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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.

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Country : US

Original language : en

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| Movie Cast

Lily Tomlin

Lily Tomlin

Narrator (voice)

Tony Curtis

Tony Curtis

Self

Susan Sarandon

Susan Sarandon

Self

Gore Vidal

Gore Vidal

Self

Whoopi Goldberg

Whoopi Goldberg

Self

Antonio Fargas

Antonio Fargas

Self

Shirley MacLaine

Shirley MacLaine

Self

John Schlesinger

John Schlesinger

Self

Armistead Maupin

Armistead Maupin

Self

Arthur Laurents

Arthur Laurents

Self

Tom Hanks

Tom Hanks

Self

Farley Granger

Farley Granger

Self

Quentin Crisp

Quentin Crisp

Self

Harry Hamlin

Harry Hamlin

Self

Sharon Stone

Sharon Stone

Self

Susie Bright

Susie Bright

Self

Jay Presson Allen

Jay Presson Allen

Self

Jan Oxenberg

Jan Oxenberg

Self

Paul Rudnick

Paul Rudnick

Self

Ron Nyswaner

Ron Nyswaner

Self

Stewart Stern

Stewart Stern

Self

Harvey Fierstein

Harvey Fierstein

Self

Paul Newman

Paul Newman

Self (archive footage)

James Dean

James Dean

Self (archive footage)

Sal Mineo

Sal Mineo

Self (archive footage)

Natalie Wood

Natalie Wood

Self (archive footage)

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