Name/Title
Celluloid Closet, TheEntry/Object ID
2024.20.4Description
Documentary: Featuring interviews with Hollywood luminaries, this film examines depictions of LGBTQ characters on the silver screen from the silent era onward.
Starring: Lily Tomlin, Tom Hanks, Whoopi Goldberg, Susan Sarandon, Harvey Fierstein, Tony Curtis, Shirley MacLaine, Susie BrightMotion Picture Details
Subject
LGBTQ characters in Hollywood filmsContext
Explores the history of LGBTQ+ representation in cinema, based on Vito Russo's 1981 book of the same name. It examines how Hollywood has portrayed gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender characters throughout film history.Motion Picture Details
Genre
DocumentaryFilm Gauge/Format
VHSRuntime
1:42:00Director
Rob Epstein and Jeffrey FriedmanWriter
Vitto RussoCast
Lily Tomlin, Tom Hanks, Whoopi Goldberg, Susan Sarandon, Harvey Fierstein, Tony Curtis, Shirley MacLaine, Susie BrightCopyright
Copyright Holder
Sony PicturesCopyright Date
1996Create Date
December 17, 2025Update Date
December 17, 2025