Boys in the Band: Flashpoints of Cinema, History, and Queer Politics

by Nick Davis, David A. Gerstner, Matt Bell, et al.

The Boys in the Band's debut was revolutionary for its fictional but frank presentation of a male homosexual subculture in Manhattan. Based on Mart Crowley's hit Off-Broadway play from 1968, the film's two-hour running time approximates real time, unfolding at a birthday party attended by nine men whose language, clothing, and behavior evoke a range of urban gay "types." Although various popular critics, historians, and film scholars over the years...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0814341535
• ISBN13: 9780814341537
• Release Date: December 2016
• Publisher: Wayne State University Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 0.99 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"