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About
A group of gay friends try to live with dignity and self-respect while events build to the opening battle in the major gay rights movement.
Theatrical
Sep 3, 1996
DVD / Blu-ray
Oct 26, 1999
Director
Nigel Finch
Producers
Ruth Caleb, Christine Vachon, Anthony Wall
Music
Michael Kamen
Studio
BBC, Killer Films, BBC Arena
Quotes
See all →Conflicted Emotions in a Tense Moment
Dialogues:
Policeman Dary: Poor fagot. He doesn't know what to do, whether to kill me or kiss me. Bostonia : I've made my decision.
[hits him with both fists]
Seeking Comfort in Simple Pleasures
Dialogues:
Bostonia : Life really sucks. I no longer followed politics because I couldn't bear any more pain. Kennedy, Malcolm X, Luther King... And what did I do? I took refuge in the safety of superficiality. Only to find even more sadness than before!Vito: What could cheer you up? Bostonia: An ice cream. Among people, together with the man I love. I'm not asking for much.Vito: Okay. I'm just changing, I'm becoming brave.
[after Judy Garland's death; ...]
Paradise and Provocation in Death
Dialogues:
Ethan : We're dead and this is paradise. Nothing is really missing. And wait until you see the party! A disproportionate number of beautiful men all together. Cover yourself with the towel. Mattie: Why? Ethan: An ordinance from the Middle Ages: you cannot wear provocative costumes on the beach. Mattie: You're not serious! Ethan: Let's not give excuses to these bastards, okay? Mattie: «We are dead and this is paradise».
[on the beach; A policeman whistles.]
Mobilizing Awareness for Marginalized Voices
Dialogues:
Mattie: If all the demonstrators had been wiped out by a bomb, at least the newspapers would have talked about it and the people would have mobilised: there must be more than thirty people who care; we have to find a way to get them out of their holes. Ethan: Many people don't even conceive of our existence, imagine if they would march.
Cast
Full credits →G
Guillermo Díaz
La Miranda
F
Frederick Weller
Matty Dean
D
Duane Boutte
Bostonia
B
Bruce MacVittie
Vinnie
L
Luis Guzmán
Vito
P
Peter Ratray
Burt
K
King Mustafa Obafemi
Helen Wheels
M
Matthew Faber
Mizz Moxie
M
Michael McElroy
Princess Ernestine
J
Joey Dedio
Angelo
J
John Doman
Plainclothes Cop 2
J
José Zúñiga
Randy
T
Tim Artz
Plainclothes Cop 1
I
Isaiah Washington
Uniformed Cop
C
Candis Cayne
Diva 1
D
David Drumgold
Diva 2
S
Sherry Vine
Diva 3
F
Fenton Lawless
Mr August
M
Meg Gibson
Agnes
V
Vince Cupone
Jose / Camelia
