A musician from Montana finds work and other things at The Continental Baths in New York City, 1974.A musician from Montana finds work and other things at The Continental Baths in New York City, 1974.A musician from Montana finds work and other things at The Continental Baths in New York City, 1974.
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- Awards
- 1 win & 1 nomination total
- Performer
- (as Janie Olivor)
- Artist
- (as Larry Smith, Lawrence Smith)
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So to see the few interior shots, and the shots of Greenwich Village as it looked in the 1970's was a treat - as was seeing a bunch of skinny men with so-so bodies and remembering that we didn't have to face the Gym Facists back then - it was enough of a wonder to just be young and queer.
On the other hand, the film is a shapeless mess, with a thin plot and an abrupt ending that I found infuriatingly simplistic and weak. Some of the acting's decent, (there's also an eerie Judy Garland turn by Caleb Stone and an all too brief glimpse of Jane Olivor performing), but the film feels partly like a pitch for the Continental (no surprise, as Steve Ostrow is listed as a producer and appears in a few scenes as well).
I personally think this is fine. This has a very sharp edge since it talks specifically about the toxic masculinity but this felt rushed and quite stereotypic at that.
The gay subsection of the film just does not do it justice. There are sections that I felt that it kinda leaned far too much towards gay stereotypes rather than makes me squirm sometimes. I think it glosses far too much characterization for my liking AND when it ended - It felt like there is still a whole act missing. It just makes an ambivalent feeling about the thirst. I felt that there is more there that the film could at least talk about.
PS: I think the hustler in the very start has early signs of AIDS. He has face lesions that I think is a symptom. It does not help that he died apparently in 1983.
Not recommended.
Did you know
- TriviaThe show at the Baths was attended by over 800 extras, who included some of New York's elite. They were all paid $1.00 for their part and had to sign releases before they were admitted. The revue "Beyond the Fringe" was playing at the time and the astute viewer can see Dudley Moore and Peter Cook sipping a drink in the crowd.
- GoofsDuring the post-football conversation Michael's shirt buttons and unbuttons between shots.
- Quotes
[Michael apologizes for an insensitive, homophobic remark he made earlier]
Michael: You gotta realize, man, where I'm comin' from, see. Where I come from, what you do with fags is punch 'em in the mouth.
[He gently, playfully punches Scotti's jaw]
Scotti: Does that make it right, Michael?
Michael: No. but, uh, on an Air Force base that's just the way it is, you know. Everybody's super-butch.
Scotti: Is that where you're from?
Michael: Yeah. And, y'know, everybody just talks like that, so I guess I've always been like that.
Scotti: Always?
Michael: Well, maybe not always. I remember when I was twelve, I knew a guy who was a fighter pilot. His name was Greg, and he was a lot more sensitive than the rest of 'em, you know. He used to... he kind of befriended me... . One time we went out fishing, hit a flash storm, came on us. We got really drenched. There was a cabin there, but nobody put any firewood inside, so we couldn't get a fire going, couldn't get dry. We took off all our clothes, though, and there were a couple-a blankets, and we wrapped up in the blankets and tried to get warm... . I guess I went to sleep like that.
[he pauses, and lets out a deep breath]
Michael: The next thing I knew, man, I was flyin' across the room and lights were - flashlights were in my eyes, and, uh, it was my father and a couple of non-coms with him, and they grabbed Greg, pushin' him around and yellin' obscene things, and, y'know, he flipped out. Anyway, the lesson of the story is that I learned, y'know, not to - I learned not to put hands on other men.
Scotti: Did you love him?
Michael: Yeah, I guess I did.
Scotti: Y'know, Michael, if it weren't for your old man, you'd be normal.
[They both laugh]
- Crazy credits...And last but not least, a very special thanks to Professor Gregory Battcock -- just because.
- SoundtracksPretty Girl
Written and Performed by Jane Olivor (as Janie Oliver)
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