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Torch Song Trilogy
- Director: Paul Bogart
- Writer: Harvey Fierstein
- Producer: Marie Cantin; Ronald K. Fierstein
CGiii Comment
It has its flaws...but, it has a huge heart...putting many a film to shame.
The stage show packed powerful punches with laughter - the film tends to move towards sentimentally...sadly, without the same impact.
It is an important depiction of a middle-aged gay man - pity about the totally inept direction.
Good acting though.
Trailer...
The(ir) Blurb...
Tony Award-winning actor and playwright Harvey Fierstein re-creates his role as the unsinkable Arnold Beckoff in this film adaptation of the smash Broadway play TORCH SONG TRILOGY. A very personal story that is both funny and poignant, TORCH SONG TRILOGY chronicles a New Yorker's search for love, respect and tradition in a world that seems not especially made for him. From Arnold's hilarious steps toward domestic bliss with a reluctant school teacher, to his first truly promising love affair with a young fashion model, Arnold's greatest challenge remains his complicated relationship with his mother. But armed with a keenly developed sense of humor and oftentimes piercing wit, Arnold continues to test the commonly accepted terms of endearment--and endurance--in a universally affecting story that confirms that happiness is well worth carrying a torch for.
Cast & Characters
Anne Bancroft as Ma Beckoff;
Matthew Broderick as Alan Simon;
Harvey Fierstein as Arnold Beckoff;
Brian Kerwin as Ed Reese;
Karen Young as Laurel;
Eddie Castrodad as David;
Ken Page as Murray;
Charles Pierce as Bertha Venation;
Axel Vera as Marina Del Rey;
Benji Schulman as Young Arnold Beckoff;
Nick Montgomery as Chorus Boy #1;
Robert Neary as Chorus Boy #2;
Kim Clark as Female Bar Patron #1;
Stephanie Penn as Female Bar Patron #2;
Geoffrey Harding as Man with Lighter