The Boys In The Band (1970) 12/12

The end.

People have asked in the comments which cast members did and didn't die of AIDS-related illnesses, so here's the list...

Kenneth Nelson (Michael): died from AIDS
Frederick Combs (Donald): died from AIDS
Cliff Gorman (Emory): died from leukemia, didn't have AIDS
Laurence Luckinbill (Hank): still alive
Keith Prentice (Larry): died from AIDS
Peter White (Alan): still alive
Reuben Greene (Bernard): still alive
Robert La Tourneaux (Cowboy/"Tex"): died from AIDS
Leonard Frey (Harold): died from AIDS

So while it's true, sadly, that over half the cast ended up dying of AIDS-related illnesses, any urban legends about "all the guys in this movie died from AIDS!" are indeed urban legends.

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[BreezesofConey]

@ 2:25, I cannot tell you how many nights I've had like that in my life. Thank goodness for good friends like Donald. Unfortunately most of mine are no longer around today.

[Ontir]

@ThePurpleSeahorse The relationship problems aside, I don't think Larry & Hank had ever been as happy as then, being together. I think that night cleared a lot of the problems away & would allow them to be happy together, though not necessarily monogamously, for the rest of their lives.

[Ontir]

@darlinkula1 I love Bernard, but having watched this a few thousand times, I'm amazed by the racial politics at play, even in the blocking of it. When they're eating, Bernard doesn't sit out with the rest of them, but on a stool, over by the kitchen/serving area. Programming is, indeed, a bitch!

[Ontir]

@strayleave Very cool! Good to have an actual "Boy" on board!

[Ontir]

@amatorynumber There's a great deal of depth in this, even if it is a reflection of internalised homophobia.  There's nothing wrong with representing that, if it's a truthful picture of where things were in that moment. Ultimately, this is what is so powerful about BitB. It is a very precise snapshot on the eve of great change.

[thrashdouche21]

i still dont understand why alan was crying on the phone in the beginning~

[vito4355]

i love song sul final 

[vito4355]

i love big movie

[vito4355]

pour donald ha dato del conforto a quell' ingrato d micheal ed ecco gli sgradevoli risultati d ingratitudine da parte di quel bastardo d micheal v,,v bad

[vito4355]

micheal fa quasi pena ma la sua è soul one vile trucco ,very pathetic ,meschino ,gretto ,falso

[vito4355]

micheal in crisis

[vito4355]

harold epic cult sul final xdxd