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"This was the first Hollywood film in which all the principal characters were homosexual. As such, it was viewed at the time as a serious study of gay men and mounted as a special project in which Crowley's off-Broadway play was adapted with great fidelity to the original text. To Vito Russo, The Boys In the Band is 'a perfunctory compendium of easily acceptable stereotypes who gather at a Manhattan birthday party and spend an evening savaging each other and their way of life'. Yet Russo also recognised it as a landmark film, 'part catharsis part catalyst', which opened the way for less stereotyped portrayals of homosexuality. The presentation of some attractive and functional gay men - notably the couple Hank and Larry - implicitly challenged the stereotype. The self hatred that marked a generation or more of gays is explored through the character of Michael."@en
"This was the first Hollywood film in which all the principal characters were homosexual. As such, it was viewed at the time as a serious study of gay men and mounted as a special project in which Crowley's off-Broadway play was adapted with great fidelity to the original text. To Vito Russo, The Boys In the Band is 'a perfunctory compendium of easily acceptable stereotypes who gather at a Manhattan birthday party and spend an evening savaging each other and their way of life'. Yet Russo also recognised it as a landmark film, 'part catharsis part catalyst', which opened the way for less stereotyped portrayals of homosexuality. The presentation of some attractive and functional gay men - notably the couple Hank and Larry - implicitly challenged the stereotype. The self hatred that marked a generation or more of gays is explored through the character of Michael."
"A heterosexual is accidentally invited to a homosexual gathering at a birthday party, and tension builds as tempers fray."@en
"This was the first Hollywood film in which all the principal characters were homosexual. As such, it was viewed at the time as a serious study of gay men and mounted as a special project in which Crowley's off-Broadway play was adapted with great fidelity to the original text. To Vito Russo, The Boys In the Band is 'a perfunctory compendium of easily acceptable stereotypes who gather at a Manhattan birthday party and spend an evening savaging each other and their way of life'. Yet Russo also recognised it as a landmark film, 'part catharsis part catalyst', which opened the way for less stereotyped portrayals of homosexuality. Some characters implicitly challenged the stereotype but the self hatred that marked a generation or more of gays is explored through the character of Michael."@en
"A serious, powerful movie about the miseries and heartbreaks of homosexuality."@en
"A serious movie which gives insight into the psychological and social problems of homosexuality."@en
"A witty, perceptive and devastating look at the personal agendas and suppressed revelations swirling among a group of gay men in Manhattan. Harold is celebrating a birthday, and his friend Michael has drafted some friends to help commemorate the event. As the evening progresses, the alcohol flows, the knives come out, and Michael's demand that the group participate in a devious telephone game unleashes dormant and unspoken emotions."@en