenneth NelsonMichael
- Leonard FreyHarold
- Peter WhiteAlan McCarthy
- Cliff GormanEmory
- Frederick CombsDonald
- Reuben GreeneBernard
- Laurence LuckinbillHank
- Keith PrenticeLarry
- Robert La TourneauxCowboy Tex
- Maud AdamsPhoto Model (uncredited)
- Elaine KaufmanPedestrian (uncredited)
Stills
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Themes
new york citybirthday partybased on play or musicalmale homosexualitylgbtself-loathinggay theme























