The Boys in The Band is rad movie about a group queer men in 1960s New York whose birthday party is thrown into chaos upon the arrival of a straight square. There’s two main appeals to me on this film: the actual historic context of male homosexuality in 1970s New York, and the whole package itself- the cinematography, acting, script.
I’ll start with the latter- this would be a great film to watch if you want example of what you can do with a limited set. From clever use the house lights as interrogation room-style lamps to the insanely delivery of great bitchy lines from Alan (Kenneth Wilson) and Harold (Leonard Frey). Plus - it had the hallmark of a great movie to me : imagining lines from it sampled before the start of hardcore song.
Michael: What's so fucking funny?
Harold: Life. Life's a goddamn laugh riot.
cue blast beat
From what I understand, there’s some play on queer theatre tropes here- so there’s some good theory to dig into for film buffs. Ending is a bit on the nose and plays to that!
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