Making the Boys

Making the Boys

90 mins | Documentary | March 11, 2011

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.

Making the Boys

90 mins | Documentary | March 11, 2011

Making the Boys
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.
IMDb rating 7.3
Producers
Original title Making the Boys
Directors Crayton Robey
Writers

Cast

William Friedkin

as Himself

Mart Crowley

as Himself

Larry Kramer

as Himself

Edward Albee

as Himself

Dominick Dunne

as Himself

Michael Cunningham

as Himself

Candis Cayne

as Herself

Andy Cohen

as Himself

Cheyenne Jackson

as Himself