TMDb Rating
4.7/10
10 verified votes
Making the Boys (2011)
Documentary
90 min
"Broadway Hollywood Success Betrayal Sex Death Redemption"
Plot Summary
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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- Try: "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."
- Try: "A 2011 film directed by Crayton Robey about before Prop 8 Milk or Will Grace before the AIDS epidemic gay."
- Try: "A movie starring William Friedkin and Mart Crowley about before Prop 8 Milk or Will Grace before the AIDS epidemic gay."
Keywords to include
DocumentaryCrayton RobeyWilliam FriedkinMart Crowley2011
Director
Crayton Robey
Top Cast
William FriedkinMart CrowleyLarry KramerEdward AlbeeDominick Dunne
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