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The Boys in the Band

  • 1970
  • R
  • 2h
IMDb RATING
7.6/10
6.6K
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The Boys in the Band (1970)
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Dark ComedyDrama

Tempers fray and true selves are revealed when a heterosexual accidentally intrudes on a homosexual party.Tempers fray and true selves are revealed when a heterosexual accidentally intrudes on a homosexual party.Tempers fray and true selves are revealed when a heterosexual accidentally intrudes on a homosexual party.

  • Director
    • William Friedkin
  • Writer
    • Mart Crowley
  • Stars
    • Kenneth Nelson
    • Peter White
    • Leonard Frey
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    • IMDb RATING
    7.6/10
    6.6K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • William Friedkin
    • Writer
      • Mart Crowley
    • Stars
      • Kenneth Nelson
      • Peter White
      • Leonard Frey
    • 95User reviews
    • 45Critic reviews
    • 65Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 4 nominations total

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    Top Cast11

    Kenneth Nelson
    Kenneth Nelson
    • Michael
    Peter White
    Peter White
    • Alan McCarthy
    Leonard Frey
    Leonard Frey
    • Harold
    Frederick Combs
    Frederick Combs
    • Donald
    Cliff Gorman
    Cliff Gorman
    • Emory
    Laurence Luckinbill
    Laurence Luckinbill
    • Hank
    Keith Prentice
    Keith Prentice
    • Larry
    Reuben Greene
    Reuben Greene
    • Bernard
    Robert La Tourneaux
    Robert La Tourneaux
    • Cowboy Tex
    Maud Adams
    Maud Adams
    • Photo Model
    • (uncredited)
    Elaine Kaufman
    • Pedestrian
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • William Friedkin
    • Writer
      • Mart Crowley
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    Storyline

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      Stars all of the same actors from the original play. Producer/author Mart Crowley insisted that the entire original cast of the off-Broadway production be used in the film.
    • Goofs
      When Larry calls Hank, in shots where Larry is in the foreground and Hank in the background, a crew member can be seen kneeling in front of Hank. At the end of the call, the crew reaches up to take the phone from Hank.
    • Quotes
      • Michael: You're stoned and you're late. You were supposed to arrive at this location at eight thirty dash nine o'clock.
      • Harold: What I am, Michael, is a 32 year-old, ugly, pock marked Jew fairy, and if it takes me a little while to pull myself together, and if I smoke a little grass before I get up the nerve to show my face to the world, it's nobody's god-damned business but my own. And how are you this evening?
    • Alternate versions
      TV prints are 11 minutes shorter than the theatrical release and are redubbed and re-edited to remove all objectionable dialogue.
    • Connections
      Featured in Sneak Previews: Changing Attitude Toward Homosexuality in Movies (1982)
    • Soundtracks
      Anything Goes
      Written by Cole Porter (uncredited)
      Performed by Harpers Bizarre

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    Details

    • Release date
      • March 17, 1970 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Cudna druzina
    • Filming locations
      • Julius Bar, 159 West 10th Street, Greenwich Village, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA(bar scene)
    • Production companies
      • Cinema Center Films
      • Leo Films
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    Box office

    • Budget
      • $1,250,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $2,695
    • Gross worldwide
      • $2,695
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 2h(120 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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