It’s Christmas Eve, and the holiday spirit abounds at The Blue Jay
Imagine if someone had a Christmas Eve party and invited all the clichés they knew. If the party was held in a gay bar, you’d have Some of My Best Friends Are.... “Stereotype” would be a better description if one was being kind, and really ...My Best Friends... did the best that could be done at the time. Those people existed and they faced the same challenges the movie’s characters did.
Why to watch:
• A picture, albeit slanted, of gay life in the 1970s
• Fannie Flagg as the coat-check attendant
• Rue McClanahan as a nasty piece of work
• Sylvia Syms as the beloved cook
• Gary Sandy (WKRP in Cincinnati) as a hustler
• most notably, Candy Darling, who steals every scene she’s in
Why not to watch:
• Some characters get lost in the myriad subplots
• Many cringe-worthy though historically accurate situations
• Wildly varying performances
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