Drum (1976) Queer Film (F)
John Colicos’ DeMarigny is a loathsome excuse for a human being who harbors queer desires.
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Author: Patrick Browne
The Ritz (1976) Queer Film C+
Part mob comedy and part drag review, this exhausting adaptation of Terence McNally’s hit play wears out its welcome in the first thirty minutes
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Norman… Is That You? (1976) Queer Film (C)
What we do have, however, is Redd Foxx as the dad and thank God for that! The result is a laugh every other minute. Foxx does not have to work for it, he’s a natural and he basically saves the movie.
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Car Wash (1976) Queer Film C+
You come to “Car Wash” for Antonio Vargas’ Lindy, who delivers razor-sharp shade to his homophobic coworker Duane (Bill Duke). You stay because a day at the Dee-Luxe Car Wash in Los Angeles is, despite the slurs, occasionally fun.
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Next Stop Greenwich Village (1976) Queer Film A-
Lenny Baker delivers a marvelous, lived‑in performance, radiating zest for life. Tragically, Baker’s career was cut short; he died of thyroid cancer at just 37 in 1982, never appearing in another film.
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