At a birthday party in 1968 New York, a surprise guest and a drunken game leave seven gay friends reckoning with unspoken feelings and buried truths.
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Intimate, earnest, classical in form and prestige.
- intimateepic
- earnestironic
- classical in formformally daring
- unpretentiousprestige
- character-ledplot-driven
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Cast
- Jim ParsonsMichael
- Zachary QuintoHarold
- Matt BomerDonald
- Andrew RannellsLarry
- Michael Benjamin WashingtonBernard
- Robin de JesúsEmory
- Tuc WatkinsHank
- Charlie CarverCowboy Tex
- Brian HutchisonAlan
- Brian DoleYoung Bohemian
Crew
- Joe MantelloDirector
- Ned MartelScreenplay
- Mart CrowleyScreenplay
- Bill PopeDirector of Photography
- Adriaan van ZylEditor
- Alexis Martin WoodallProducer
- Joe MantelloProducer
- Ryan MurphyProducer
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