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

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

William Friedkin's 1970 motion picture The Boys in the Band is perfectly poised for the wide-ranging reassessment and innovative readings that this edited volume accomplishes.

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...

• 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"