The Boys in the Band (1970 film)
1970 film by William Friedkin / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Boys in the Band is a 1970 American drama film directed by William Friedkin from a screenplay by Mart Crowley, based on Crowley's 1968 Off-Broadway play of the same name. It is among the early major American motion pictures to revolve around gay characters, often cited as a milestone in the history of queer cinema, and thought to be the first mainstream American film to use the swear word "cunt".
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Directed by | William Friedkin |
Screenplay by | Mart Crowley |
Based on | The Boys in the Band by Mart Crowley |
Produced by | Mart Crowley Kenneth Utt Dominick Dunne Robert Jiras |
Starring | Kenneth Nelson Leonard Frey Cliff Gorman Laurence Luckinbill Frederick Combs Keith Prentice Robert La Tourneaux Reuben Greene Peter White |
Cinematography | Arthur J. Ornitz |
Edited by | Gerald B. Greenberg Carl Lerner |
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Distributed by | National General Pictures |
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Running time | 120 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $5.5 million |
Box office | $3.5 million (US/Canada rentals)[1] |
The ensemble cast, all of whom also played the roles in the play's initial stage run in New York City, includes Kenneth Nelson, Peter White, Leonard Frey, Cliff Gorman, Frederick Combs, Laurence Luckinbill, Keith Prentice, Robert La Tourneaux, and Reuben Greene. Model/actress Maud Adams has a brief cameo appearance in the opening montage, as does restaurateur Elaine Kaufman.