The Twilight of the Golds

Oct 10, 1996

1h 32m

★ 5.4

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

Overview

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

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Showtime Networks

Regent Entertainment

Below The Belt Entertainment

The Twilight of the Golds Trailers

Cast

Walter Gold

Garry Marshall

Phyllis Gold

Faye Dunaway

David Gold

Brendan Fraser

Suzanne Stein

Jennifer Beals

Rob Stein

Jon Tenney

Jackie

Rosie O'Donnell

Steven

Sean O'Bryan

Dr. Adrian Lodge

John Schlesinger

Young David

Mark Shunkey

Young Suzanne

Jill Bernstein

Brandon

Patrick Bristow

Mr. Stein

Jack Klugman

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