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A young man's political awakening and coming of age during the days and weeks leading up to the Stonewall Riots.A young man's political awakening and coming of age during the days and weeks leading up to the Stonewall Riots.A young man's political awakening and coming of age during the days and weeks leading up to the Stonewall Riots.
- Awards
- 4 nominations
Vlad Alexis
- Cong
- (as Vladimir Alexis)
- Director
- Writer
- All cast & crew
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe Stonewall Inn or sometimes referred as Bonnie's Stonewall Inn was originally built as stables in the mid 19th century. By 1930 it became a Tearoom for heterosexuals. The Stonewall Inn first closed in 1964 after 34 year's of business as a Tearoom when the interior was destroyed by fire. It was restored by three mobsters in 1967 as a gay bathhouse and became the largest gay bar in the US. After the riots in 1969 it shortly closed. For twenty years the Stonewall ran as a Bagel Sandwich Shop, a Chinese Restaurant and shoe store before reopening in 1998 as simply Stonewall.
- GoofsThe timing of Danny's arrival in New York is confused. He leaves Indiana during the fall (it's football season, and the World Series is about to start). But his bus arrives in New York in March (3 months before the Stonewall riots).
- ConnectionsFeatured in Disclosure (2020)
- SoundtracksI Say A Little Prayer
Written by Hal David & Burt Bacharach
Performed by Stingray Music
Courtesy of Stingray Music c/o Covered Records, Inc.
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There's so much wrong with this movie it's hard to know where to begin.
If you want to learn about Stonewall, there are plenty of documentaries out there that tell the story much more accurately than this does: this flick plays into the tired old cliches about how the riot started, but manages to whitewash the characters and distort events horribly. You'd be better off watching "The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson" for starters.
If you just want a well-acted, well-written period drama, there are countless other films with better acting, better character development and less cliched writing than this one. What's particularly offensive is the reliance once again on stereotypical caricatures of fat, ugly old lecherous queens, preying upon the purebred white-boy central character. Other characters (Ray being the prime example) are completely undeveloped and could have made things more interesting. And lastly, you'd be offended if you watch this after seeing the 1995 "Stonewall" to see how much Roland Emmerich simply rips off from THAT film.
Joey King as the little sister provides some momentary relief...but like a lot of missed opportunities, there's not nearly enough of her, either.
As an old-car lover, the frequent presence of 1966 Plymouths and other gorgeous 60s cars was one of the few things that saved this from being a complete disaster.
If you want to learn about Stonewall, there are plenty of documentaries out there that tell the story much more accurately than this does: this flick plays into the tired old cliches about how the riot started, but manages to whitewash the characters and distort events horribly. You'd be better off watching "The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson" for starters.
If you just want a well-acted, well-written period drama, there are countless other films with better acting, better character development and less cliched writing than this one. What's particularly offensive is the reliance once again on stereotypical caricatures of fat, ugly old lecherous queens, preying upon the purebred white-boy central character. Other characters (Ray being the prime example) are completely undeveloped and could have made things more interesting. And lastly, you'd be offended if you watch this after seeing the 1995 "Stonewall" to see how much Roland Emmerich simply rips off from THAT film.
Joey King as the little sister provides some momentary relief...but like a lot of missed opportunities, there's not nearly enough of her, either.
As an old-car lover, the frequent presence of 1966 Plymouths and other gorgeous 60s cars was one of the few things that saved this from being a complete disaster.
- robtyrrell-98607
- Mar 8, 2022
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Box office
- Budget
- $13,500,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $187,674
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $112,834
- Sep 27, 2015
- Gross worldwide
- $292,669
- Runtime2 hours 9 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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