Jason Alexander, John Benjamin Hickey, John Glover

The premise sounds great but the promise is never fulfilled. Terrence McNally's Tony Award-winning hit about a cluster of gay male friends who gather several times one summer at a Victorian house on t...( read more  read more... )he bank of a rural lake never quite measures up (at least on film) as anything particularly profound. The story traces a history of infighting and changing relationships within the group, with the shock of AIDS slowly pushing everyone toward greater closeness and honesty. But instead of making an impact, so much of the film is trivial: dinner conversations are banal, tantrums are tedious, genitals are a little too overexposed. The two best and most familiar actors in the piece, Jason Alexander and John Glover, ironically play the most cliché-ridden characters. Still, Glover--who portrays British twin brothers who could not be more different from one another--is a very good reason to see this film. --Tom Keogh

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Directed by: Joe Mantello

Release Date: May 16, 1997

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DVD Release Date: May 4, 2004

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  • October 7, 2007
    Slow and boring at times with plenty of nudity, some not needed to ever be seen, but had a great message to it.
  • January 9, 2007
    Really loved the end. I found it to be rather powerful.
  • April 9, 2009
    very gay but oh so very soap opera and you will enjoy.







    just your typical soap opera but with a twist, the story centers around of bitching homos. i just love it
  • March 5, 2009
    A movie about a group of gay friends who go to the country home of one of the friends 4 times in a period of 1 year. How they have changed throughout this time. I had to buy it.
  • January 12, 2009
    I have been wanting to see this movie ever since I saw it advertised in the movies. I have seen it about a thousand times now & I've got to say. It's one of my all time favorite gay movies.

    Sure the men are bitchy but look at the circumstances that they have to live with.
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    I love the setting the house & yes even the mixed up foibled relationships of the men. I always wanted to see the play but the movie will be good enough for me.
  • December 8, 2008
    no thanks not my thing
  • November 19, 2008
    Another great cast, but this time the movie is just about perfect. This is like a gat "Big Chill" though AIDS is a predominant theme through out. the performances by Jason Alexander, Justin Kirk, and John Glover playing twin brothers that are polar opposites. This film focuses on...( read more) a group of friends that gather in the Hamptons at one of their coupled friends home. There are laughs, and tears in this rare gay theme film that stays true to the gay community. The film is based on Terrence McNally's Tony award winning play.
  • August 24, 2008
    microcosom of an aspect of well heeled gay life for a few. The themes are excellent.
  • August 16, 2008
    one of my all time favorites!!! Justin Kirk & Randy Becker are such hotties!!!
  • August 3, 2008
    Should be a gay classic. Jason Alexander does a great job, great ensemble.

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