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Cast
Lily Tomlin | As: Narrator (voice) | |
Tony Curtis | As: Self | |
Susan Sarandon | As: Self | |
Gore Vidal | As: Self | |
Whoopi Goldberg | As: Self |
Storyline
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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Certification: | R |
Cast
Lily Tomlin |
Narrator (voice) |
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Tony Curtis |
Self |
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Susan Sarandon |
Self |
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Gore Vidal |
Self |
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Whoopi Goldberg |
Self |
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Antonio Fargas |
Self |
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Shirley MacLaine |
Self |
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John Schlesinger |
Self |
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Armistead Maupin |
Self |
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Arthur Laurents |
Self |
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Tom Hanks |
Self |
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Farley Granger |
Self |
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Quentin Crisp |
Self |
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Harry Hamlin |
Self |
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Sharon Stone |
Self |
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Susie Bright |
Self |
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Mart Crowley |
Self |
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Jay Presson Allen |
Self |
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Richard Dyer |
Self |
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Jan Oxenberg |
Self |
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Paul Rudnick |
Self |
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Barry Sandler |
Self |
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Ron Nyswaner |
Self |
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Daniel Melnick |
Self |
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Stewart Stern |
Self |
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Harvey Fierstein |
Self |
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Paul Newman |
Self (archive footage) |
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James Dean |
Self (archive footage) |
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Sal Mineo |
Self (archive footage) |
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Natalie Wood |
Self (archive footage) |
Directed By
Rob Epstein |
Director |
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Jeffrey Friedman |
Director |
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Writing Credits
Vito Russo |
Author |
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Sharon Wood |
Story |
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Rob Epstein |
Story |
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Jeffrey Friedman |
Story |
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Armistead Maupin |
Writer |
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Production Crew
Michael Lumpkin |
Co-Producer |
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Wendy Braitman |
Associate Producer |
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Brad Grey |
Executive Producer |
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Bernie Brillstein |
Executive Producer |
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Caroline Spry |
Producer |
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Jeffrey Friedman |
Producer |
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Rob Epstein |
Producer |
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Michael Ehrenzweig |
Associate Producer |
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Caryn Mendez |
Associate Producer |
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Howard Rosenman |
Executive Producer |
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Sheila Nevins |
Executive Producer |
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Edited By
Jeffrey Friedman |
Editor |
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Arnold Glassman |
Editor |
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Costume and Makeup
Sound
Carter Burwell |
Original Music Composer |
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Lora Hirschberg |
Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
Visual Effects
Camera
Nancy Schreiber |
Director of Photography |
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Lighting
Art Department
Scott Chambliss |
Production Design |
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Other Crew
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