Review of The Boys in the Band (1970) by Dave Kehr for Chicago Reader — 20 Jun 1994
William Friedkin's direction of this 1970 film adaptation (made the year before The French Connection) doesn't do much more than underline the flaws in the material: every scene is shaped to build to the same forced hysteria.
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This review of The Boys in the Band (1970) was written by Dave Kehr and published by Chicago Reader on 20 Jun 1994.
The Boys in the Band has generally received positive reviews.
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