Widescreen Dreams
| Author | : Patrick E. Horrigan |
| Publisher | : University of Wisconsin Pres |
| Total Pages | : 251 |
| Release | : 1999-04-20 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780299161637 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0299161633 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (37 Downloads) |
Download or read book Widescreen Dreams written by Patrick E. Horrigan and published by University of Wisconsin Pres. This book was released on 1999-04-20 with total page 251 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 Adventure, Dog Day Afternoon, and The Wiz.
