A midwestern teacher questions his sexuality after a former student makes a comment about him at the Academy Awards.
Directed by Frank Oz
coming out
homophobia
lgbt
gay theme
Rank
#51 in 1997·#3455 overall
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IMDB
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Letterboxd
3.4 / 5
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Cast
Kevin Kline
Howard Brackett
Joan Cusack
Emily Montgomery
Tom Selleck
Peter Malloy
Matt Dillon
Cameron Drake
Debbie Reynolds
Berniece Brackett
Wilford Brimley
Frank Brackett
Bob Newhart
Tom Halliwell
Gregory Jbara
Walter Brackett
Shalom Harlow
Sonya
Shawn Hatosy
Jack
Zak Orth
Mike
Lauren Ambrose
Vicky
Crew
Frank Oz
Director
Paul Rudnick
Screenplay
Marc Shaiman
Original Music Composer
Rob Hahn
Director of Photography
Scott Rudin
Producer
Margery Simkin
Casting
Ken Adam
Production Design
Leslie A. Pope
Set Decoration
Ann Roth
Costume Design
Jerry Mitchell
Choreographer
Craig Perry
Executive In Charge Of Production
Popular Reviews
235 reviews
pien
8.0★ · 05/23/26
Genuinely love whatever the fuck these kind of movies are called
Genuinely love whatever the fuck these kind of movies are called
Maddie
8.0★ · 05/21/26
dead poets society if the queerness was actually in the plot and not just subtext
loved it, knew I would
lowk misogynistic at times but … I’m willing to let it go
dead poets society if the queerness was actually in the plot and not just subtext
loved it, knew I would
lowk misogynistic at times but … I’m willing to let it go
bin
6.0★ · 04/25/26
jack abbot comes out as gay to support his late in life gay teacher. tbh i get howard tho im this serious abt babs in yentl and also everyone knew before me
jack abbot comes out as gay to support his late in life gay teacher. tbh i get howard tho im this serious abt babs in yentl and also everyone knew before me
