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Arnold is a gay man working as drag queen in 1971 NYC. He meets a handsome bisexual man.Arnold is a gay man working as drag queen in 1971 NYC. He meets a handsome bisexual man.Arnold is a gay man working as drag queen in 1971 NYC. He meets a handsome bisexual man.
- Awards
- 1 win & 3 nominations
Axel Lott
- Marina Del Rey
- (as Axel Vera)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaEstelle Getty originated the role of Ma Beckoff on Broadway. She was unavailable filming The Golden Girls (1985) as Sophia, Dorothy's mother, to reprise the part for the movie so Anne Bancroft was cast instead.
- GoofsArnold hires a car service to take him and Ma to the cemetery, and the car is seen waiting for them. But when Ma storms off and leaves in the car, it's not the same driver that brought them to the cemetery.
Featured review
it works, thanks to Harvey
Award winning writer actor Harvey Fierstein portrays a shy and loveless cabaret artist who comes to terms with his bisexual lover, with the man of his dreams, and finally (in a heartbreaking confrontation sure to leave a lump in even the most stoic of throats) with his homophobic, harpy mother. The strengths of the film are those of any adapted stage play, but this isn't just another theater piece arbitrarily transferred to the screen. The original three acts have been married into one sustained narrative, with the cosmetic benefits of skillful editing and camera-work to help smooth the rougher transitions. Of course it's Fierstein himself who holds the film together, showing a wonderful, subtle blend of confidence and insecurity, with eloquent body language and expressive facial tics reminiscent of Charlie Chaplin, and with a voice best described as unique.
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $4,865,997
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $70,022
- Dec 18, 1988
- Gross worldwide
- $4,870,903
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