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The Celluloid Closet

Film · 1996

Exuberant, eye-opening movie that serves up a dazzling hundred-year history of the role of gay men and lesbians have had on the silver screen. Film contains fabulous footage from 120 films showing the changing face of cinema sexuality, from cruel stereotypes to covert love to the activist triumphs of the 1990s.

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01

The people who made it

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Behind the camera

  1. Jeffrey Friedmandirector · writer · editor · producer
  2. Rob Epsteindirector · writer · producer
  3. Sharon Woodwriter
  4. Armistead Maupinwriter
  5. Vito Russowriter
  6. Arnold Glassmaneditor
  7. Howard Rosenmanexecutive producer
  8. Sheila Nevinsexecutive producer
  9. Lily Tomlinexecutive producer
  10. Bernie Brillsteinexecutive producer
  11. Brad Greyexecutive producer
  12. Nancy Schreibercinematographer
  13. Carter Burwellcomposer
  14. Caroline Spryproducer
  15. Caryn Mendezproducer
  16. Michael Ehrenzweigproducer
  17. Michael Lumpkinproducer
  18. Wendy Braitmanproducer
  19. Scott Chamblissproduction designer

On screen

  1. Lily Tomlinlead actor
  2. Gore Vidallead actor
  3. Tony Curtislead actor
  4. Susan Sarandonlead actor
  5. Armistead Maupinsupporting actor
  6. Arthur Laurentssupporting actor
  7. John Schlesingersupporting actor
  8. Antonio Fargassupporting actor
  9. Shirley MacLainesupporting actor
  10. Whoopi Goldbergsupporting actor
  11. Tom Hankssupporting actor
  12. Richard Dyerguest actor
  13. Susie Brightguest actor
  14. Barry Sandlerguest actor
  15. Mart Crowleyguest actor
  16. Stewart Sternguest actor
  17. Quentin Crispguest actor
  18. Jan Oxenbergguest actor
  19. Paul Rudnickguest actor
  20. Jay Presson Allenguest actor
  21. Ron Nyswanerguest actor
  22. Daniel Melnickguest actor
  23. Farley Grangerguest actor
  24. Harry Hamlinguest actor
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From the people who made The Celluloid Closet

