ROY COHN/JACK SMITH began life on stage, as a pair of contrasting monologues performed by the late Ron Vawter. Act One is an imaginary speech (scripted by Gary Indiana) given by reptilian lawyer Cohn to a family values organization. Act Two is adapted from film director Smith's
performance piece
What's Underground About Marshmallows. The result is a theatrical diptych of two gay men -- one closeted, the other outrageously out -- who had little in common except that they both died of AIDS. The film is a frustrating record of Vawter's off-Broadway tour de force, tricked up
with fancy editing and artily photographed behind-the-scenes footage. But Vawter, who hi...
Released:
1995
Rated:
NR
Length:
90 mins