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

The elderly Shukishi and his wife, Tomi, take the long journey from their small seaside village to visit their adult children in Tokyo. Their elder son, Koichi, a doctor, and their daughter, Shige, a hairdresser, don't have much time to spend with their aged parents, and so it falls to Noriko, the widow of their younger son who was killed in the war, to keep her in-laws company.

6.4

The 24th Day

May 6, 2004

Tom and Dan's one-night stand turns into an intense power-play between captor and captive.

5.3

The Reconstruction of William Zero

Apr 11, 2015

A geneticist wakes up from an accident with only fragments of his memory intact and is forced to relearn who he is via his twin brother. But as he digs deeper, he discovers he might not be who he thought at all.

7.2

Simon

Sep 30, 2004

A mild-mannered gay dentist and a womanizing bar owner rekindle their unlikely friendship when, upon meeting by chance after a decade apart, the latter turns out to be severely ill.

5.3

Summer Lovers

Jul 16, 1982

Michael Pappas and his girlfriend, Cathy, are enjoying the white sand beaches of a Greek island as well as the freewheeling nature of the locals. When Michael meets Lina, who is in Greece from Paris doing archaeological work, he is enamored with the beautiful foreigner. Cathy, unhappy about Lina getting close to Michael, confronts the woman -- only to be unexpectedly wooed by her charms as well.

4.3

Sebastian

May 26, 2017

Alex is an Argentinian student in Toronto for just one week. They both know that the relationship ends when he catches his flight back home. But they’re falling for each other and it’s the kind of relationship that changes them, unlocks things hidden deep inside.

6.1

Pure

Sep 13, 2002

A young boy trying to deal with his mother's heroin addiction befriends a waitress who helps him cope with the tough situation.

4.6

Sex, Party and Lies

Mar 27, 2009

A youth group is preparing for what will be the summer of their life, including secrets, lies, sex, confusion, evenings and holidays.

7.2

A Love to Hide

Mar 7, 2005

A young Jewish girl, Sara, is looking to escape the clutches of the Third Reich after seeing her parents and sister brutally slain by a smuggler who betrayed them while attempting to escape to England. Terrified, she is sheltered by her childhood friend Jean, a homosexual in a clandestine relationship with his lover Philippe.

6.8

Bent

Nov 26, 1997

Max is a handsome young man who, after a fateful tryst with a German soldier, is forced to run for his life. Eventually Max is placed in a concentration camp where he pretends to be Jewish because in the eyes of the Nazis, gays are the lowest form of human being. But it takes a relationship with an openly gay prisoner to teach Max that without the love of another, life is not worth living.

6.3

The Man I Love

Dec 5, 1997

This is a combination coming out and first love story. The swimmer and diver Lucard is interested in attractive Martin. The film follows the characters' coming out with all its difficulties, the bitter-sweet pleasures of first love and the dreadful moment when one comes down to reality and realizes that one's beloved friend has a hard way to go yet. The positive message the film tries to transmit is the somewhat common motto "Live each day of your life as if it were your last."

5.3

Scenes of a Sexual Nature

Nov 3, 2006

Sex and love. Some seek it, some need it, some spurn it and some pay for it, but we're all involved in it. Set on one afternoon on Hampstead Heath in north-west London, the film investigates the minutiae of seven couples. What makes us tick?

6.1

Made for Each Other

Feb 10, 1939

A couple struggle to find happiness after a whirlwind courtship.

7.0

Flywheel

Jul 25, 2003

Jay Austin wants to sell you a used car, but watch out! Many victims have fallen prey to his smiling face and hasty promises. Austin does everything his way until his dishonesty and manipulation are exposed. Like many men, he becomes disgusted by the masks he wears and the lies he tells. In every man's life, there can be a turning point. When Jay makes his turn, he never looks back.

6.7

Bride Flight

Oct 15, 2008

A romantic drama that charts the lives of three women from different backgrounds, forever changed when they emigrate to New Zealand as war brides.

6.2

Jeffrey

Aug 18, 1995

Jeffrey, a gay man living in New York City with an overwhelming fear of contracting AIDS, concludes that being celibate is the only option to protect himself. As fate would have it, shortly after his declaration of a sex-free existence, he meets the handsome Steve Howard, his dream man -- except for his HIV-positive status. Facing this dilemma, Jeffrey turns to his best friend and an outrageous priest for guidance.

5.9

Shower

Sep 18, 2012

A man enters the shower after his workout, but is soon sidetracked by a noise he cannot identify. He decides to seek out the source of the sound, and enters a situation that will leave him completely exposed.

5.0

East Side Story

Jan 1, 2006

Diego is a gay but closeted Hispanic chef living in East Los Angeles who works in the restaurant operated by his grandmother. Frustrated by the secretive lifestyle he shares with his similarly closeted lover, Pablo, Diego finds himself attracted to Wesley, one of the openly gay Caucasian men he feels are gentrifying his neighborhood. Their relationship pushes Diego to consider the possibility of a life he had never imagined.

6.4

A Home at the End of the World

Jul 23, 2004

Three friends form a bond over the year, Johnathan is gay, Clare is straight and Bobby is neither, instead he loves the people he loves. As their lives go on there is tension and tears which culminate in a strong yet fragile friendship between the three.

1.0

Deadly Choice

Jan 1, 1982

A doctor and his daughter find themselves on opposing sides of the controversial topic of abortion.