Rating: R
Genre:
Comedy Drama
Theatrical Release: 12/14/1988(USA)
Release Date: 05/04/2004
SubTitles: English/Espanol
Dubbed: English
Sound: DTS/DD5.1/DDS
Run Time: 121 Minutes
Flags: Strong Sexual Content, Not For Children, Profanity
Distributor/Studio: New Line Home Video
Harvey Fierstein's Pulitzer Prize-winning Broadway hit was adapted for the screen by Fierstein himself. The playwright also repeats his stage role of female impersonator Arnold Beckoff, aka nightclub entertainer "Virginia Hamm." The three-part plotline, whittled down to accommodate the film's 117-minute running time, concerns Arnold's seriocomic efforts to find a lasting relationship. We first meet Arnold in 1971, when his heart is broken by his bisexual lover (
Brian Kerwin). Next we find Arnold in 1973, enjoying short-lived happiness with his true love (
Matthew Broderick). The final act takes place in 1980: Arnold, still grieving over Broderick's sudden death and struggling to raise the young boy that the couple had adopted, has a long-anticipated showdown with his uncompromising mother, superbly played by
Anne Bancroft. A witty film that is by turns touching and outrageous,
Torch Song Trilogy works well despite its somewhat soft-pedaled approach to the material.
~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
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