Arnold Beckoff is looking for love and acceptance, but as a gay man working as a female impersonator in 1970s New York City, neither come easily. After a series of heartaches, Arnold believes he has found the love of his life in Alan, and the couple make plans to adopt. But when tragedy strikes, Arnold's life is shaken to its very core, leading to a confrontation with his overbearing mother, who has never approved of her son's lifestyle.
Cast
Harvey Fierstein
Arnold Beckoff
Matthew Broderick
Alan Simon
Anne Bancroft
Ma Beckoff
Brian Kerwin
Ed Reese
Eddie Castrodad
David
Lorry Goldman
Phil Beckoff
Ken Page
Murray
Karen Young
Laurel
Charles Pierce
Bertha Venation
Axel Lott
Marina Del Rey
Benji Schulman
Young Arnold
Nick Montgomery
Chorus Boy
Robert Neary
Chorus Boy
Kim Clark
Female Bar Patron
Stephanie Penn
Female Bar Patron
Geoffrey Harding
Man with Lighter
Michael Bond
Bar Patron
Michael Warga
Bartender
Phil Sky
Man in Back Room
Edgar Small
Arnold's Father
Harriet C. Leider
Maitre D'
Paul Joynt
Heckler in Club
Mitch Carter
Heckler in Club
Bob Minor
Gregory
Byron Deen
Roz
John Beckman
1st Cab Driver
Elliott T. Spar
Rabbi
Alva Chinn
Photographer
Gregory Gilbert
Hustler
John Norman
1st Basher
Mark Zeisler
2nd Basher
Peter MacKenzie
1st Young Man
Peter Nevargic
2nd Young Man
Ted Hook
Old Man
Niall Gartlan
Boy in Fight
Catherine Blue
Teacher
John Branagan
Teacher
Tracy Bogart
Secretary at School
Frits De Knegt
2nd Cab Driver
Michael Lindström
Show Guest (uncredited)
Crew
Paul Bogart
Director
Harvey Fierstein
Screenplay, Theatre Play
Nicholas C. Smith
Editor
Mikael Salomon
Director of Photography
Dennis Maguire
First Assistant Director
Peter Bogart
First Assistant Director
Douglas J. Kenny
Second Assistant Director
J. Tom Archuleta
Second Assistant Director
Drew Ann Rosenberg
Second Second Assistant Director
Alan R. Green
Assistant Director
Ronald K. Fierstein
Executive Producer
Howard Gottfried
Producer
Marie Cantin
Associate Producer, Production Manager
Richard Hoover
Production Design
Stephen McNutt
Camera Operator
Chris Lombardi
First Assistant Camera
Eric Swanek
First Assistant Camera
Katherine M. Butler
Second Assistant Camera
Todd Liebler
Second Assistant Camera
Lauren Lloyd
Casting
Gail Levin
Casting
Helen P. Butler
Wardrobe Supervisor
Colleen Atwood
Costume Design
Carlos David Amador
Hair Supervisor
Morey Greenberg
Hairstylist
David Jellison
Hairstylist
Doreen F. Schultz
Assistant Makeup Artist
Nancy Berg
Makeup Artist
Christa Reusch
Makeup Supervisor
R. Russell Smith
Sound Effects Editor
Ken Teaney
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Ken S. Polk
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Gary Rich
Sound Mixer
Steve R. Nelson
Sound Mixer
Ray Massara
Special Effects
Peter Matz
Original Music Composer
Allan K. Rosen
Original Music Composer
Michael Warga
Set Decoration
Robert Greenfield
Set Dresser
Denise Dugally
Set Dresser
Mark Paul Selemon
Set Dresser
Scott Salmon
Choreographer
Dwight Campbell
Gaffer
Phill Norman
Title Designer
Marcie Begleiter
Art Direction
Okowita
Art Direction
