2005NR

Gay Sex in the 70s

Name: Gay Sex in the 70s
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2005-04-26
Rating: 6.2

Documentary1h 7m

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71%

Tomatometer

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59%

Popcornmeter

6.2

TMDB

Storyline

A chronicle of gay culture in New York during the post-Stonewall, pre-AIDs era. Thirteen men and one woman look back at gay life and sex in Manhattan and Fire Island - from Stonewall (June, 1969) to the first reporting on AIDS (June, 1981). They describe the rapid move from repression to celebration, from the removal of shame to joy, the on-going search for "someone," the freedom before AIDS, the friendships, and brotherhood.

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DirectorJoseph F. Lovett

ReleasedApr 26, 2005

StatusReleased

Original languageEnglish

Budget

Not disclosed

Revenue

Not disclosed

Parental guideNRUS

Reviews

8 reviews · 7 critics

6 fresh · 1 rotten

Critics consensus

“Life, love, and liberation: While imperfect in its direction, Gay Sex In The '70s is polarizing in its sense of self.”

71% TomatometerRotten Tomatoes

Sukhdev Sandhu

RTDaily Telegraph (UK)Jul 8, 2010

Gay Sex in the '70s is technically erratic and far from definitive. Full of fascinating stories and fleshed out with evocative archival footage, it's also a loving portrait of a semi-forgotten New York.

Peter Bradshaw

RTGuardianJul 1, 2010

New York in the 1970s seems like an arena of nonstop gratification, but one that can only be understood in the context of the repression and fear that had gone before. It seems as distant as the 1890s.

John Hartl

RTSeattle TimesMar 24, 2006

... lacks the authority of such gay documentary classics as "Word Is Out" and "Before Stonewall," which were far more inclusive.

Rich Cline

RTShadows on the WallJul 8, 2010

The pure filmmaking lets the people tell their stories with honesty and insight.