The Celluloid Closet
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.
Description: 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.
Genres: Documentary, History
Budget: $0 | Revenue : $1,400,591
Runtime: 102 minutes
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Lily Tomlin
Played Narrator (voice)
Tony Curtis
Played Self
Susan Sarandon
Played Self
Gore Vidal
Played Self
Whoopi Goldberg
Played Self
Antonio Fargas
Played Self
Shirley MacLaine
Played Self
John Schlesinger
Played Self
Armistead Maupin
Played Self
Arthur Laurents
Played Self
Tom Hanks
Played Self
Farley Granger
Played Self
Quentin Crisp
Played Self
Harry Hamlin
Played Self
Sharon Stone
Played Self
Susie Bright
Played Self
Mart Crowley
Played Self
Jay Presson Allen
Played Self
Richard Dyer
Played Self
Jan Oxenberg
Played Self
Paul Rudnick
Played Self
Barry Sandler
Played Self
Ron Nyswaner
Played Self
Daniel Melnick
Played Self
Stewart Stern
Played Self
Harvey Fierstein
Played Self
Paul Newman
Played Self (archive footage)
James Dean
Played Self (archive footage)
Sal Mineo
Played Self (archive footage)
Natalie Wood
Played Self (archive footage)
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