The Boy Friend (1971)

Directed by

Ken Russell

Genre

musical film, LGBTQ-related film

Country

United Kingdom, United States

Runtime

2h 17m

Rated

PG

Rating

6.5 of 10 from 39 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young stage assistant steps in to play the lead role in a struggling theater company's musical. The film follows her adventures onstage and backstage as the show goes on.

lightheartedwhimsicaltheatricalcampyupbeatnostalgicplayfulenergetic

What happens

The Boy Friend is a 1971 British musical comedy film written and directed by Ken Russell, based on the 1953 musical of the same name by Sandy Wilson. The film stars Twiggy, Christopher Gable, Tommy Tune, and Max Adrian, with an uncredited appearance by Glenda Jackson. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer made extensive edits for its American release, reducing its runtime to 109 minutes. The truncated material was restored for a 1987 re-release. The Boy Friend was released on DVD on 12 April 2011. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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