BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN - BROKEBACK USHERS IN MOVIES WITH GAY CHARACTERS

BROKEBACK USHERS IN MOVIES WITH GAY CHARACTERS

The box-office success of Brokeback Mountain has opened the door for other gay characters in movies, a fact that will be particularly obvious this weekend when The Night Listener, starring Robin Williams as a gay writer, opens wide, while two other films, Quinceañera and Shock to the System: A Donald Strachey Mystery open in limited release, the Los Angeles Daily News observed today (Thursday). Chad Allen, who stars as a gay detective in Shock to the System, told the newspaper that until Brokeback, "There was a huge fear or belief that you couldn't tell a story with a gay hero and have it make money. A well-made movie with a good story trumps everything. It's not just a victory for gay rights; it's a victory for humanity."

03/08/2006