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The Celluloid Closet (1996)
Front Cover Actor Back Cover
Lily Tomlin
Tony Curtis
Susie Bright
Arthur Laurents
Armistead Maupin
Whoopi Goldberg
Jan Oxenberg
Harvey Fierstein
Quentin Crisp
Richard Dyer
Susan Sarandon
Shirley MacLaine
Tom Hanks
Movie Details
Director Jeffrey Friedman; Rob Epstein
Producer Rob Epstein; Jeffrey Friedman
Studio Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Language English
Audience Rating R (Restricted)
Running Time 101 mins
Country USA
Color Color
Plot
Narrated by Lily Tomlin

What That's Entertainment did for movie musicals, The Celluloid Closet does for Hollywood homosexuality, as this exuberant, eye-opening movie serves up a dazzling hundred-year history of the role of gay men and lesbians on the silver screen.

Lily Tomlin narrates as Oscar®-winning moviemaker Rob Epstein (The Times of Harvey Milk and Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt) and Jeffrey Friedman assemble 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. Tom Hanks, Susan Sarandon, Whoopi Goldberg, Tony Curtis, Harvey Fierstein and Gore Vidal are just a few of the many actors, writers and commentators who provide funny and insightful anecdotes.
Personal Details
Seen It Yes
Index 334
Collection Status In Collection
Links Amazon US
DVD Empire
Product Details
Edition Special Edition
Format DVD
Region Region 1
Screen Ratio 1.33:1
Layers Single Side, Dual Layer
UPC (Barcode) 043396821071
Chapters 28
Release Date 5/29/2001
Subtitles English
Packaging Keep Case
Audio Tracks English Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround
Nr of Disks/Tapes 1
Extra Features
Commentary with Filmmakers Robert Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman, Lily Tomlin, Producer Howard Rosenman, and Editor Arnold Glassman
Additional Commentary with Author Vito Russo
Bonus Trailers
Collection Of Outtakes
Talent Files
Interactive Menus
Production Notes Including Letters From Gore Vidal and Charlton Heston
Scene Selections
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