
Tony Award-winning actor and playwright Harvey Fierstein re-creates his role as the unsinkable Arnold Beckoff in this film adaptation of the smash Broadway play TORCH SONG TRILOGY. A very personal story that is both funny and poignant, TORCH SONG TRILOGY chronicles a New Yorker's search for love, respect and tradition in a world that seems not especially made for him. From Arnold's hilarious steps toward domestic bliss with a reluctant school teacher, to his first truly promi... (Full plot summary below)
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Tony Award-winning actor and playwright Harvey Fierstein re-creates his role as the unsinkable Arnold Beckoff in this film adaptation of the smash Broadway play TORCH SONG TRILOGY. A very personal story that is both funny and poignant, TORCH SONG TRILOGY chronicles a New Yorker's search for love, respect and tradition in a world that seems not especially made for him. From Arnold's hilarious steps toward domestic bliss with a reluctant school teacher, to his first truly promising love affair with a young fashion model, Arnold's greatest challenge remains his complicated relationship with his mother. But armed with a keenly developed sense of humor and oftentimes piercing wit, Arnold continues to test the commonly accepted terms of endearment--and endurance--in a universally affecting story that confirms that happiness is well worth carrying a torch for.
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| Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)Ken Hankeby turns raucously funny, tender, defiant, sad and hopeful. It is a movie that rises to something like greatness on the writing and acting -- and the charisma of its star. |
| Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertI have not seen anyone quite like Fierstein in the movies, and the fact that he is a specific individual gives this material a charm and weight it might have lacked if an interchangeable actor had played the role. |
| Ozus' World Movie ReviewsDennis SchwartzA pleasant and sincere straightforward gay love story that is captivating and tender even if soppy in spots. |
| Time OutGeoff AndrewA straightforward, very funny love story which glows with fulfilment and promise. |
| VarietyVariety StaffBracing in its frank depiction of gay sex life, both promiscuous and committed. |
| Washington PostRita KempleyThe themes are universal, and Arnold is an Everyperson who wants to be loved not for what others want him to be, but for what he really is -- "a person, a valuable person." |
| User ReviewMel BMy god I loved this movie, my uncle just had me watch it and I adore it...I need my own copy |
| User ReviewSteve WMy favorite movie of all time. Harvey gives the performance of a lifetime as Arnold and a young Mathew Broderick is heartwarming as Alan |
| User ReviewPeter LImagine if Woody Allen was a cross-dressing torch singer, and you're getting pretty close. Harvey Fierstein will bring you to your knees with laughter and humility as Arnold, and Anne Bancroft is perfect as his confused and over-bearing mother. I've seen this movie so many times that I can't believe I still have to cringe when the riots start... |
| User ReviewJolie CGreat movie and I'm a big fan of Harvey Fierstein! |