Making the Boys (2011)

4.7/10 90 min Documentary

Overview

Before Prop 8, Milk or Will & Grace, before the AIDS epidemic, gay pride parades or the Stonewall uprising, "The Boys in the Band" changed everything. "Making the Boys" explores the drama, struggle and enduring legacy of the first-ever gay play and subsequent Hollywood movie to successfully reach a mainstream audience. Featuring anecdotes from the surviving cast and filmmakers, as well as perspectives by legendary figures from stage and screen, it traces the behind-the-scenes drama and lasting legacy of this cultural milestone.

Cast

William Friedkin

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Larry Kramer

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Edward Albee

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Dominick Dunne

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Candis Cayne

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Andy Cohen

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Cheyenne Jackson

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