Torch Song Trilogy It takes a lot of guts and a helluva sense of humor to live life in Arnold's shoes. Arnold is a gay man working as a drag queen in 1971 NYC. He meets a handsome bisexual man. Details Casts Title Torch Song Trilogy Release Date 1988-12-14 Runtime 02 Hours 00 Minutes Genres Comedy Drama Romance Production Companies New Line Cinema, Howard Gottfried/Ronald K. Fierstein Production Production Countries United States of America Harvey Fierstein Arnold Beckoff Matthew Broderick Alan Simon Anne Bancroft Ma Beckoff Brian Kerwin Ed Reese Eddie Castrodad David Lorry Goldman Phil Beckoff Ken Page Murray Karen Young Laurel Charles Pierce Bertha Venation Axel Lott Marina Del Rey Benji Schulman Young Arnold Nick Montgomery Chorus Boy Robert Neary Chorus Boy Kim Clark Female Bar Patron Stephanie Penn Female Bar Patron Geoffrey Harding Man with Lighter Michael Bond Bar Patron Michael Warga Bartender Phil Sky Man in Back Room Edgar Small Arnold's Father Harriet C. Leider Maitre D' Paul Joynt Heckler in Club Mitch Carter Heckler in Club Bob Minor Gregory Byron Deen Roz John Beckman 1st Cab Driver Elliott T. Spar Rabbi Alva Chinn Photographer Gregory Gilbert Hustler John Norman 1st Basher Mark Zeisler 2nd Basher Peter MacKenzie 1st Young Man Peter Nevargic 2nd Young Man Ted Hook Old Man Niall Gartlan Boy in Fight Catherine Blue Teacher John Branagan Teacher Tracy Bogart Secretary at School Frits De Knegt 2nd Cab Driver Michael Lindström Show Guest (uncredited) Michael Lindström Show Guest