The Twilight of the Golds

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The Twilight of the Golds

"Ten fingers, ten toes... and gay. Do you still want him?"

1996

1h 32m

5.5(24 votes)

Drama

Overview

A woman discovers her unborn baby has a genetic predisposition to homosexuality, unwittingly exposing deep-seated prejudices within her family.

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10 featured cast members

Starring

Garry Marshall

Walter Gold

Faye Dunaway

Phyllis Gold

Brendan Fraser

David Gold

Jennifer Beals

Suzanne Stein

Jon Tenney

Rob Stein

Rosie O'Donnell

Jackie

Sean O'Bryan

Steven

John Schlesinger

Dr. Adrian Lodge

Mark Shunkey

Young David

Jill Bernstein

Young Suzanne

Creative team

Directed by: Ross Kagan Marks
Written by: Seth Bass
Jonathan Tolins
Produced by: Mark R. Harris
Paul Colichman

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