This movie was the first "gay themed" movie I had ever seen back in the 80's. I couldn't quit watching it. Being raised in a small conservative town, I was relieved to see a movie that struck a chord with me.
In response to another reviewer, just because a movie has a gay theme that makes it propaganda? So does that mean every other movie I had seen up to that point was hetero propaganda? Jeez, right-wingers never cease to amaze me.
Anyway, it was a very good movie. The fact that the main character was married and announced that he was "gay" seems to have confused the straight community that watched this. It does not mean that he had a bad relationship with a woman so he "turned gay" as a result. That is ludicrous. He had buried his true feelings to fit into a prejudiced and discriminating society. He could just no longer deny who he really was and decided that hiding was not worth it to be accepted by society. That is the message of this movie.
I love this movie and return to it often. I hope it will be released on DVD sometime in the future.
In response to another reviewer, just because a movie has a gay theme that makes it propaganda? So does that mean every other movie I had seen up to that point was hetero propaganda? Jeez, right-wingers never cease to amaze me.
Anyway, it was a very good movie. The fact that the main character was married and announced that he was "gay" seems to have confused the straight community that watched this. It does not mean that he had a bad relationship with a woman so he "turned gay" as a result. That is ludicrous. He had buried his true feelings to fit into a prejudiced and discriminating society. He could just no longer deny who he really was and decided that hiding was not worth it to be accepted by society. That is the message of this movie.
I love this movie and return to it often. I hope it will be released on DVD sometime in the future.