Summary
Originally a play, this on-screen adaption portrays a homosexual Jewish man who goes through the same struggles of love, jealousy, and self-doubt that affect every human being.
Additional Information
| Subjects |
Gay men
-- New York (State)
-- New York
-- Drama.
Comedy films. Film adaptations. Fiction films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Feature films. |
| Publisher | [Los Angeles, California] :New Line Home Entertainment,2004 |
| Edition | Widescreen. |
| Other Titles | Torch song trilogy. |
| Contributors |
Gottfried, Howard,
film producer. Fierstein, Ronald K., 1950- film producer, film director. Bogart, Paul, film director. Fierstein, Harvey, 1952- screenwriter, actor. Bancroft, Anne, 1931-2005, actor. Broderick, Matthew, 1962- actor. Kerwin, Brian, actor. Young, Karen, 1959- actor. Page, Ken, actor. Pierce, Charles, actor. Matz, Peter, 1928-2002, composer. Fierstein, Harvey, 1952- Torch song trilogy. New Line Cinema Corporation, presenter. New Line Home Entertainment (Firm), publisher. |
| Participants/Performers |
Anne Bancroft, Matthew Broderick, Harvey Fierstein, Brian Kerwin, Karen Young, Ken Page, Charles Pierce. |
| Other Contributors |
Music, Peter Matz ; editor, Nicholas C. Smith ; director of photography, Mikael Salomon. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: R. |
| Language |
English Spanish In English; with optional English and Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned. |
| Notes |
Title from container. Originally released as a motion picture in 1988. Based on the play by Harvey Fierstein. Special features: Commentary by Harvey Fierstein, Torch song trilogy theatrical trailer; more from New Line. (Special features not listed on container.) |
| System Details |
DVD; region 1; widescreen (1.85:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound, DTS surround sound, stereo surround sound. |
| Description |
1 videodisc (approximately 121 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| ISBN | 9780780629202 0780629205 |
| Other | Classic View |