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The Celluloid Closet

72 %|Jan 30, 1996|Documentary, History

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.

Featured Crew

Rob Epstein
Director
Vito Russo
Author
Jeffrey Friedman
Director
Michael Lumpkin
Co-Producer
Wendy Braitman
Associate Producer
Brad Grey
Executive Producer
Bernie Brillstein
Executive Producer
Scott Chambliss
Production Design