Movies by Bruce Vilanch
As part of the cast:
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Carol Channing: Larger Than Life (2012)
Cast: Carol Channing, Loni Anderson, Harry Kullijian …
Directed by: Dori Berinstein
Nonagenarian Broadway legend Carol Channing is the bold, brash subject of this documentary by Tony winner Dori Berinstein. Getting to the root of what makes the entertainer tick, Channing…
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Going Down in La-La Land (2012)
Cast: Matthew Ludwinski, Allison Lane, Michael Medico …
Directed by: Casper Andreas
Young and beautiful, Adam arrives in Los Angeles with dreams of becoming a star. Moving in with his zany friend, he finds a promising gig in film production, but soon loses himself in a seamy…
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Walk a Mile in My Pradas (2011)
Cast: Nathaniel Marston, Tom Archdeacon, Tom Arnold …
Directed by: Joey Sylvester
A magic Christmas ornament turns two men's lives upside down when homophobic Tony starts preferring men two weeks before his wedding and his gay co-worker Steve finds himself blossoming…
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Vito (2011)
Cast: Vito Russo, Lily Tomlin, Armistead Maupin …
Directed by: Jeffrey Schwarz
This documentary explores the life and work of activist Vito Russo, who wrote &NFi;The Celluloid Closet&NFi_;, which examines movie portrayals of homosexuals. Russo was a powerful force in…
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The Adonis Factor (2010)
Cast: Gregory Cason, Clint Catalyst, Anderson Davis …
Directed by: Christopher Hines
If the body beautiful takes pride of place in gay culture, Christopher Hines' searching documentary reveals that while the pursuit is pervasive, notions of pure perfection run the gamut…
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Oy Vey! My Son Is Gay!! (2009)
Cast: Lainie Kazan, Saul Rubinek, Vincent Pastore …
Directed by: Evgeny Afineevsky
Shirley and Martin Hirsch (Lainie Kazan and Saul Rubinek) are thrilled to discover that their nice Jewish son Nelson (John Lloyd Young) has a mysterious significant other -- until they find…
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Wrangler: Anatomy of an Icon (2008)
Cast: Jack Wrangler, Margaret Whiting, Bruce Vilanch …
Directed by: Jeffrey Schwarz
During the 1970s, gay porn icon Jack Wrangler starred in more than 80 films to become the quintessential gay fantasy, as this campy and outrageous documentary attests. Chronicling his…
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Tru Loved (2008)
Cast: Najarra Townsend, Matthew Thompson, Jake Abel …
Directed by: Stewart Wade
In this unique spin on the fish-out-of-water tale, 16-year-old Tru (Najarra Townsend) finds her life turned upside down when her lesbian mothers decide to move the family from an open-minded…
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Laughing Matters ... The Men (2007)
Cast: Bruce Vilanch, Eddie Safarty, Bob Smith …
Six gay stand-up comedians laugh themselves out of the closet in this special filmed during the Palm Springs Gay Pride Festival. Emmy winner Bruce Vilanch gets the crowd to bust a gut with…
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Queer Duck: The Movie (2006)
Cast: Jim J. Bullock, Estelle Harris, Billy West …
While living with his male lover Openly Gator, Queer Duck begins to question his homosexuality when actress Lola Buzzard sets her sights on him in this irreverent animated tale from the…
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Naked Fame (2005)
Cast: Colton Ford, Bruce Vilanch, ChiChi LaRue …
Directed by: Christopher Long
Gay adult-film star Colton Ford decides to exit the X-rated world to pursue his real love: music. Question is, can he overcome the stigma of his past and attain the same success as a singer…
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Call Me Claus (2001)
Cast: Whoopi Goldberg, Nigel Hawthorne, Brian Mitchell …
Directed by: Robert Costanzo, Peter Werner
Grouchy TV producer Lucy discovers the Santa Claus she hired is the real thing. Being forced to retire after 200 years of employment -- and needing to find a replacement quick or risk ruining…
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The I Love Lucy 50th Anniversary Special (2001)
Cast: Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, William Frawley …
Directed by: Gary Smith
All the classic comedic and musical moments of the "I Love Lucy" show -- along with rare, vintage footage from the series -- are packed into this unforgettable 50th anniversary special. In…
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Circuit (2001)
Cast: Jonathan Wade Drahos, Andre Khabbazi, Brian Lane Green …
Directed by: Dirk Shafer
Small-town cop John moves to Los Angeles, looking for a place that's more welcoming of a gay lifestyle. As he starts to make the rounds of the "circuit," he meets an insecure hustler who…
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Get Bruce! (1999)
Cast: Bruce Vilanch, Whoopi Goldberg, Billy Crystal …
Directed by: Andrew J. Kuehn
Comedy writer Bruce Vilanch -- an outsize talent if ever there was one -- is the subject of a scintillating documentary that asks the question: Are comics naturally funny? In Bruce's…
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Love Can Be Murder (1992)
Cast: Jaclyn Smith, Corbin Bernsen, Cliff De Young …
Directed by: Jack Bender
Ghostly clues are the star of this supernatural thriller that features Jaclyn Smith as Elizabeth Bentley, a successful, bored attorney. Propelled by a midlife crisis, she chucks her career…
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The Ice Pirates (1984)
Cast: Robert Urich, Mary Crosby, Michael D. Roberts …
Directed by: Stewart Raffill
Intergalactic buccaneers (led by Robert Urich) traversing the outer reaches of space in search of booty agree to help a princess (Mary Crosby) whose father has disappeared, as they attempt to…
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Mahogany (1975)
Cast: Diana Ross, Billy Dee Williams, Anthony Perkins …
Directed by: Berry Gordy
Directed by Berry Gordy and featuring the Oscar-nominated song "Do You Know Where You're Going To," this rags-to-riches story follows up-and-coming fashion model Tracy (Diana Ross),…