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Torch Song Trilogy Reviews

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Harvey Fierstein recreates his role as the unsinkable Arnold Beckoff in this film adaptation of the smash Broadway play. 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. Armed with a keenly developed sense of humour .. Read more

Starring	Anne Bancroft, Matthew Broderick, Harvey Fierstein
Director	Paul Bogart
Genres	Comedy, Gay/Lesbian, Romance

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- A truncated version of a successful Broadway show, the film loses the theatricality of the original and transforms the material into a dated melodrama.
- 33788
- - Halliwell's Film Guide
  - 02 Mar 2006 at 15:43
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  everyone should own this movie
  
  Great one liners aside this film is superb.It's based on the stage play of the same name & stars Harvey Feinstein (who also wrote it). Loosley based on ... read more »
  
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- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - brian@home
  - Glasgow
  - 07 Jan 2005 at 02:05
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- - 0
  - 0
  Look don't torch
  
  Not as good as I expected. I felt that it dragged on a bit. The acting was okay, as was the sets, but overall it was just another film.
  
  Watch it; you... read more »
  
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- 1043260
- - Emjay69
  - 320 reviews
  - Kidlington, Oxford
  - 21 Sep 2011 at 15:42
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  What a great film
  
  Harvey/Arnold is fabulous - as is everyone else in it. A must-have - one of my favourite DVDs which I watch regularly. One of the most loveable cinematic ... read more »
  
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- 947748
- - a customer
  - London
  - 18 Dec 2010 at 19:18
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  great film
  
  from the stage to the screen they have pulled it of. loved the wit n humour in this enjoyed it & had a reall good laugh not many films brought from the ... read more »
  
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- 907975
- - a customer
  - glasgow
  - 24 Jul 2010 at 12:36
- - 0
  - 0
  Superb a Must
  
  I've lost count of the amount of times I've seen this, but it just gets better every time.
  
  It really is like a good bottle of wine
  
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- 907102
- - a customer
  - London
  - 21 Jul 2010 at 15:59
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  - 1
  don't bother
  
  unbelievable story,the lead was self absorbed ,we all know being a gay man can be lonely and hard but to have it rammed down your throat was just a bit too ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - UK
  - 14 Mar 2010 at 04:05
- - 0
  - 0
  funny and with depth
  
  This is a 'must see' movie. Not only you are put on a roller coaster of emotions - it makes you laugh and sad, a tragic comedy -, but it makes you think... read more »
  
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- 784700
- - AlBertHold
  - 20 reviews
  - London
  - 16 Jul 2009 at 10:12
- - 0
  - 0
  torchsongtrilogy
  
  Excellent film, would watch again.
  
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- 772055
- - chubbawamba
  - 12 reviews
  - Plymouth
  - 17 Jun 2009 at 08:31
- - 0
  - 0
  Scream a minute
  
  I found this a scream a minute, I've not laughed so much for a long time. Well worth watching.
  
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- - Gucchi
  - 18 reviews
  - Southend-on-Sea
  - 04 Jun 2009 at 22:08
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  - 0
  Torch song Trilagy
  
  I loved this film, I watched it around ten years ago and lost my copy. Its a great film about love and the treatment of a minoraty not so long ago.
  
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- - LaDiva
  - 2 reviews
  - Manchester
  - 27 May 2009 at 06:26
- - 0
  - 0
  Good Story
  
  but slightly dated - if it had been set in the UK it would have been funnier
  
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- - Randomfilmbuff
  - 327 reviews
  - London
  - 08 May 2009 at 15:58
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- - 13
  - 0
  everyone should own this movie
  
  Great one liners aside this film is superb.It's based on the stage play of the same name & stars Harvey Feinstein (who also wrote it). Loosley based on ... read more »
  
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- 62557
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - brian@home
  - Glasgow
  - 07 Jan 2005 at 02:05
- - 7
  - 0
  a gay classic
  
  what can you say. A gay classic that started off as a stage play and became an award winner. To dvd for the first time. Can a drag queen find love with a bi ... read more »
  
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- - jeremy lee
  - cambs England
  - 29 Jan 2005 at 17:16
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  WHY ??
  
  I would love to see this film... but it is not available. Had it selected for months and months and months.
  
  So.. WHY LIST THIS DVD ?? IT DOES NOT ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - Cross Patch Corner
  - 02 Oct 2006 at 18:04
- - 3
  - 0
  Torch Song Trilogy- still crazy after all these years...
  
  I saw this film years ago, and rented it with some trepidation, as I, and the world have changed a lot since then. I needn't have worried. Harvey Fierstein... read more »
  
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- 514862
- - fredfish
  - 18 reviews
  - manchester uk
  - 18 Jan 2008 at 20:11
- - 3
  - 0
  Top movie for an evening of simple entertainment
  
  Fantastic, Harvey Fernstein and Anne Bancroft play their roles superbly, and Matthew Broderick was highly entertaining in one of his earliier roles.
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  - Thomas Murray
  - Essex.
  - 19 Mar 2009 at 14:23
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  - 0
  Superb Viewing
  
  This is one of my favourite films of all time. Harvey Fierstein as Arnold, a drag queen in New York, and the film has three distinct ... read more »
  
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- - Finknottle
  - Hitchin
  - 21 Nov 2006 at 19:04
- - 0
  - 0
  gay-a-riffic!
  
  dude!!! i'm gutted you can't rent this film!!!!! I've only seen it once and completely fell in love with it!!! It has a similar theme to most gay ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - Phillip, York
  - 20 Apr 2007 at 18:41
- - 0
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  Watch this now!
  
  This is an absolute classic with fabulous characters that are witty, highly entertaining and extremely loveable! Harvey Fierstein acts his socks off and the ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - brighton
  - 10 Dec 2007 at 19:53
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  Torch Song Trilogy
  
  THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS | Show review anywayHide
  
  I recall seeing this film many years ago just after i came out. it had a very profound effect on me then and i was interested to see if i would still enjoy it. ... read more »
  
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- 543824
- - Moomoolefuzz
  - 2 reviews
  - London
  - 23 Mar 2008 at 21:25
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  i love it
  
  when i first selected this movie for renting i didnt think much of it... i was thinking it will be like a musical full of drag queens... but NO... this movie is... read more »
  
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- 557869
- - neelxxshb
  - 285 reviews
  - london
  - 23 Apr 2008 at 23:14

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Critics' reviews
- A truncated version of a successful Broadway show, the film loses the theatricality of the original and transforms the material into a dated melodrama.
- 33788
- - Halliwell's Film Guide
  - 02 Mar 2006 at 15:43
- It's New York in 1971. Virginia Hamm wants a child, but the odds are stacked against her. She's single, given to... read more on Time Out
- 47064
- - Time Out
  - 04 Nov 2008 at 00:17

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