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The Celluloid Closet

The Celluloid Closet

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History

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 have had 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.

Date: 01/30/1996
Rating: 7.1
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, Mart Crowley, Jay Presson Allen, Richard Dyer, Jan Oxenberg, Paul Rudnick, Barry Sandler, Ron Nyswaner, Daniel Melnick, Stewart Stern, Harvey Fierstein, Paul Newman, James Dean, Sal Mineo, Natalie Wood

Lily Tomlin as Narrator (voice) in The Celluloid Closet Lily Tomlin

Tony Curtis as Self in The Celluloid Closet Tony Curtis

Susan Sarandon as Self in The Celluloid Closet Susan Sarandon

Gore Vidal as Self in The Celluloid Closet Gore Vidal

Whoopi Goldberg as Self in The Celluloid Closet Whoopi Goldberg

Antonio Fargas as Self in The Celluloid Closet Antonio Fargas

Shirley MacLaine as Self in The Celluloid Closet Shirley MacLaine

John Schlesinger as Self in The Celluloid Closet John Schlesinger

Armistead Maupin as Self in The Celluloid Closet Armistead Maupin

Arthur Laurents as Self in The Celluloid Closet Arthur Laurents

Tom Hanks as Self in The Celluloid Closet Tom Hanks

Farley Granger as Self in The Celluloid Closet Farley Granger

Quentin Crisp as Self in The Celluloid Closet Quentin Crisp

Harry Hamlin as Self in The Celluloid Closet Harry Hamlin

Sharon Stone as Self in The Celluloid Closet Sharon Stone

Susie Bright as Self in The Celluloid Closet Susie Bright

Mart Crowley

Jay Presson Allen as Self in The Celluloid Closet Jay Presson Allen

Richard Dyer

Jan Oxenberg as Self in The Celluloid Closet Jan Oxenberg

Paul Rudnick as Self in The Celluloid Closet Paul Rudnick

Barry Sandler

Ron Nyswaner as Self in The Celluloid Closet Ron Nyswaner

Daniel Melnick

Stewart Stern as Self in The Celluloid Closet Stewart Stern

Harvey Fierstein as Self in The Celluloid Closet Harvey Fierstein

Paul Newman as Self (archive footage) in The Celluloid Closet Paul Newman

James Dean as Self (archive footage) in The Celluloid Closet James Dean

Sal Mineo as Self (archive footage) in The Celluloid Closet Sal Mineo

Natalie Wood as Self (archive footage) in The Celluloid Closet Natalie Wood

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