Boys in The Band - Trailer

Original trailer for the ground-breaking Gay-themed 1970 motion picture "Boys in The Band"

Category:

Comedy

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• Boys
• Band
• Trailer
• Gay
• movie
• 1970

[Barndancer61]

See article on the new movie debuting in Montreal in November "Making The Boys" (the making of "The Boys In The Band).

xtra.ca/public/National/Docume­ntary_explores_legacy_of_landm­ark_play-9350.aspx

[diverse01]

You look like you've been rimming a snowman.

[Barndancer61]

Let's have a salad!

[diverse01]

He shrinks my head and then combs me out.

[Barndancer61]

Who IS she?...

Who WAS she?...

Who does she HOPE to be?

[bearnurse1]

Harriet Hypocrite, that's what you are. Phyllis Phallic!

Sarah Samaritan!

Denise Deluge!

Well that's the pot calling the kettle beige!

[Barndancer61]

Attention must NOT be paid. :)

[Simon5005]

I just ordered the DVD from Amazon. And on the point of gay men being "masculine" now, that's only because of the social pressure and the fact that the young gays today abhor feminine and campy behavior. It's a step back, as far as I'm concerned, to lower ourselves to the level of many hetero men who are obsessed with maintaining that "macho" image 24/7. Just look at all the movies coming out now.......men are either acting like total morons or blowing other people's heads off. Sad.

[tlege]

"What I am Michael is a 32 year-old, ugly, pock marked Jew fairy, and if it takes me a little while to pull myself together, and if I smoke a little grass before I get up the nerve to show my face to the world, it's nobody's god damned business but my own. And how are you this evening?"

CLASSIC!!! I love Harold!

[TheEureka41]

@Barndancer61 I saw and it was amazing.

[Ontir]

@hazyshadeofwinter1 Agreed. I always thought that Freidkin got Harold & Emory backwards.

Emory is the powerful one who lives life on his own terms without apologies to anyone, while Harold is the pathetic, self-pitying suicidal pill-popper.

[vidvyuer]

@Simon5005 I agree w you that today society in general (& the business world in specific) look down on feminine behaviour (in men & even in women), but I think the reason gay men behaved feminine-campy in the past was society told them they weren't real men... If they loved men, they must be "women".

Today people realise men can love men, and still be men. The same goes for lesbians. I think you see many more "feminine" lesbians now than in decades past. --Just my subjective impression, though.

[Avilennon]

I finally saw this movie last night, and it was wonderful. The storytelling, the cinematography and oh the acting, all wonderful. This movie is a classic, not just a gay classic. Michale is my fave, I loved him at first sight and hated him at fist drunken word. I found myself angry that I liked him in the first place and then overwhelmed with pity in the end. My 2nd fave was Emory he seem to be overflowing with love with no one to give it to. More people need to see this.

[Ebuverthebicepcurler]

@Simon5005 Gay men act masculine now? What? Not exactly what I've noticed, though certainly some gay men act masculine, join the military, etc.

[DoctorChibi740]

Reading about this somewhere, the review mentioned it was the first movie to portray non-stereotypical, masculine gay men.

and then I saw a part of the trailer where on guy flashed and called "I'll be your topless cocktail waitress!"

Looks like a fun one.

[jessiethegeek]

Bernard you're a camp!

[windstorm1000]

A lot of gays knock this film but I find it very entertaining & courageous. You must understand that in 1969 it was a unbelievable to see a movie based on gay men. We were INVISIBLE until this movie came along. You couldn't expect BITB to be the be all & end all of pos. gay relationships--it was a satire. A lot has happened since then & we've seen more positive (if not as funny) gay films. There ARE some gradations in this film--notice the wondering boyfriend goes back to his partner.

[vawlkee51]

A really good but disturbing film, way ahead of it's time!

I saw it first ages ago and was not happy about it because it was promoted as a "comedy" which it sure as hell ain't!

A gritty film about "real" people in "real" situations.

Don't watch it with your boyfriend!