Widescreen Dreams Growing up Gay at the Movies |
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| Author:
| Horrigan, Patrick E. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-280-67811-0 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 1999 |
| Publisher: | University of Wisconsin Press
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| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | USD $12.95 |
Book Description:
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In 1973, a sweet-tempered, ferociously imaginative ten-year-old boy named Patrick Horrigan saw the TV premiere of the film version of "Hello, Dolly!" starring Barbra Streisand. His life would never be the same. "Widescreen Dreams: Growing Up Gay at the Movies" traces Horrigan s development from childhood to gay male adulthood through a series of visceral encounters with an unexpected handful of Hollywood movies from the 1960s and 1970s: "Hello Dolly!, The Sound of Music, The Poseidon...
More DescriptionIn 1973, a sweet-tempered, ferociously imaginative ten-year-old boy named Patrick Horrigan saw the TV premiere of the film version of "Hello, Dolly!" starring Barbra Streisand. His life would never be the same. "Widescreen Dreams: Growing Up Gay at the Movies" traces Horrigan s development from childhood to gay male adulthood through a series of visceral encounters with an unexpected handful of Hollywood movies from the 1960s and 1970s: "Hello Dolly!, The Sound of Music, The Poseidon Adventure, Dog Day Afternoon," and "The Wiz.""