Before Prop 8, Milk or Will & Grace, before the AIDS epidemic, gay pride parades or the Stonewall uprising, "The Boys in the Band" changed everything. "Making the Boys" explores the drama, struggle and enduring legacy of the first-ever gay play and subsequent Hollywood movie to successfully reach a mainstream audience. Featuring anecdotes from the surviving cast and filmmakers, as well as perspectives by legendary figures from stage and screen, it traces the behind-the-scenes drama and lasting legacy of this cultural milestone.
Making the Boys has generally received positive reviews.
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Making the Boys was released in 2011 and has generally received positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 28 reviews, giving Making the Boys (2011) an average rating of 67%.
Overall, cinema-goers marginally prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 82%, compared to film critics, who gave it a slightly lower average score of 75%.
With a score of 67%, Making the Boys is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 2011, which stands at 57%.
Other movies from 2011 with similar scores include films like Contagion, Horrible Bosses and We Bought a Zoo.
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