10 Tricks (2006)

Actors: Lea Thompson (actress), Jacqueline Cambas (editor), Raymond Cruz (actor), Jossara Jinaro (actress), Sam Hennings (actor), Brittany Ishibashi (actress), Richard Gleason (actor), Damien Leake (actor), Richard Pagano (writer), Albie Selznick (actor), Richard Pagano (director), Robert Jay Litz (producer), John Leftwich (composer), Molly Brink (actress), Beth Skipp (actress),

Genres: Comedy,

Torch Song Trilogy (1988)

Actors: Bob Minor (actor), Al Cerullo (miscellaneous crew), Karen Young (actress), Matthew Broderick (actor), Harvey Fierstein (writer), Phill Norman (miscellaneous crew), Anne Bancroft (actress), Harvey Fierstein (actor), Mitch Carter (actor), Brian Kerwin (actor), Harvey Fierstein (writer), Colleen Atwood (costume designer), Paul Bogart (director), Judith Saunders (miscellaneous crew), Peter Mackenzie (actor),

Plot: Tony Award-winning actor and playwright Harvey Fierstein re-creates his role as the unsinkable Arnold Beckoff in this film adaptation of the smash Broadway play TORCH SONG TRILOGY. A very personal story that is 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. From Arnold's hilarious steps toward domestic bliss with a reluctant school teacher, to his first truly promising love affair with a young fashion model, Arnold's greatest challenge remains his complicated relationship with his mother. But armed with a keenly developed sense of humor and oftentimes piercing wit, Arnold continues to test the commonly accepted terms of endearment--and endurance--in a universally affecting story that confirms that happiness is well worth carrying a torch for.

Keywords: autobiographical, based-on-play, bereavement, boyfriend-boyfriend-relationship, christmas, drag-queen, gay-bar, gay-bashing, gay-interest, gay-kiss
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance,
Taglines: It takes a lot of guts and a helluva sense of humor to live life in Arnold's shoes.

Quotes:

Ma: Friend-friend, or euphemism-friend?::David: He used to be a euphemism, now he's just a friend.

Arnold: I don't want to hear what you have to say, because believe me, you don't want to hear what I have to say.

Arnold: You want to be a part of my life, I'm not editing out the parts you don't like.

Arnold: There's one more thing you better understand. I have taught myself to sew, cook, fix plumbing, build furniture - I can even pat myself on the back when necessary - all so I don't have to ask anyone for anything.

Ed: Care to talk about it?::Arnold: I am upset, I am uptight, I am up to my nipples in Southern Comfort, and you're trying to take advantage of me. [He sprawls in Ed's lap] Fine!

Ma: After all, a problem is never as permanent as a solution!

Arnold: I think my biggest problem is being young and beautiful. It's my biggest problem because I've never been young and beautiful. Oh, I've been beautiful, and God knows I've been young, but never the twain have met.

Arnold: A ugly person who goes after a pretty person gets nothing but trouble. But a pretty person who goes after a ugly person gets at least cab fare.

Arnold: A thing of beauty is a joy 'till sunrise.

Bertha: In order to be a real dame you've got to kneel before a queen!