Movie

The Boys in the Band

New York, 1968. At a birthday party, a surprise guest and a drunken game leave seven gay friends reckoning with unspoken feelings and buried truths.

(8 total)

Characters

“It's my right to lead my sex life without answering to anybody, Hank included.”

“With the right wine and the right music, there are a damn few that aren't curious.”

“Physical beauty is not that goddamned important.”

“Well, I suppose he has an interesting face and body, but it turns me right off 'cause he can't talk intelligently about art.”

“Life is a goddamn laugh riot. You remember life?”

“Straight? If he's the one I met, he's as straight as the yellow brick road.”

“Oh, there is nothing quite as good as feeling sorry for yourself, is there?”

“It's just today I finally realized I was raised to be a failure.”