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  1. Howl2010 · FilmExceptional· 3 shared
  2. Lovelace2013 · FilmExceptional· 3 shared
  3. The Times of Harvey Milk1984 · FilmStrong· 2 shared
  4. What Planet Are You From?2000 · FilmStrong· 3 shared
  5. The Night Listener2006 · FilmStrong· 1 shared
  6. The Cable Guy1996 · FilmStrong· 2 shared
  7. Happy Gilmore1996 · FilmStrong· 2 shared
  8. Bulletproof1996 · FilmStrong· 2 shared
  9. Frailty2002 · FilmStrong· 1 shared
  10. Paradise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills1996 · FilmStrong· 1 shared
  11. Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief2015 · FilmStrong· 1 shared
  12. Mommy Dead and Dearest2017 · FilmStrong· 1 shared
  13. There's Something Wrong with Aunt Diane2011 · FilmStrong· 1 shared
  14. I Love You, Now Die: The Commonwealth v. Michelle Carter2019 · TV seriesStrong· 1 shared
  15. The Blues Brothers1980 · FilmStrong· 1 shared
  16. Tales of the City2019 · TV seriesStrong· 1 shared
  17. Dragnet1987 · FilmStrong· 2 shared
  18. Continental Divide1981 · FilmStrong· 1 shared
  19. Just Shoot Me!1997 · TV seriesStrong· 2 shared
  20. Ghostbusters1984 · FilmStrong· 1 shared
  21. The Wedding Singer1998 · FilmStrong· 1 shared
  22. Summer Rental1985 · FilmStrong· 1 shared
  23. NewsRadio1995 · TV seriesStrong· 2 shared
  24. Cobain: Montage of Heck2015 · FilmStrong· 1 shared
  25. Spies Like Us1985 · FilmStrong· 1 shared
  26. Ghostbusters II1989 · FilmStrong· 1 shared
  27. Screwed2000 · FilmStrong· 1 shared
  28. The Replacement Killers1998 · FilmStrong· 2 shared
  29. Project Nim2011 · FilmStrong· 1 shared
  30. Inequality for All2013 · FilmStrong· 1 shared
  31. The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford2007 · FilmStrong· 1 shared
  32. Citizenfour2014 · FilmStrong· 1 shared
  33. Marina Abramović: The Artist Is Present2012 · FilmStrong· 1 shared
  34. The Burning1981 · FilmStrong· 1 shared
  35. Dirty Work1998 · FilmStrong· 1 shared
  36. Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind2018 · FilmStrong· 1 shared
  37. Buffy the Vampire Slayer1992 · FilmNotable· 2 shared
  38. Mr. Show with Bob and David1995 · TV seriesNotable· 2 shared
  39. The Eternal Memory2023 · FilmNotable· 1 shared
  40. Run Ronnie Run2002 · FilmNotable· 1 shared
  41. Shooting War2000 · FilmNotable· 2 shared
  42. Real Time with Bill Maher2003 · TV seriesNotable· 5 shared
  43. Noel2004 · FilmNotable· 2 shared
  44. Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 22000 · FilmNotable· 2 shared
  45. Scary Movie2000 · FilmNotable· 1 shared
  46. The Incredible Shrinking Woman1981 · FilmNotable· 1 shared
  47. You Kill Me2007 · FilmNotable· 1 shared
  48. Nine to Five1980 · FilmNotable· 1 shared
  49. The Sopranos1999 · TV seriesNotable· 2 shared
  50. The Nines2007 · FilmNotable· 1 shared
  51. All of Me1984 · FilmNotable· 1 shared
  52. Every Day2010 · FilmNotable· 1 shared
  53. I ♥ Huckabees2004 · FilmNotable· 1 shared
  54. The Larry Sanders Show1992 · TV seriesNotable· 3 shared
  55. Big Business1988 · FilmNotable· 1 shared
  56. Grace and Frankie2015 · TV seriesNotable· 1 shared
  57. The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson2017 · FilmNotable· 1 shared
  58. Shining Through1992 · FilmNotable· 1 shared
  59. The Kid2000 · FilmNotable· 1 shared
  60. Grandma2015 · FilmNotable· 1 shared
  61. A Stranger Among Us1992 · FilmNotable· 1 shared
  62. The Six Wives of Henry Lefay2009 · FilmNotable· 1 shared
  63. Running with Scissors2006 · FilmNotable· 1 shared
  64. The Family Man2000 · FilmNotable· 1 shared
  65. Moving On2023 · FilmNotable· 1 shared
  66. 80 for Brady2023 · FilmFaint· 2 shared
  67. Father of the Bride1991 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  68. Woody Allen: A Documentary2011 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  69. Buying the Cow2002 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  70. A Prairie Home Companion2006 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  71. The Departed2006 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  72. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory2005 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  73. Motherhood2009 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  74. City by the Sea2002 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  75. ALF1986 · TV seriesFaint· 1 shared
  76. View from the Top2003 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  77. Call Me by Your Name2017 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  78. The Magic School Bus1994 · TV seriesFaint· 1 shared
  79. Krippendorf's Tribe1998 · FilmFaint· 2 shared
  80. The Ladykillers2004 · FilmFaint· 2 shared
  81. Serious Moonlight2009 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  82. Olive Kitteridge2014 · TV seriesFaint· 2 shared
  83. The Hi-Lo Country1998 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  84. It's a Disaster2013 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  85. Shadows and Fog1991 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  86. Flirting with Disaster1996 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  87. The Family Fang2016 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  88. A Knight's Tale2001 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  89. Rob Roy1995 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  90. Should've Been Romeo2012 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  91. And the Band Played On1993 · FilmFaint· 2 shared
  92. Seven Psychopaths2012 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  93. Good Fortune2025 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  94. The Tragedy of Macbeth2021 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  95. Where the Wild Things Are2009 · FilmFaint· 2 shared
  96. The Spanish Prisoner1997 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  97. Fargo1996 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  98. Psycho III1986 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  99. Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus2006 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  100. Fear1996 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  101. Airheads1994 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  102. Adaptation.2002 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  103. Orange County2002 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  104. Miller's Crossing1990 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  105. The Rookie2002 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  106. Tea with Mussolini1999 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  107. Wonderstruck2017 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  108. Finestkind2023 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  109. Short Cuts1993 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  110. Wayne's World 21993 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  111. This Boy's Life1993 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  112. Three Kings1999 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  113. In Bruges2008 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  114. Conspiracy Theory1997 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  115. Raising Arizona1987 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  116. Missing Link2019 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  117. The Big Lebowski1998 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  118. Being John Malkovich1999 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  119. Wild Horse Nine2026 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  120. The Pink Panther 22009 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  121. Burn After Reading2008 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  122. The Hoax2006 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  123. S1m0ne2002 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  124. Drive-Away Dolls2024 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  125. The Chamber1996 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  126. Hamlet2000 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  127. The Walker2007 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  128. The General's Daughter1999 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  129. The Blind Side2009 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  130. It Could Happen to You1994 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  131. The Man Who Wasn't There2001 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  132. Kinsey2004 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  133. Honey Don't!2025 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  134. The Hudsucker Proxy1994 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
04

