The Boys in the Band (1970)

Directors

William Friedkin

Cast

Kenneth Nelson, Frederick Combs, Laurence Luckinbill, Cliff Gorman, Keith Prentice, Leonard Frey, Reuben Greene, Peter White, Robert La Tourneaux, Maud Adams

The story

In a Manhattan Upper East Side apartment in 1968, Michael, a Roman Catholic, recovering alcoholic and sporadically employed actor, hosts a birthday party for his friend, Harold. Michael's best friend, Donald, arriving early because of a cancelled psychotherapy session, helps Michael prepare. When Donald observes that Michael has not been drinking the past five weeks, Michael says he quit drinking and smoking because his bad habits leave him in a vicious cycle.

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