Torch Song Trilogy
It takes a lot of guts and a helluva sense of humor to live life in Arnold's shoes.
1988 | 120m | English
Popularity: 4 (history)
| Director: | Paul Bogart |
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| Writer: | Harvey Fierstein |
| Staring: |
| Arnold is a gay man working as a drag queen in 1971 NYC. He meets a handsome bisexual man. | |
| Release Date: | Dec 14, 1988 |
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| Director: | Paul Bogart |
| Writer: | Harvey Fierstein |
| Genres: | Comedy, Drama, Romance |
| Keywords | new york city, drag queen, homophobia, male homosexuality, based on play or musical, lgbt, hate crime, female impersonator, gay theme |
| Production Companies | New Line Cinema, Howard Gottfried/Ronald K. Fierstein Production |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $4,865,997
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 Entered: Apr 19, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Matthew Broderick | Alan Simon |
| Harvey Fierstein | Arnold Beckoff |
| Anne Bancroft | Ma Beckoff |
| Brian Kerwin | Ed Reese |
| Eddie Castrodad | David |
| Lorry Goldman | Phil Beckoff |
| Ken Page | Murray |
| Karen Young | Laurel |
| Charles Pierce | Bertha Venation |
| Axel Lott | Marina Del Rey |
| Benji Schulman | Young Arnold |
| Nick Montgomery | Chorus Boy |
| Robert Neary | Chorus Boy |
| Kim Clark | Female Bar Patron |
| Stephanie Penn | Female Bar Patron |
| Geoffrey Harding | Man with Lighter |
| Michael Bond | Bar Patron |
| Michael Warga | Bartender |
| Phil Sky | Man in Back Room |
| Edgar Small | Arnold's Father |
| Harriet C. Leider | Maitre D' |
| Paul Joynt | Heckler in Club |
| Mitch Carter | Heckler in Club |
| Bob Minor | Gregory |
| Byron Deen | Roz |
| John Beckman | 1st Cab Driver |
| Elliott T. Spar | Rabbi |
| Alva Chinn | Photographer |
| Gregory Gilbert | Hustler |
| John Norman | 1st Basher |
| Mark Zeisler | 2nd Basher |
| Peter MacKenzie | 1st Young Man |
| Peter Nevargic | 2nd Young Man |
| Ted Hook | Old Man |
| Niall Gartlan | Boy in Fight |
| Catherine Blue | Teacher |
| John Branagan | Teacher |
| Tracy Bogart | Secretary at School |
| Frits De Knegt | 2nd Cab Driver |
| Michael Lindström | Show Guest (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Paul Bogart | Director |
| Mikael Salomon | Director of Photography |
| Colleen Atwood | Costume Design |
| Harvey Fierstein | Screenplay, Theatre Play |
| Lauren Lloyd | Casting |
| Peter Matz | Original Music Composer |
| Steve R. Nelson | Sound Mixer |
| Helen P. Butler | Wardrobe Supervisor |
| Nicholas C. Smith | Editor |
| Gail Levin | Casting |
| Richard Hoover | Production Design |
| Marcie Begleiter | Art Direction |
| Okowita | Art Direction |
| Michael Warga | Set Decoration |
| Marie Cantin | Production Manager |
| Allan K. Rosen | Original Music Composer |
| Carlos David Amador | Hair Supervisor |
| Nancy Berg | Makeup Artist |
| Morey Greenberg | Hairstylist |
| David Jellison | Hairstylist |
| Christa Reusch | Makeup Supervisor |
| Doreen F. Schultz | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| J. Tom Archuleta | Second Assistant Director |
| Peter Bogart | First Assistant Director |
| Douglas J. Kenny | Second Assistant Director |
| Dennis Maguire | First Assistant Director |
| Drew Ann Rosenberg | Second Second Assistant Director |
| Alan R. Green | Assistant Director |
| Denise Dugally | Set Dresser |
| Robert Greenfield | Set Dresser |
| Mark Paul Selemon | Set Dresser |
| Ken S. Polk | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Gary Rich | Sound Mixer |
| R. Russell Smith | Sound Effects Editor |
| Ken Teaney | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Ray Massara | Special Effects |
| Dwight Campbell | Gaffer |
| Katherine M. Butler | Second Assistant Camera |
| Todd Liebler | Second Assistant Camera |
| Chris Lombardi | First Assistant Camera |
| Stephen McNutt | Camera Operator |
| Eric Swanek | First Assistant Camera |
| Phill Norman | Title Designer |
| Scott Salmon | Choreographer |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Howard Gottfried | Producer |
| Marie Cantin | Associate Producer |
| Ronald K. Fierstein | Executive Producer |
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