Some of My Best Friends Are...
Appearance
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Directed by | Mervyn Nelson |
Written by | Mervyn Nelson |
Produced by | John Lauricella Martin Richards |
Starring | Fannie Flagg Rue McClanahan Candy Darling |
Cinematography | Tony Mitchell |
Edited by | Richard Cadenas Angelo Ross |
Music by | Gordon Rose |
Distributed by | American International Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 110 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Some of My Best Friends Are... is a 1971 drama film written and directed by Mervyn Nelson and starring Fannie Flagg, Rue McClanahan, and Candy Darling.
Premise
On Christmas Eve 1971, in Manhattan's Greenwich Village, a group of gay men and lesbians meet at the mob-owned Blue Jay Bar to talk about their lives and relationships.
Cast
- Fannie Flagg as Helen/Mildred
- Rue McClanahan as Lita Joyce
- Candy Darling as Karen/Harry
- David Drew as Howard
- Tom Bade as Tanny
- Jim Enzel as Gable
- Jeff David as Leo
- Nick De Noia as Phil
- Clifton Steere as Gertie
- James Murdock (credited as David Baker) as Clint
- Paul Blake as Kenny
- Carleton Carpenter as Miss Untouchable
- Robert Christian as Eric
- Dick O'Neill as Tim
- Gary Campbell as Terry
- Gil Gerard as Scott
- Lou Steele as Barrett
- Uva Harden as Michel
- Ben Yaffe as Marvin
- Gary Sandy as Jim
- Peg Murray as Terry's mother
- Sylvia Syms (singer) as Sadie
See also
References
- White, Dave (18 December 2007). "Where the Boys Aren't". The Advocate. p. 64.
External links
Categories:
- 1971 films
- 1970s Christmas drama films
- 1970s Christmas films
- 1971 LGBT-related films
- American independent films
- American LGBT-related films
- American Christmas drama films
- 1971 independent films
- Transgender-related films
- Films set in 1971
- Films set in Manhattan
- LGBT-related drama films
- 1971 drama films
- 1970s English-language films
- 1970s American films
- LGBT-related drama film stubs