The Celluloid Closet (1996)

03/15/1996 1h 42m

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Overview

What "That's Entertainment" did for movie musicals, "The Celluloid Closet" does for Hollywood homosexuality, as this exuberant, eye-opening movie serves up a dazzling hundred-year history of the role of gay men and lesbians have had on the silver screen. Lily Tomlin narrates as Oscar-winning moviemaker Rob Epstein ("The Times of Harvey Milk" and "Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt") and Jeffrey Friedman assemble 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. Tom Hanks, Susan Sarandon, Whoopi Goldberg, Tony Curtis, Harvey Fierstein and Gore Vidal are just a few of the many actors, writers and commentators who provide funny and insightful anecdotes.

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Cast Ages at Release

Lily Tomlin

as Narrator (voice)

Born 09/01/1939, age

Tony Curtis

as Self

Born 06/03/1925

Died 09/29/2010, age

Susan Sarandon

as Self

Born 10/04/1946, age

Gore Vidal

as Self

Born 10/03/1925

Died 07/31/2012, age

Whoopi Goldberg

as Self

Born 11/13/1955, age

Antonio Fargas

as Self

Born 08/14/1946, age

Shirley MacLaine

as Self

Born 04/24/1934, age

Tom Hanks

as Self

Born 07/09/1956, age

Farley Granger

as Self

Born 07/01/1925

Died 03/27/2011, age

Harry Hamlin

as Self

Born 10/30/1951, age

Sharon Stone

as Self

Born 03/10/1958, age

Harvey Fierstein

as Self

Born 06/06/1954, age

Paul Newman

as Self (archive footage)

Born 01/26/1925

Died 09/26/2008, age

James Dean

as Self (archive footage)

Born 02/08/1931

Died 09/30/1955, age

Sal Mineo

as Self (archive footage)

Born 01/10/1939

Died 02/12/1976, age

Natalie Wood

as Self (archive footage)

Born 07/20/1938

Died 11/29/1981, age