The Celluloid Closet
1996 • Documentary | History
7.242 (120)
Rob Epstein
Director
Jeffrey Friedman
Director
Rob Epstein
Story
Jeffrey Friedman
Story
Sharon Wood
Story
Armistead Maupin
Writer
Status
Released
Release date
March 15, 1996
Duration
102 Min
Language
en
Popularity
1.7222
Budget
$0
Revenue
$1,400,591
Overview
Exuberant, eye-opening movie that serves up a dazzling hundred-year history of the role of gay men and lesbians have had on the silver screen. Film contains fabulous footage from 120 films showing the changing face of cinema sexuality, from cruel stereotypes to covert love to the activist triumphs of the 1990s.
Cast
Lily Tomlin
Tony Curtis
Susan Sarandon
Gore Vidal
Whoopi Goldberg
Antonio Fargas
Shirley MacLaine
John Schlesinger
Armistead Maupin
Arthur Laurents
Tom Hanks
Farley Granger
Quentin Crisp
Harry Hamlin
Sharon Stone
Susie Bright
Jay Presson Allen
Jan Oxenberg
Paul Rudnick
Ron Nyswaner
Stewart Stern
Harvey Fierstein
