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Avg. Customer Rating: 4.7 / 5.0

A welcome DVD release of a great film!:

Harvey Fierstein's classic film about a gay man's funny, moving quest to create his own family finally arrives on DVD! Adapted from his series of three plays, Torch Song Trilogy focuses on the life of Harvey's alter ego, Arnold Beckoff, a drag performer. In chapter one, Arnold's career is moving along well, but he dreams of having a family of his own - a family who, unlike his parents, will love and respect Arnold for who he is. Arnold meets Ed (the studly Brian Kerwin) in a bar, and they begin a... more info

"A pretty person who goes after a ugly person gets cab fare":

In 1988, the film version of the Tony Award-winning, landmark play "Torch Song Trilogy", which was written by the outspoken and very witty Harvey Fierstein, was released to theaters. Written originally as three separate one-act plays between 1978 and 1979 ("The International Stud", "Fugue in a Nursery" and "Widows and Children First"), Harvey Fierstein combined them into the more familiar three-act play "Torch Song Trilogy" in 1981 since each one-act play focused on the life of a gay man named Arnold... more info

The best gay film of all time:

Every person that I turn on to this movie absolutely loves it and eventually adds it to their dvd collections as a result. Even after watching TST many, many times (and believe it or not, it is playing now!) I still believe it is the very best gay themed movie of all time..and I have seen them all...Superb acting, laugh-out-loud funny and very touching...Bancroft and Fierstein shine!

If you are straight (or gay in some cases) and can't stand gay people, don't even bother renting or buying this film. But,... more info

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