Making the Boys
“Broadway Hollywood Success Betrayal Sex Death Redemption”
Synopsis
Before Prop 8, Milk or Will & Grace, before the AIDS epidemic, gay pride parades or the Stonewall uprising, "The Boys in the Band" changed everything. "Making the Boys" explores the drama, struggle and enduring legacy of the first-ever gay play and subsequent Hollywood movie to successfully reach a mainstream audience. Featuring anecdotes from the surviving cast and filmmakers, as well as perspectives by legendary figures from stage and screen, it traces the behind-the-scenes drama and lasting legacy of this cultural milestone.
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Principal cast & crew: 22
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Edited by Robert GreeneShot by Eric Daniel MetzgarScored by Peitor Angell
Box Office
2011 · Box office
Grossed $34K worldwide
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$34K
Opening week (7-day): $12K
Peak 1 theaters
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22 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Edward Albee
as Self - Playwright, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Joe Allen
as Self - Investor, The Boys in the Band
Matt Baney
as Self - Dir. of HIV Services, St. Vincent's Hospital
David Carter
as Self - Historian
Candis Cayne
as Self - Actor, Dirty, Sexy, Money
Andy Cohen
as Self - Bravo
Mart Crowley
as Self - Playwright, The Boys in the Band
Michael Cunningham
as Self - Author, The Hours
Dominick Dunne
as Self
David Ehrenstein
as Self - Author, Open Secret: Gay Hollywood 1928-2000
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1Producers
3Other crew
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