Through the cast

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  1. The Left Handed GunGore Vidal1958 · FilmNotable· 1 shared
  2. The SicilianGore Vidal1987 · FilmNotable· 1 shared
  3. Suddenly, Last SummerGore Vidal1959 · FilmNotable· 1 shared
  4. The VikingsTony Curtis1958 · FilmNotable· 1 shared
  5. The Night of the GeneralsGore Vidal1967 · FilmNotable· 1 shared
  6. Is Paris Burning?Gore Vidal1966 · FilmNotable· 1 shared
  7. Sweet Smell of SuccessTony Curtis1957 · FilmNotable· 1 shared
  8. The Mirror Crack'dTony CurtisBarry Sandler1980 · FilmNotable· 2 shared
  9. CaligulaGore Vidal1979 · FilmNotable· 1 shared
  10. RopeArthur Laurents1948 · FilmNotable· 2 shared
  11. Bonjour TristesseArthur Laurents1958 · FilmNotable· 1 shared
  12. CaughtArthur Laurents1949 · FilmNotable· 1 shared
  13. DarlingJohn Schlesinger1965 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  14. The Falcon and the SnowmanJohn Schlesinger1985 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  15. The Last TycoonTony Curtis1976 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  16. Marathon ManJohn Schlesinger1976 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  17. Far from the Madding CrowdJohn Schlesinger1967 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  18. Eye for an EyeJohn Schlesinger1996 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  19. Moonlight MileSusan Sarandon2002 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  20. The Day of the LocustJohn Schlesinger1975 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  21. The MeddlerSusan Sarandon2016 · FilmFaint· 2 shared
  22. The Way We WereArthur Laurents1973 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  23. The BelieversJohn Schlesinger1987 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  24. SummertimeArthur Laurents1955 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  25. Midnight CowboyJohn Schlesinger1969 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  26. AnastasiaArthur Laurents1956 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  27. The Boston StranglerTony Curtis1968 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  28. Sunday Bloody SundayJohn Schlesinger1971 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  29. The Defiant OnesTony Curtis1958 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  30. Pacific HeightsJohn Schlesinger1990 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  31. The Great RaceTony Curtis1965 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  32. Billy LiarJohn Schlesinger1963 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  33. The Next Best ThingJohn Schlesinger2000 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  34. Boeing, BoeingTony Curtis1965 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  35. TrapezeTony Curtis1956 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  36. Some Like It HotTony Curtis1959 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  37. Pretty BabySusan SarandonAntonio Fargas1978 · FilmFaint· 2 shared
  38. That Thing You Do!Tom Hanks1996 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  39. Best of EnemiesGore Vidal2015 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  40. The Persuaders!Tony Curtis1971 · TV seriesFaint· 1 shared
  41. StepmomSusan Sarandon1998 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  42. Operation PetticoatTony Curtis1959 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  43. West Side StoryArthur Laurents2021 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  44. The GreatestSusan Sarandon2009 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  45. Sister ActPaul RudnickWhoopi Goldberg1992 · FilmFaint· 2 shared
  46. Why We FightGore Vidal2005 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  47. Light SleeperSusan Sarandon1992 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  48. Thelma & LouiseSusan Sarandon1991 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  49. Larry CrowneTom Hanks2011 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  50. The Last WordShirley MacLaine2017 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  51. PhiladelphiaRon NyswanerTom Hanks1993 · FilmFaint· 3 shared
  52. Fight for Your Right RevisitedSusan Sarandon2011 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  53. Igby Goes DownSusan SarandonGore Vidal2002 · FilmFaint· 2 shared
  54. The January ManSusan Sarandon1989 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  55. Solitary ManSusan Sarandon2009 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  56. The Great Waldo PepperSusan Sarandon1975 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  57. The Banger SistersSusan Sarandon2002 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  58. ElizabethtownSusan Sarandon2005 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  59. PeacockSusan Sarandon2010 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  60. The ClientSusan Sarandon1994 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  61. TwilightSusan Sarandon1998 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  62. The CallingSusan Sarandon2014 · FilmFaint· 1 shared
  63. The PlayerWhoopi GoldbergLily Tomlin1992 · FilmFaint· 3 shared
  64. Mothers and DaughtersSusan Sarandon2016 · FilmFaint· 2 shared
  65. Bob RobertsGore Vidal1992 · FilmFaint· 2 shared
  66. The Front PageSusan Sarandon1974 · FilmFaint· 1 shared