Torch Song Trilogy (1998) Awards: Winner of the audience award at 1989 Deauvile Film Festival Nominated Critics

award 1989 Deauvile Film Festival Independant Spirit award for best feature and best actor at 1989 Independant Sp irit awards Drama / Comedy Plot Outline: This film adaptation of Harvey Fierstein's Tony Award-winning Broadway play trac es 10 years (1971-81) in the life of middle-aged homosexual Arnold Beckoff (Fierstein himsel f). The film is, by turns, a riotously funny and poignant story of an aging drag queen and his at tempts to connect with someone anyone! Co-stars Anne Bancroft as Fierstein's shrewish moth er and Matthew Broderick in one of his first movie roles. Reviews: TST is like Harvey Fierstein himself: you love it or you loathe it; I love it. P reachy and heavy -handed as "Torch" is at times, it's also a brilliant, hilarious, and truly hear tfelt look at how gay men love each other and their families. Arnold Beckoff, like Harvey, apologi zes to no one for who and what he his, and his pride is infectious. And Matthew Broderick, as Arno ld's model lover, has never been more appealing. Harvey Fierstein, Anne Bancroft, Matthew Broderick and Brian Kerwin combine in a bitter-sweet comedy-drama set in the 1970's, concluding in 1980. The "Trilogy" is a collectio n of 3 specific pieces blended together telling the saga of Arnold Beckoff (Fierstein). The stor y revolves around love, relationships and family - something everyone can relate to. It was a movi e before its time when it premiered in 1988. It is straight-forward and to the point. It will make you laugh and cry and understand the true meaning of love and respect. Harvey Fierstein & Anne Bancroft (Arnold's Mother) are outstanding in their roles! A must see for anyone trying t o understand the complexity of love, with themselves, significant others and their family. A well -done adaption to the screen from theatre. Add this video to your collection! "I love you...enough ." Cast: Anne Bancroft ....... Matthew Broderick ... Harvey Fierstein .... Brian Kerwin ........ Ma Beckoff Alan Simon Arnold Beckoff Ed Reese

Karen Young ......... Laurel Eddie Castrodad ..... David

Ken Page ............ Charles Pierce ...... Axel Vera ........... Benji Schulman ...... Nick Montgomery ..... Robert Neary ........ Kim Clark ........... Stephanie Penn ...... Geoffrey Harding .... Length: 01:59:04 X,Y: 528x288 Codec- XviD Audio- MPEG-1 Layer 3 Language: English Subtitles:None

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